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These Hoes Ain't Loyal
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These Hoes Ain't Loyal refers to a viral catchphrase originating from a chorus lyric from the 2014 song "Loyal" by Chris Brown. Starting in October 2018, the line gained popularity as a vehicle for ironic shitposts, with the sung lyric followed by various non sequitur sounds.
Origin
On December 19th, 2013, rapper Chris Brown released his single "Loyal" featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana (on the East Coast version) and Too Short (on the West Coast version).[1] On March 24th, the album version of the song, featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga, was released. On the same day, a music video for the clip was uploaded to YouTube (shown below).[2]
These hoes ain't loyal
Spread
In mid-2014, a video of a Pakistani teenager singing the song went viral (shown below). A July 16th, 2014, upload[3] of the clip received over 140,000 views, while an August 30th, 2014 upload[4] received over 666,300 views.
In the following years, the lyric gained recognition as a catchphrase, being used to point out the unfaithful behavior of certain female individuals. Three definitions for the phrase were added to Urban Dictionary[5] between June 2014 and March 2018.
The exact origin of These Hoes Ain't Loyal shitpost trend that became popular in late 2018-early 2019 is unknown. On October 20th, 2018, Facebook[6] group Marauding Mongol Memes reposted the earliest known image associated with the trend, a Mongolian Throat Singing meme accompanied by the caption (shown below, left). The post received over 140 reactions and 20 shares in two years. On October 25th, YouTube[7] user The Pigeon reposted a meme by an unknown author in which the lyric was followed by a Georgian chant (shown below, center). On October 28th, 2018, YouTube[8] user Saltt reposted a voice dub of the Mongolian Throat Singing meme made by an unknown author (shown below, right), gaining over 41,000 views in two years.
While separate examples of the meme format were posted in the following months,[12][13] it did not see widespread popularity until early February 2019 when it received viral spread on Instagram. For example, on February 2nd, 2019, Instagram user professionalretard.mp4[9] posted an SCP-096 meme which received over 17,800 views and 1,700 likes (shown below, left). On February 12th Instagram user mutableartifact[10] posted a Pink Floyd meme which received over 13,500 views (shown below, right),
In February and March 2019, the format maintained a notable presence online with multiple versions posted on Instagram, YouTube and other platforms. On March 5th, YouTube[11] user Space Age Memes posted a meme compilation which received over 99,300 views in one year.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2] YouTube – Chris Brown – Loyal (Official Music Video) ft. Lil Wayne, Tyga
[3] YouTube – These hoes ain't loyal – Indian kid
[4] YouTube – 'These hoes ain't loyal' pakistani version 😂
[5] Urban Dictionary – These hoes ain't loyal
[6] Facebook – Marauding Mongol Memes
[7] YouTube – these hoes ain't loyal
[8] YouTube – THESE HOES AINT LOYAL GOUUHAAA
[9] Instagram – professionalretard.mp4
[10] Instagram – mutableartifact
[11] YouTube – These Hoes Aint Loyal Meme Compilation
[12] Facebook – Garrett's Gifts To The World IV
[13] Facebook – Stop watching chinese cartoons they bad they keep you a virgin.
