What's Up With All The Memes About People Blasting Fetty Wap On A JBL Speaker? The TikTok Meme Trend Explained

Playing Fetty Wap off a bass-boosted JBL speaker was the definition of a vibe in 2013. But what if someone pulled the same clutch move in 1738

That's the kind of absurd historical anachronism TikTok can’t get enough of lately.

The platform has been flooded with jokes about hearing Fetty Wap's song "Alive" echoing from a distant JBL speaker at the most inappropriate moments, whether it's the signing of the Declaration of Independence or medieval knights charging into battle. The meme has history buffs and rap fans alike cracking up, proving that no moment is too sacred for a little trap nostalgia.

Here's a recap of all the "Blasting Fetty Wap on the JBL Speaker" jokes on TikTok right now.

Where Did Jokes About Fetty Wap Playing From A JBL Speaker Originate?

While Fetty Wap and JBL speakers are both classic early 2010s clichés, jokes combining the two in a historical setting didn't appear online until January 2025 when TikToker @purelyaesthetic11 posted a TikTok slideshow image set to the song "Again" by Fetty Wap.

The text on the post read, "How do you think the pilgrims would react if I pulled up to the Mayflower with my JBL speaker and introduced them to Fetty Wap," gathering over 3 million plays and 600,000 likes in three weeks.

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The meme caught on quickly. On January 12th, TikToker @stro_mirrors posted the earliest known video joking about someone playing Fetty Wap from a JBL speaker. The video showed a scene from the 2006 film Apocalypto alongside text that reads, "1492 Christopher Columbus arriving in America with his JBL speaker playing Fetty Wap." The post gathered over 200,000 plays and 34,000 likes in two weeks as the memetic trend continued snowballing.

@stro_mirrors #apocalypto #america #history #spain #jbl #fettywap ♬ original sound – Heimdall01

How Did Jokes About Fetty Wap and JBL Speakers Spread Online?

As the month progressed, more TikTokers began posting jokes about Fetty Wap playing at totally anachronistic moments, as seen in a January 16th, 2025, post by TikToker @hawaiiansweetrollz that read, "Big George and the boys trappin across the Delaware river with his JBL cira December 25, 1776," racking up over 2 million views in just two weeks.

The viral video was quickly followed by another historical joke, now posted by TikTok user @darkhubris, who used a scene from the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven, gathering over 800,000 plays and 160,000 likes alongside text that read, "Jerusalem pulling up at the Crusades in 1184 blasting that Fetty Wap."

@hawaiiansweetrollz America was built on greatness 😂 #georgewashtington #history #jblspeaker #trappin #america #thebritisharecoming #christmas #delawarecrossing #fyp #funny #fettywap #1738 #1776 #fyp #foryoupage #trump #maga #xyzbca #tiktok #famous #hellyeah ♬ Again – Fetty Wap

@darkhubris #jerusalema #fettywap ♬ original sound – DarkHubris

What Are Some More Fetty Wap On A JBL Speaker Memes?

By January 24th, 2025, the trend had evolved to include non-historic scenarios, as seen in a January 25th post by TikToker @basicallycaleb that read, "Me and the boys pulling up to WW3 blasting Fetty Wap out of our JBL," gathering over 1.9 million plays and 400,000 likes in three days.

On January 27th, TikToker @momsboyfriend posted another example using a scene from the sitcom, Eastbound and Down writing, "POV: Me pulling up to bros funeral with the JBL," gathering over 4 million plays and 1 million likes in a day.

@basicallycaleb Coming in hot #fettywap #ww3 #plane ♬ original sound – DarkHubris

@momsboyfriend That’s how it’ll happen #fyp #foryoupage #fypシ #fettywap #jbl #fetty #jblspeaker #fypage ♬ original sound – DarkHubris

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For the full history of Blasting Fetty Wap from a JBL Speaker, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.