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Gen Z’s Ins and Outs on The Viral List

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Gen Z is literally deciding what is in and out with this new TikTok trend
  • They’re also sharing the hyper-specific reasons they’d get locked up, if their favorite chaotic decisions ever became illegal
  • Fall weather is pushing the Tumblr renaissance, and obviously the return of the pumpkin spice latte
  • Notting Hill Carnival is all over TikTok after not being in London since 2019
  TikTokers are sharing the relatable reasons why they’d get locked up Gen Z is always bringing back old music (specifically Y2K)—and making it trend on their favorite app. Lately, TikTokers are jumping on the viral “Locked Up” trend to the sound of Akon’s 2004 hit by using a police car filter, and sharing all the reasons they’d get locked up if their favorite things were for some reason made illegal. With over 525.5K videos under the audio, users are pretending to ride in the backseat of a cruiser and solemnly sing along to Akon’s lyrics, “I’m steady tryna find the motive (motive) / Why I do what I do? / The freedom ain’t getting no closer (closer).”  We’ve said before that the most viral trends are the ones that are easiest to replicate in a new way every time, and this is exactly that. The videos range from hilarious to oddly specific, but then again the best (and oddly most relatable) trends are. Captions include: “If never being...

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