The creator behind the viral Nathaniel B meme has finally shared the real meaning behind his famous line and the trend has taken over TikTok.
Back in 2020, a group of friends went viral on social media after they had a freestyle rap battle.
One of them, a TikToker called Prince Maj, could have never imagined that a single rap lyric would turn him into a social media sensation.
We break down the meaning behind the Nathaniel B meme and round up the best reactions from fans.
WHAT IS THE NATHANIEL B VIDEO ABOUT?
The Nathaniel B video that has taken over TikTok in recent days was uploaded by a user called @oscar_dozzz on July 31st, 2022.
The clip features a group of students of a high school football club taking part in a freestyle rap battle.
One of them, who is dressed in an orange shirt and neon headband, says in the video: “That s*** was trash. You can’t handle me. Hold up, ain’t you Nathaniel B?”
The rap lyric quickly went viral at the time, leaving many social media followers baffled about the meaning of the line.
NATHANIEL B MEME MEANING EXPLAINED
The creator of the meme Prince Maj has finally addressed the background of the video, explaining the meaning behind his famous line.
Prince said that his music opponent in the battle had a younger brother called Nathaniel.
Instead of calling him Nathaniel’s brother, which would have been too long, Prince opted for the shorter nickname Nathaniel B. The ‘B’ in his famous rap lyric stands for brother.
The TikToker said the video was taken when he had a day off practice between his freshman and sophomore year.
Their coach organised a fun day for his team members and they all decided to have a freestyle rap battle in the field.
The 18-year-old TikToker is an aspiring rapper who will drop his EP on major streaming platforms on Friday, August 5th.
In one of his recent videos, Prince teased that his EP will include a track with the viral Nathaniel B rap lyric.
Prince is known on Apple Music and Spotify under the name 223 Jam, while he can be found on SoundCloud under the name Prince Maj.
His fan base grew from 11k to 29k followers on TIkTok thanks to the massive popularity of the Nathaniel B meme.
TREND TAKES OVER SOCIAL MEDIA
The Nathaniel B meme is one of the most trending memes on Twitter right now and people have been reacting with hilarious gifs and posts.
One user created a whole thread about the meme and wrote: “Why Nathaniel B is actually probably the most intelligent and well thought out line in rap history.”
Someone else tweeted: “All these Nathaniel B memes on TikTok and I just cant help to think about my buddy.”
Another one said: “Someone out there has a teacher reading attendance like Nathaniel B??”