Y'all Rockin' With ⁉️

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About

Y'all Rockin' With ⁉️ is a base variation of a phrasal template regularly used by RAPTV's social media accounts in posts and comments, always stylized with the red interrobang emoji (⁉️). The phrase and its structure became the subject of memes in early 2021, particularly on Instagram and Twitter, in posts comedically mimicking it.

Origin

On July 19th, 2020, the RAPTV Twitter^[1] page @raptvcom posted an image of rapper Drake's back tattoos writing, "Y’all rockin with Drake’s tattoos⁉️" (shown below). This is the earliest time the RAPTV Twitter page used the phrase along with the emoji. It is unknown when the Instagram page, @rap, began using the phrase.

The page (as well as the Instagram counterpart @rap) continued to use the phrase in posts throughout the year to ask their followers their opinions on various stories. They also began using the phrase to comment on posts, often from famous rappers and highly followed users. Followers of the page began to notice this in December 2020.

For example, on December 15th, Redditor u/roffasmokka posted a POV image macro to /r/playboicarti^[4] directly mentioning how often the @rap uses the "⁉️" emoji, garnering over 1,000 upvotes in three months (shown below, left). On December 23rd, Redditor u/Flashy-Two5006 posted a screenshot to /r/Hiphopcirclejerk^[5] of a comment @rap made to a post that read, "Y'all Rockin With Interracial Relationships⁉️," garnering over 2,500 upvotes in three months (shown below, right).

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On December 27th, 2020, Twitter^[2] account @raptvcom commented, "Y'all rockin with Carti not giving him naps⁉️⁉️" in response to a now-deleted tweet from rapper Playboi Carti holding a tired-looking baby captioned "No Sl33p" (shown below). The comment gained over 20,800 likes and 400 retweets in three months. A screenshot of the exchange was posted to /r/Hiphopcirclejerk^[3] by Redditor u/superfartket on December 28th, garnering over 2,300 upvotes in three months.

On January 16th, 2021, RAPTV Instagram^[7] page @rap made a post asking for opinions on rumors that the video game Grand Theft Auto 6 will feature a female protagonist. That day, a user commented, "when liberals make gta… ofc there's a female protagonist" to which @rap responded, "you not rockin with women⁉️" (shown below, right). The comment gained over 23,500 likes in three days but has since been removed.

By February, the phrase became a self-aware running joke among fans of the page, inspiring further posts joking about it. On February 4th, Redditor u/Goggz posted a screenshot to /r/playboicarti^[8] showing a break-up text from the user's girlfriend, to which they've responded, "you not rockin wit me⁉️" garnering over 3,900 upvotes in a month (shown below).

On February 18th, 2021, Twitter^[6] page @raptvcom posted, "It's always, 'Are y'all rockin with this⁉️', and never, 'How are you rockin⁉️'😔," garnering over 1,000 retweets and 13,600 likes in a month (shown below). On March 8th the page responded to Burger King's now-deleted controversial Women's Day post with, " Y'all not rockin with women⁉️⁉️," garnering over 24,000 likes and 1,000 retweets in two weeks.^[12]

On March 11th, Twitter^[9] user @S0MEMIGHTSAY posted a screenshot of the trending hashtag "#notallmen" writing, "y’all not rockin with tall men⁉️" mimicking the @rap style (shown below). The post gained over 190,000 likes, 14,800 retweets and 1,300 quote tweets. A screenshot of the post was shared by Instagram^[10] page @_that.meme.queen_ on captioned "Fuck tall men" on March 18th, garnering over 40,000 likes in five days.

On March 22nd, Twitter^[11] user @phantoml0l posted a photoshop of rapper DaBaby combined with Marvel character Vision captioned, "Y’all rockin wit DaVision⁉️" garnering over 26,000 likes and 3,400 retweets in under a day (shown below).