TikTok has become a platform to help push new music out to consumers thanks to the viral dance challenges of a song buzzing on the social media app. Tracks like Soulja Boy’s “She Make It Clap” and SpotemGottem’s “BeatBox” have blown up thanks to a majority of TikTok’s black creators coming up with these fun dance moves.
However, with all the dances these black creators come up with, the proper credit isn’t given out, and they’re taking a stand at Megan Thee Stallion’s expense.
The Houston Hottie’s latest single, “Thot Shit,” is already becoming a hit, but it’s not getting the same amount of push on TikTok that her other songs like “Savage” and “WAP” received. There’s a “Thot Shit” dance challenge, but Black TikTok users are sitting this one out.
Last week, several Black TikTok creators went on strike, posting their own challenges to Megan’s hit single but with a twist. Instead of dancing, people are leaving messages in opposition to the song. According to a report done by Today, Black creators are tired of not receiving the same acknowledgment for these dances their white counterparts get.
In one video, TikTok creator Erick Louis hypes his followers up with a caption that says he made a dance to “Thot Shit,” but flips off the camera as the beat drops.
“SIKE,” Louis wrote in a second caption. “THIS APP WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT BLK PEOPLE.”
Another user said in their video, “For all my melanated brothers and sisters of the African diaspora, we are on strike. We are not making a dance for ‘Thot Shit,’ we are just going to let them [white people] keep flailing. It just shows how much you need us to make a dance.”
@capnkenknucklesWe are TIREDT #fypp #blacktiktok #megantheestallion #thotshitmegan #blacktiktokcreators #blackkpopstan #blackkpopfan #blackkpoptiktok #blackwomen♬ Thot Shit – Megan Thee Stallion
With this ongoing strike, most of the “Thot Shit” challenges being done are by white creators and failed to result in a trending dance. Black Twitter is loving every minute of it too with all the jokes people have towards the lukewarm “Thot Shit” dance challenges.
Megan Thee Stallion Cameraman Goes Viral Shooting 'Thot Shit' Twerk In 4K
The next few weeks will determine how Megan’s “Thot Shit” does on the charts without Black TikTok creators making videos to the song. It currently stands at No. 17, after falling down one spot since debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart two weeks ago.
“Savage” was one of the biggest songs on TikTok after it went viral when 19-year-old Keara “Keke” Wilson, bust out a routine and asked her followers to mimic the moves. The song built steam and Beyoncé hopped on the remix helping it debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “WAP” saw the same success when Brian Esperon created a split and twerk-infused routine for the NSFW song which later inspired the #WAPchallenge.
It’s nice to know that I as a white man will forever live rent free a certain place.
Self proclaimed thoty. Only somebody who did questionable shit try to pass it off as empowerment. These words have already been defined in “the culture” for many years already, it’s common info. Hoes and thots are NOT what you want your daughter to become.
low key if megan was a trans I’d smash until I was ready to settle down with a real woman. the way she dress u can’t help but to get hard off her. shhhhhhh keep it on the low
They should do a dance on one foot and call it the megan…
Iron foot just can’t get it right I’d like to say karma is the culprit
Social engineering. Execs pay influencers to tell you how to think and feel, then they use bots to promote whatever their agenda is and then allow the algorithms to run its course. Because these execs and their buddies control everything like this website, their agenda keeps getting pushed until it’s apart of everyday life.
Divide and Conquer is the name of the game.
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The most racist race strikes again. Atleast the first is very soon to clam ur grandma down. My favorite is bet awards….. Always black. Ur welfare is paid by white people. So culture appreciation much?
You are a semi-civilized boy. I’ve got your address now, you stupid fuck. GET READY
hes right. foh. racist
whoever wrote this needs to get fired immediately! very nasty… yall have no shame?
This shit is ignorant and stupid no matter the race. STFU .
Holy fuck you guys are some butthurt fucking people. Get over yourself
As a TikTok creater – though I’m white – tik tok payouts aren’t that amazing so in all honesty…. Why does Meg need the creators when she hasn’t helped the creators?
Meg never said anything about the creators. This person decided to create this article just singling out Meg when in reality black creators created this strike because they’re tired of white creators getting recognition for their dances. This is for all music and doesn’t just include Meg.
most people that are on US welfare are Caucasians, As well as the people paying the most in taxes are actually immigrants. so this false narrative that black people are taking white peoples money through welfare couldnt be further from the truth. Let this not distract you from the FACT that Caucuasians continue to try to steal content from black creators. BLACK PEOPLE MADE TIK TOK COOL.
LOL. You’re a complete moron. Blacks are 13% of the US populous. There are less blacks than Latinos in the US. Blacks have 3 times as much welfare OVERALL compared to whites in every category. Check nces.ed.gov dumb dumb. BTW. No one made Tik Tok cool. It isn’t cool. Shut is lame as fuck. For little kids and shit. No one is trying to steal anything from black people. They do enough of that to each other all day. LOL. That’s why they’re 60% of the prison pop when they’re 13% of the populous on the street. Last time I checked, you’re using a smart phone or a computer, powered by electricity over the internet. Check out who invented all of those things moron. We’ll wait. Also, I hope you’re enjoying your vaccines, antibiotics. I heard you people like sneakers, cars and you LOVE some handguns, right? LOL. Idiot. You just made yourself look like the uneducated simpleton you really are. How many felonies do you have? LOL.
This whole post is about nothing. Meg is not getting tiktoks made about her because she’s not actually popular. The industry is paying for her to be around, and that’s the ultimate problem with organic growth is you can’t buy it. But sure, dress it up as some racist scenario, cuz that will get them talking about Meg.
this is bullshit. she created hot girl summer and had multiple brands following it. the song is number 17 on billboard LOL how is that possibly unpopular. the industry is not paying for her to be around when literally everyone is playing her music and she’s winning lots of awards. you a weirdo. The reason why this article is wrong is because black creators have been boycotting tiktok. Those black ppl are still supporting Meg cause we they’re listening to it just not creating a dance. You hella loud and wrong.
And to add they’re not creating dances to ANY artist so to point out just Meg is BS