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Rapper Ian performed as a guest on Lil Yatchy's show at Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 2024 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois on June 16, 2024. During his performance, the rapper recreated the Lil Yatchy walkout from the same festival back in 2001, which is infamous for being used in memes in reaction to strong performances or comebacks, especially among the sports community.
Ian's attempts at recreating the iconic moment has since generated a lot of reactions online, as exemplified by the tweet quoted below:
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Further reactions also had a negative bent, with netizens criticising the imitation of the original as stuttered and tasteless copy:
"And it was too fast and swaggerlesss." one netizen commented.
"Some people get away with being mediocre while others have to be like Mike to make it" surmised another netizen in their response.
"Ig it's cool if yachty was cool with it bit if that was me, I wouldn't me taking that level of disrespect." stated one fan.
"that walk… he is NOT him LMFAOOOO." exclaimed a commentor
"Bro had zero swag lmfaoo. Just looked like a jug of milk tipping off the counter." added another commentor.
"bro thinks hes yachty now?" asked one fan
"blud tryna recreates Lil Yachty’s infamous walk out video lmao." responded another fan
More on Ian's recreation of the Lil Yatchy walkout at Summer Smash 2024
The rapper's performance of the Lil Yatchy walkout was only the latest in the internet age phenomenon, where countless sports stars and online meme have popularised the walkout across a wide swathe of modern internet culture.
The rapper's performance of the walkout began with him hopping out towards the stage in a white tee and trousers, and ending at the stage, where Yatchy greeted him with an armlock around his neck. The duo then continued with the performance.
A brief overview of Ian's career
Ian, born Ian Oneill Smith on May 29, 2005, is a rapper from Missouri, specifically the city of St. Louis. The singer began his music career in 2018 at the age of 13, posting recordings as Suburbancerberus.
This singer subsequently became a producer, working to produce songs by up and coming artists throughout 2022 and counting. During this phase of his career, the singer caught the attention of big stars such as Lil Yatchy and Izaya Tiji.
The rapper first caught mainstream attention when New York City streets were reportedly shut down as part of his single rollout. The single in question, Grand Slam, has over 1.2 million views on YouTube and over 3 million views on Spotify since its release on March 28, 2024.
The release of his single was followed by the Figure It Out on May 13, 2024. The single's video on YouTube also has over 1.3 million views and counting as of the writing of this article. The video featured NFL quarterback Marshawn Lynch as a guest star.
Lastly, the singer released his debut mixtape, Valedictorian, on May 17, 2024. The tracklist for the mixtape is given below:
- Holiday
- Never Stop
- Bentayga
- AirBnb
- Hermes Streets
- Omakase
- Chauncey
- Judgment
- Grand Slam
- Figure It Out
The mixtape was produced by Sxprano and Tana and subsequent to its release, peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The singer followed it up with his performance at Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash this month.
