Tiktok: What is One Margarita, the song of the moment on the social network

Angel Laketa Moore had a hit song up her sleeve. In late May, just before recording an episode of my podcast, here’s the thing, the American actress and producer was going through a list of topics suggested by her co-host, comedian Kevin Fredericks. One of those videos went viral in which a preacher known as Sister Cindy spoke about temperance on the campus of Louisiana State University. In the clip, Sister Cindy shouts: “if you offer him Margaritawill open legsPreacher’s words immediately inspired Moore for a rap.

Fredericks made a raw version of the beat behind the clip number, is grindingTo which Moore began rapping: “Gimme a margarita, imma open my legs / Gimme a margarita, imma give you some head (colloquial form of oral sex in English, Ed

, Hearing this, Frederick laughed. “WhyWhen the freestyle came out it was the bomb. so i decided to make a clip of it to put on my instagram and my tiktokMoore, who calls herself That Chick Angel on social media, says the actress was hoping someone would add new ground to her voice.

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Within 24 hours, two producers, Steve Terrell and Carl Dixon (aka Casa D), composed a new beat for Moore’s rap, posting two different versions — one longer and one shorter — on TikTok. As of this writing, the two videos have totaled approx. 13 million views And tens of thousands of people have posted reconstructions of the clip. Last week, the American singer also lizzo posted two videos of Moore rapping, calling his track “summer song,

On June 1, Moore, Terrell and Dixon released an official version of the song on Apple Music and Spotify. Even though Lizzo was wrong and Moore’s song wasn’t exactly the song of the summer, the song’s success highlights the ease with which some songs eventually becomesong of a season, And if songs about sex and alcohol are far from unique to this period in history, then about everything else a margarita it is.

When I’m not scrolling through TikTok, I thinkartificial intelligence (A) Producer. As noted by Amos Bershad wired us, AI’s tools may lead to the birth of a musical genre that is new, but also populated by decidedly boring and predictable songs. The AI ​​can mimic Drake’s voice and also write and compose lyrics. But much of their inspiration, the sounds these models are trained on, comes from the past. What technology cannot do without minimal human input is create a viral sound that speaks to the current moral panic surrounding the subject of sex.

By his own admission, Moore has never “Phase I(sweetening, a stage that characterizes sensual sexual encounters), but understands why someone might experience it and wanted to deflect attention away from the abstinence messages of the original Sister Cindy video. like him a margarita became more and more popular, the manufacturer has seen people of all genders and sexualities Mime her song. Many users do not hesitate to practice even with a warning sign pegging

, Given the many recent attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in the United States — such as the boycott of beer accused of being gay and several bills threatening to revoke rights — Moore says she’s happy that her celebration of sexuality The song is released here. Start of pride monthI feel like a revolution of sorts is coming, especially for women“, telling.

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