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What is #TheGitUpChallenge?

- June 21, 2019
- Updated: July 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM


Don’t look now, but we’re in the midst of a hip-hop/country crossover phenomenon. Much like Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” this latest sensation began on Soundcloud and launched to prominence on TikTok.
Here’s the song:
First up, props to Blanco Brown for filming his music video in a trailer park, lit entirely by what we assume are car headlights.
“The Git Up” has more than 5 million streams on Spotify, and now everyone is doing their own spin on the dance. #TheGitUpChallenge has more than 100 million views on TikTok. You are guaranteed to encounter it at any weddings in the near future.
Need a tutorial? Blanco Brown is here to help:
Here’s how you know this thing has broken containment and spilled out into the real world. Newly married couples are doing it…
…and so are cops…
…and so are banks…
…and so are mechanics…
…and so is Spider-Man.
We’re counting down the minutes until we see Bernie Sanders doing this as a campaign stunt.
Study up now, friends. You will be required to do this dance before the year is out.
Ben Bowman is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who led Softonic.com's editorial team in 2018 and 2019. Before joining Softonic, he was the Head of Content for Curiosity.com and a news producer for NBC, Fox, and CBS. He is an award-winning filmmaker and director of sketch and improv comedy, and a contributing writer for the Pitch comedy app.
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