Lil Wayne’s #UproarChallenge is Bringing Back the (Original) Harlem Shake

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Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Young Money Records

Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Young Money Records

Is the real Harlem Shake finally back?

Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V is finally out. And it’s glorious.

One of the standout tracks on the album is “Uproar,” which was produced by Swizz Beatz. The song samples G. Dep’s 2001 street classic “Special Delivery.”

READ: After Years of Delays, Lil Wayne Has Released Tha Carter V

Over the weekend Swizz Beats uploaded a video where he was dancing to the song. In the video, Swizz is doing the Harlem Shake, a dance that G. Dep and Diddy popularized in the early 2000s. (We’re not talking about the “Harlem Shake” Baauer came up with in 2013. We’re talking about the dance where you shake your shoulders.)

Swizz added the hashtag #UproarChallenge to the video.

 

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5:20am recap😂😂😂😂😂 #uproarchallenge #poison #harlemshake Zoneeeeeeee my shoulders were not working well😂

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Shiggy, the man who made the #InMyFeelingsChallange pop, got in on some of the action:

WHERE THE LOVE GO? #UproarChallenge @THEREALSWIZZZ @LilTunechi #Mood pic.twitter.com/p1BC7Kfd92

— TheShiggyShow (@theshiggster) September 30, 2018

Eventually, the challenge got on the radar of Lil Wayne himself. And he sent out a video cosigning the #UproarChallenge:

#Carter5 Thank you 🙏🏾 🤙🏾 #UproarChallenge pic.twitter.com/5sup4nEIZX

— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) October 1, 2018

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As soon as Lil Wayne co-signed the challenge, a bunch of submissions came flooding in on Twitter and Instagram. Here are some of the best ones we dug up:

New York Energy Is Unmatched #UproarChallenge 🔥✔️ pic.twitter.com/WAEuI9NuNw

— KID THE WIZ (@KidTheWiz) September 30, 2018

They killed it #UproarChallenge pic.twitter.com/ggfaN9hCw5

— Codeine (@Litpaplo) October 1, 2018

@christhehurdler @LensofReed @pmflamont #UproarChallenge #ssu when your check hit with your refund😂 pic.twitter.com/3eSX6Xyo6L

— Moneybagg2x💰 (@ZionAnsah) September 28, 2018

We was lit last night 🤣🤣
Wayne got the streets feeling like 2002 again 🔥🔥🔥#UproarChallenge pic.twitter.com/huPYm2EZHJ

— 👑Young Legend👑 (@BigalHarrison) September 30, 2018

That how it be when Uproar come on 😂🔥‼️ @THEREALSWIZZZ @LilTunechi #UproarChallenge 🤙 pic.twitter.com/t32oldFoeN

— Young Money (@YoungMoneySite) September 29, 2018

Wild Saturday night with Michael and Lil Wayne #michaelmyers #halloween #halloweenmovie #lilwayne #thecarter5 #thecarterv #rap #dancing #dancemoves #johncarpenter #uproarchallenge #music #kanye #pumpkin #jackolantern #rapbattle #rapmusic #hiphop #dance #horrormovies #horror pic.twitter.com/2GXkaPoeid

— Dom Solo (@GenuineReels) September 30, 2018

My man pop tve trink to pop the shoulders 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂💀💀 Yall really finna to die in these challenges boi So we on to the next challenge tis is #LilWayne one & its Def a #UproarChallenge pic.twitter.com/OQYdSBThb6

— SyFrancis (@Francissy125) September 30, 2018

#UproarChallenge in Atlanta with @Buddie_O ✊🏽 @THEREALSWIZZZ @LilTunechi pic.twitter.com/AOSNEZGKca

— Manny Chacón (@1swift_motion) September 29, 2018

 

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My Girl Joined The Wave 🤰 🌊 #UpRoarChallenge 💯 ⠀⠀⠀⠀She’s Overdue 🕺🏽🍿 W/ @_Indhira 🔥😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I Still Got It With My Shoe Tricks 👌🏽 @Puma 🙌🏼⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Song : #UpRoar By @LilTuneChi @TheRealSwizzz 💪🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sunday Mood 💡 #TeamBabyWiz 💙👶🏽 #TeamKidTheWiz 🇩🇴🥇⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #PositiveVibes ONLY 😏 #MakeTheWorldSmile 🌍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀@WorldStar @Daquan @Relationships.USA @PregnantAndPerfect @Daquan @TheShadeRoom @Complex @9Gag @EllenTube ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Pregnant #Complex #GodsPlan #HipHop #Goals #Dance #TheEllenShow #Wshh #BabyReveal #CardiB #Viral #NewYork #NYC #Daquan #WillSmith #HipHop #BabyBump #GivingBirth #Drake #RelationshipGoals #JimmyFallon #AD #NewBorn #Pregnancy #ThankGod 🙏🏼

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#Carter5 goes hard 🔥🔥🔥 @liltunechi @therealswizzz @kingraxan #uproarchallenge Tag a friend 🤟🏽🤑 @fashionnova teddy bear hoodie #CrocOriginators 😈 shot by: @sandrabthe1

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In dedication to the Carter V 🙏🏾🎬 #UproarChallenge @YoungMoneySite 😂😂 #odu pic.twitter.com/Ytc1slt41C

— D$G Dae (@Dae_World) September 30, 2018

#uproarchallenge someone take my phone lmao pic.twitter.com/BFxEQ34MUx

— J Reid From Akron (@jumpman_jayy) October 1, 2018

5 4 3 2… i let 1 Go ❗️❗️❗️Messed around and hit that #Uproarchallenge 🤣🤣 #C5 @LilTunechi @THEREALSWIZZZ @mackmaine pic.twitter.com/1r6BzzshnF

— Albrow! (@ThaReal_Jchopp) September 30, 2018

#UproarChallenge 😂 why did @straddleyomind hype me up like this ? pic.twitter.com/JaSsjxkV9l

— Chase (@_CydneyBrechae_) September 30, 2018

Uproar not Green Ranger 😂🔥 #lilwayne #uproarchallenge #getlit pic.twitter.com/2zMSpKi9Ex

— Whonotonthat (@whonotonthat) October 1, 2018

Even rappers like Casanova got in on some of the fun.

When #Uproar comes on @CASANOVA_2X #UproarChallenge pic.twitter.com/J3fhciW7hj

— Kash (@POINCIANAKash) September 29, 2018

Is the real Harlem Shake finally back?