About
The Whip is a type of dance which consists of lifting the knee opposite which ever arm you are using, then dropping it and moving you arm out. The dance gained heavy notoriety in sites such as Youtube and Vine, especially after songs “Watch Me” by Silento, and “Nasty Freestyle” by T-Wayne peaked at #11 and #9, respectively.
Origin
Although the exact origin of the move is questionable, the dance was created by recreating the act of driving a car.
On August 21st, 2014, the user King Imprint posted a video in which him and his friends do the dance to the song “Bricks (Featuring Migos)” by Carnage. The video received over 13 million views, almost 73 thousand likes, and 7 thousand dislikes. Shortly after, in early November, professional football player, Odell Beckham Jr did the whip as a touchdown celebration, giving it further notoriety. The video of him doing the whip received over 1,800,000 views.
Spread
On January 26th, 2015, rapper Silento released his debut single, “Watch Me”. The song, which main lines were “Watch me whip, watch me Nae Nae” (referencing The Nae Nae) received over 44 million views on YouTube, as well as reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100[1]. The dance has also been done frequently with the song “Nasty Freestyle” by rapper T-Wayne. The song received 41 million views, as well as it’s own spot on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9[3].
Vine
The dance has also received notoriety on the site Vine. The dance has received over 32,8000 results under the tag “The Whip”[2]. The most popular video, by user Anwar Jibawi has over 16,000,000 loops.
Notable Examples
Search Interests
External References
[1]Billboard – Chart History Silento
[2]Vine – Search Results – The Whip
[3]Billboard – Chart History T-Wayne