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What Did You Say 'Bout My Brothaa?
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About
What Did You Say 'Bout My Brothaa? refers to a lyric from the song "I Always Wanted a Brother" from the 2024 animated film Mufasa, a prequel to The Lion King. The song, which depicts a young Scar singing about his adopted brother Mufasa, was written by Hamilton creator and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda. The song became a viral TikTok audio in late December 2024 with people making videos with their brothers and family members, emphasizing the singer's pronunciation of the word "brother."
Origin
The film Mufasa: The Lion King released on December 20th, 2024, acting as a prequel to The Lion King movies and showing Mufasa's rise from being a stray taken in by Taka's family (Scar) to becoming the King of Pride Rock.
The song "I Always Wanted a Brother," which shows Mufasa and Taka's brotherly bond, was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and released on Disney's YouTube[1] channel on December 20th, 2024, gathering over 1 million views in a week. An audio-only version of the song was released a week prior on December 13th.[2]
TikToker[3] @holly.rosado.175 was one of the first to post an edit set to the song "I Always Wanted a Brother," gathering over 2.5 million plays and 200,000 likes in two weeks.
@holly.rosado.175 7 more days 💗💗 I always wanted a brother song – mufasa and taka edit #audiosforedits #lionking #scar #fypシ゚viral #audio #CapCut #viral #foryou #Disney #editing #mufasathelionking #songs #edit #credit #capcutpro ♬ original sound – ☆HOLLY☆
Spread
Several TikTokers began making videos set to the song "I Always Wanted a Brother" from Mufasa: The Lion King, including @shiftwtff,[4] who posted several audio messages exchanged by his siblings in which they joke about how the word "brother" is pronounced and dragged out in the song. The video gathered over 7 million plays and 1.2 million likes in four days.
@shiftwtff This song really had me CTFU but it was so catchy so i loved it 😂😂🔥 #shiftwtf #fyp #relatable #blowthisup #viralll #haha #mufasa #lionking #ialwayswantedabrother @Arrogant Con🌹 ♬ I Always Wanted A Brother – Braelyn Rankins & Theo Somolu & Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Disney
Also on December 23rd, TikToker[5] @xissexx posted a video lipsyncing to the song, highlighting the lyric, "If you put your paws on my brother," and gathering over 900,000 plays and 180,000 likes in four days.
@xissexx nah anything lin put his hands on go hard #linmanuelmiranda #lionking #musical #fyp ♬ original sound – ☆HOLLY☆
On December 25th, TikToker[6] @meghan__lane__ posted a video miming the song with her brother, gathering over 500,000 plays and 60,000 likes in two days.
@meghan__lane__ He’s my stray so back off
Several internet users also noted Lin-Manuel Miranda's work on the song, with TikToker[7] @blondeblueeyedbaddie247 posting a video on December 26th, 2024, writing, "I can sense the spirit of Lin Manuel Miranda in a song like sharks sense blood in the water." The post gathered over 2 million plays and 400,000 likes in a day.
@blondeblueeyedbaddie247 ANOTHER BANGER THANK YEWWW
Various Examples
@trininiy this way he says brother reallyyy ate
@himbosanonymous #homie #brothaaaaa #homeslice #justoneofthedudes #justachillguy #pal #besties #why ♬ I Always Wanted A Brother – Braelyn Rankins & Theo Somolu & Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Disney
@nyniimulan He was not playing about his bruthaaaaaaa …. … #lionking #mufasa #brother #thelionking ♬ original sound – ☆HOLLY☆
@ahoodtheman Swear 😂😂😂 #fyp #mufasa ♬ I Always Wanted A Brother – Braelyn Rankins & Theo Somolu & Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Disney
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External References
[1] YouTube – I Always Wanted a Brother
[2] YouTube – I Always Wanted a Brother
[3] TikTok – holly.rosado.175
[6] TikTok – meghan__lane__
[7] TikTok – blondeblueeyedbaddie247
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