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The “Eye of Rah”: the Viral Meme That’s Taking Over TikTok

The “Eye of Rah”: the Viral Meme That’s Taking Over TikTok

In the ever-evolving landscape of internet humor, a new meme has emerged, captivating audiences and dominating social media feeds. Known as the “Eye of Rah,” this viral sensation features a distinctive image of Rashad Bowens, a TikToker known as @lilbotheme, digitally altered to possess a single, cyclopean eye and a solitary red dreadlock standing erect.

The meme’s genesis can be traced back to another TikTok and Instagram user, Jeremiah Springfield. Inspired by the “Hood Cryptids” trend, Springfield took a video of Bowens, who is popular for his reaction stitches and unique red hair that often defies gravity, and transformed it into something bizarrely fascinating. The result? An image where Bowens sports a single, all-seeing eye and a hairstyle reminiscent of a flickering flame. This edit quickly became the defining visual of the “Eye of Rah" meme.

“Ay, yo, chill the fuck out, yo,” Bowens exclaims in the original video that served as the raw material for Springfield’s creation. This phrase has also become somewhat associated with the meme. However, it’s the striking visual, more than anything else, which propelled “Eye of Rah” into the viral stratosphere in early January 2025.See More about eye of rah

 

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