AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Wake Up Babe' meme, also known as 'Wake Up Babe, New X Just Dropped,' features a series of exploitable image macros and reaction images depicting a scenario where a man wakes up his sleeping partner to notify her about the release of new content, like music or social media posts. The meme utilizes the phrase 'wake up babe, new X dropped,' where 'X' represents the newly released content. The format gained significant popularity starting in May 2020 and has been widely used to refer to new releases, especially from musicians. The template typically shows a man leaning over to wake up his partner, who is asleep in bed.

OriginWho did it first?

The 'Wake Up Babe' meme originated from a post in the r/sadboys subreddit by a since-deleted user on July 31, 2019. The original meme had the caption 'Niggas be like wake up babe! New Bladee' and featured a man waking up his sleeping wife. It can be found here. Subsequently, a similar meme was posted by DeehsarZ on Twitter (now X) on May 7, 2020, under a now-deleted Lil Uzi Vert tweet with the caption 'Wake up babe, new Uzi tweet.' This version, which gradually evolved into the more common format of the meme, also depicts a man waking up a woman with news of new content.^[1]

Origin: 2019