Xzibit Yo Dawg
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Type: Catchphrase Image Macro
Tags: image macro rap mtv nested function celebrity catchphrase twitter recursion xzibit pop culture hip hop photoshop meme reaction image strange loops pimp my ride mtv's pimp my ride alvin nathaniel joiner douglas hofstadter malcolm moore
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About
Yo Dawg, or Sup Dawg, is an image macro series based on portrait shots of American hip hop artist Alvin Nathaniel Joiner,[10] better known by his stage name Xzibit, and humorous captions that are composed around the recursive phrasal template "Yo Dawg, I herd you like (noun X), so I put an (noun X) in your (noun Y) so you can (verb Z) while you (verb Z)." Since rising to popularity in early 2007, the series has been considered one of the most well-known and longest lasting examples of recursive humor on the Internet.
Origin
The original image macro first appeared on 4chan in early 2007 and experienced a resurgence in late 2008 on Reddit, Tumblr, and social networking sites. The Yo Dawg series has a unique characteristic in being recursive. This multi-layered structure in the Yo Dawg formula makes it reminiscent of the "strange loops" described in Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach.
The original photograph of Xzibit comes from a set of studio portraits that were originally used to promote the 2006 sports drama film Gridiron Gang, in which the rapper plays the role of a minor character named Malcolm Moore.
MTV Pimp My Ride
While Xzibit initially began his career in the entertainment industry as a rapper from Los Angeles, his mainstream breakthrough came almost a decade later as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2007. In the show, Xzibit gained a reputation for adding luxurious amenities and equipments like fish tanks, clothes dryers and fireplaces into the participant's car, presumably without consent.
Spread
Derivatives
Standard: {yo,sup} dawg, I herd you like X, so I put an X in your Y so you can VERB while you VERB
Repetitive: {yo,sup} dawg, I herd you like X, so I put an X in your X so you can X while you X
Abstract: {yo,sup} dawg, I herd you like X, so I put an Y in your Z so you can VERB while you VERB
Xzibit's Reaction
The explosive popularity of microblogging service Twitter has reached celebrities, Xzibit included. In one of his first tweets he decries his embodiment as a meme ( View Tweet ), which led to the creation of this image macro:
Several days later, he rescinded his criticism, saying "i'm not mad @ you" (View Tweet). In the final stage of celeb-o-meme -- "acceptance" -- Xzibit embraces the yo dawg, attempting to his own: View Tweet
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] TV.com – MTV Pimp My Ride Episode 4
[2] TV.com – MTV Pimp My Ride Episode 5
[3] TV.com – MTV Pimp My Ride Episode 6
[4] Superior Pics – Gridiron Gang Film Promotion
[6] Tumblr – YoYoDawgDawg
[7] Tumblr – Yo Dawg Pics
[8] Urban Dictionary – Yo Dawg
[9] Yo Dawg Yo – Yo Dawg / Sup Dawg
[10] IMDB – Xzibit Biography
Entry Editors ( 10 )
Recent Videos ( 13 )
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Reacts
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Microwaving A Microwave Microwaving In HD Wide Screen
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I BAKED YOU A PIE
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Pimp My Ride - Xzibit Entrances: All Seasons (72 episodes)
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Doge Unboxing (such boxception, very unboxing)
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Snes9x VRcade - Oculus Rift Gameception?
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Deadpool - Yo Dawg
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Seven News' AAMI Park reporter ... Amy Parks...
Recent Images ( 730 )
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Heard you like open-source 😎
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The Good Place
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Expanding on the "put yo dog on a yo-yo"
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Yo Dawg I heard you like Phantasy Star Online 2
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Herd u like sushi
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Yo dawg, I heard you like exceptions
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Herd u liked Fuselages
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Heard you like cans
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we herd u like guns
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Now you can ride bricks while riding on bricks
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We heard you like aircrafts
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Fork in fork
Comments ( 96 )
See also: Yo Dawg Tumblr
http://yodawg.tumblr.com/
Yo dawg, I put a Dear Reddit in your Dear Reddit so you can whine while you whine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droste_effect
I don't get hulu here…Stupid Jamaica.
er, that wasn't spam I promise. ^^
There are some more of these at http://yoyodawgdawg.com/
A Know Your Meme in my Know Your Meme! I feel like I so learned while I learned.
Was vizualkai's image really that necessary?
yo dawg needs a image, you cant type it
more on http://www.yodawgyo.com
sup dawg, I heard you like limits so I put an upper limit on your upper limit so you can sup while you sup.
yo dawg, I heard you like proofs so I put a number in your number so you can prove while you prove.
yo dawg, i herd you like cookies.
so we put some cookies in your oven…
so you can eat them when they're done.
aberet just hooked me up with the original Xzibit blue-background photos (!!!)
http://www.superiorpics.com/event/Gridiron_Gang_Film_Promotion/index3.html
The best version of this meme yet:
http://friendfeed-media.com/c512d2d72118358df008c86a92fc769e6130b881
Perfect.
This is a hillarious meme.
"Yo dawg I heard yo like Comments, So I put a Comment in your Commment so you can Read while you Read!"
here's my example:
http://zip.4chan.org/x/src/1254036677935.jpg
Yo, Dog! I heard you like pilfering Freaked for screen-caps. That's fucking rad-i-cool!
MACROCHAN
What is that "sire, verily did we hear of your fondness for taxes so we ordained that a parish be placed in thy parish that you may tithe while you tithe"…. The old english one from? I've seen it on Multiple articles but don't know what to search up, its hilarious
More on www.yodawgiherdyou.com – i love these! =)
Search Medieval Tapestry.
Yo Dawg, I herd u like video games so we put Portal in yo Darksiders so u can enjoy while u enjoy. #videogames
I remember there was one with Angel Beats, Episode 5's fill of rocket-propelled chairs, and this.
Can someone please make this a picture?
"Yo dawg, I herd u liek mudkipz so I put a mudkipz in yo mudkipz so u can liek mudkipz while you liek mudkipz"
http://www.louisvuittonbagmall.com/christmas-gifts/ Christmas gifts
I've seen a version where it's Yo dawg we heard you like x so we… (strange photo related to x) then confused Xhibit then happy Xhibit
PS This is a four panel comic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVLviV6N_Jw
…so we put a car in your car…
"Yo dawg, I heard you like likes, so I put a like on your like so you can like while you like!"
~ Mark Zuckerberg
xD
For those of you who like to pirate, if you have Limewire Pirate Edition, go to the "about" choice in I believe the "help" menu, and scroll to the bottom. It reads something to the tune of "Yo dawg, we heard you like to pirate, so we pirated your pirating so you can pirate while you pirate." I may have (probably did) butcher that, but the program is on my other computer.
"Yo dawg, I heard you like pirates, so I pirated your piracy so you can pirate while you pirate."
There's the official ending of the "about" page from Limewire Pirate Edition.
Sup dawg, I heard you like butterfly doors, so we painted butterflies on your butterfly doors so you can look like a faggot while you look like a douchebag.
It's ironic you keep calling people douchebags, yet you keep constantly using the word fagg*t.
(-_-)
Yo dawg, I heard you're gay, so we put a cigarette, and a dick in yo mouth so you can suck a fag while u suck a fag.
Yo dawg, I heard you're a homophobic, so we put my fist in your face so you can fuck off
Helpful Xzibit is Helpful
Did anyone mention the reference in World of Warcraft? Once you get an acheivement, the WoW dev team sends you a pug as a companion ("PuG" Warcraft slang for "pick up group", which is how you get said acheivement). The letter says…
Dear very patient individual,
We'd like to recognize your tenacity in running dungeons with people you probably haven't met before.
Hopefully you even showed some rookies the ropes in your pick-up groups.
In short, we heard you like pugs. So here's a pug for your pug, so you can pug while you pug. Or something.
Hugs,
Your friends on the WoW Dev Team
This is the best meme ever fo sho.
This is the best.
Yo dawg, I heard you liek mudkipz so we put my face on a mudkip so you can LOL to Yo Dawg while LOLing to Mudkipz
This is probably one of the worst memes to mess up.
'Yo dawg, i herd u like Fridays
so I deleted M-TH so you can get down on Friday.'
-random newfag
……. I mean……..
Favorite meme on the site.
People should call this memeception! …or not.
Yo Dawg, I herd you like virtual servers, so I virtualized your virtual server, so you can play with your virtual server inside your virtual server
This meme isn't even funny, I don't get whats the big deal about it.
This and the Bear Grylls are my favourite memes.
yo dawg, i heard u like minecraft, so we put a computer in yo minecraft so you can play minecraft while you play minecraft!
wow this is one of the most hilarious memes i ever seen its awesome keep doing it my favourite is the one of the yo yos and the dog dawg xD
yo dawg i heard you like acid so we put a banana peel in yo acid so you can trip while you trip
I'm feeling scared for touching such a high profile entry but I'm gonna add in the templates.
yo dawg i heard you like a glass of water so i put water in your water so you can drink water while your drinking water
this has to be the best meme on the internet. period
Yo dawg I herd you like FWD:Yo dawg I herd you like FWD: Yo dawg I herd you like FWD: Yo dawg I herd you like FWD: Yo dawg I herd you like FWD: Yo dawg I herd you like FWD: so we put a FWD: so we put a FWD: so we put a FWD: so we put a FWD: so we put a FWD: in your FWD: in you FWD: in your FWD: in your FWD: in your FWD: so you can FWD: so you can FWD: so you can FWD: so you can FWD: so you can FWD: so you can FWD: while you FWD: while you FWD: while you FWD: while you FWD: while you FWD: yo dawg I herd you like FWD: so we put a FWD: in your FWD: so you can FWD: while you FWD: while you…wait.
Is it a coincidence I got a advertisement for cups in your cups in the video…
yo dawg, i heard you like photos, so we printed a photo of a photo so you can take a photo of a photo of a photo.
Pimp my ride + Gree city = Pimp my guy
Yo dawg, I heard you like Yo Dawg! So we put a Yo Dawg in your Yo Dawg, so you can look at Yo Dawg while looking at Yo Dawg!
Yo Dawg, I heard Yo and Yo Dawg like Yo Yos, so we put Yo Dawg on a Yo Yo so Yo can Yo Yo Yo Dawg while Yo Dawg Yo Yos, Dawg
Yo dawg I herd you like deadpooling memes,so we put a dislike on your comments so you can deadpool while you get deadpooled.
Yo dawg, I heard you like CreepyPasta, so I put creepy in yo pasta so you can not sleep tonight while you eat LOTSA SPAGHETTI!
It was used in Terraria by the Goblin Tinkerer.
"Yo, I heard you like rockets and running boots, so I put some rockets in your running boots."
Not sure why Xzibit reacted the way he did. This is hilarious.
Yo dawg I heard you like faps, so I put a butt in yo butt so you can haz buttsecks while u haz buttsecks
@xvise66
Yo dawg, I heard you like yo dawg so I made an entry about yo dawg so you could read about yo dawg.
Yo dawg! I herd you like yo dawg, so I put yo dawg in yo dawg, so that you can yo dawg while yo dawg yo dawgs, dawg.
Yo dawg, I heard you like memes so I put a meme in your meme so you can confirm while you confirm!
(Don't get it? This article has an episode and… what, months? a few years? later, it returns to the front page.)
i bow at it
Yo dawg, I heard you like yoda, so we put a yoda in yo dawg so you can yoda while you yo dawg.
yo dwag, I tot yo trick dawg a yoyo trick so you can walk yo dawg whilst you dawg walks de dawg. Stand back, Duncan, yo dawg is barkin'. Let it roll, get it back.
Yo dawg, I heard you like to repeat yourself, so I made yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself so I could make yourself repeat yourself--shot
Yo Dawg, I heard you like winning, so I put the game in your mind so you can hate while you rage. Yes I know I failed at the context, but how else do I make you lose the game?
Tweet of a Vine of an Instagram of a Tumblr post of a Facebook post of a Tweet
Hell
yo dawg i herd you like "yo dawg i herd you like"yo dawg i herd you like" so we put a "yo dawg i herd you like"yo dawg i herd you like" in your "yo dawg i herd you like"yo dawg i herd you like" so you can "yo dawg i herd you like"yo dawg i herd you like" while you "yo dawg i herd you like"yo dawg i herd you like"!
Xzibit..
It's ironic you keep calling people douchebags, yet you keep constantly using the word fagg*t.
YO DAWG WE HEARD YOU LIKE STUPID INTERNET COMMENTATORS, SO WE HIRED JAKEDGE3 TO COMMENTATE ABOUT HIMSELF WHILE HE COMMENTATES ABOUT HIMSELF WHILE HE COMMENTATES ABOUT HIMSELF WHILE HE COMMENTATES ABOUT HIMSELF!!!!
Is this a joke?
Because it's pathetic.
(whispers) that's the punch line.
(whispers) that's the punch line.
Is this a joke?
Because it's pathetic.
(whispers) that's the punch line.
(whispers) that's the punch line.
Yo dawg, I heard you're a homophobic, so we put my fist in your face so you can fuck off
Reads the comment below
No, dawg.
(-_-)
Yo dawg, I heard you like water, so we put frozen water in your water so you can drink water while you eat water.
Yo dawg, I heard you like dogs, so we put a dog in yo dawg so you can pet yo dog while you look at yo dawg.
Yo,dawg,I heard you like gibberish,so we heppatwen in a swadeedleedle on a daidopal so you can aipsodmak while you beffalasgeforp while you yurgenflaben
Hell
Yo Dawg, I herd you like tinker, so we put a refresher orb in your tinker so you can refresh skills while you refresh skills while you refresh skills
(DotA reference :v)
Yo dawg, I herd you like juxtapositions, so we put a juxtapose in your juxtapositions so they can juxtapose while they juxtapose
(Another DotA reference, Phantom lancer this time :v)
Yo dawg I heard you like >_> so we put a >_> in your >_> so you can >_> while you >_>
Yo dawg I heard you like memes so we put a meme in your meme so you can meme while you meme.
Wait what
Yo Dawg! I herd you like Tic Tac Toe…
Yo Dawg, I heard you like Justin Bieber, so I took a shit on Ipod so you can listen to shit while listening to shit
Epic joke, friend. I see this entry's trending for good reason.
It has been almost ten years, so… let's not put this trending go to waste.
Epic joke, friend. I see this entry's trending for good reason.
another old meme trending.
what a good day.
YO DAWG I HEARD THAT ITS 2011 XDDDD TROLLFACE XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
trending time
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