21 Can You Do Something For Me Do Your Thing 21 — Two-panel template showing Drake on left in casual attire and 21 Savage on right with sunglasses and gold

21 Can You Do Something For Me Do Your Thing 21

2022Catchphrase / lip-sync / audio memesemi-active

Published April 6, 2026

Also known as: Drake and 21 Savage in the Studio · Do Your Thing 21 · 21 Can You Do Sum For Me · Rich Flex Meme

"21, Can You Do Something For Me?" is a meme based on Drake's vocal delivery in the opening track "Rich Flex" from his 2022 collaborative album with 21 Savage, *Her Loss*. Listeners latched onto Drake's sing-song request to 21 Savage at the 0:43 mark, interpreting his tone as flirtatious or feminine, which spawned a wave of jokes, lip-sync videos, and studio reenactments across Twitter and TikTok within hours of the album's November 4, 2022 release2.

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Overview

The meme centers on a specific moment in "Rich Flex," the first track on Drake and 21 Savage's joint album *Her Loss*. At 0:43, Drake sings the lines: "21, can you do something for me? Can you talk to the opps necks for me? 21, do your thing 21, do your thing. Do your thing, 21"1. The way Drake delivers these lyrics struck many listeners as unusually soft and suggestive for a rap track, and the internet ran with it immediately2.

The humor draws on a perceived romantic or flirtatious energy in Drake's voice as he addresses 21 Savage. This reading tied directly into two existing Drake meme traditions: BBL Drake (mocking Drake for adopting aesthetics associated with Brazilian butt lifts) and "Drake the Type of Guy" (jokes about Drake being overly sensitive or effeminate)2. The "Rich Flex" meme gave both formats fresh ammunition.

Origin & Background

Platform
Twitter (viral reaction), TikTok (lip-sync and skit spread)
Key People
@upblissed, ashleykeno17, fylertunke
Date
2022

On November 4, 2022, Drake and 21 Savage released *Her Loss*, their first full-length collaborative album1. "Rich Flex" opened the project, and the memes arrived almost as fast as the streams did.

Twitter user @upblissed posted a tweet at roughly midnight EST on November 4, writing "this nigga drake flirting wit 21 savage on the first track😭😭," which picked up approximately 110,700 likes in four days2. About an hour later, @upblissed replied to his own tweet with a GIF of Homer Simpson grinding, captioned "21, can you do sumn for me💋," adding roughly 12,800 more likes2.

How It Spread

The joke spread fast on Twitter. On November 4, user @tize4PF posted a BBL Drake photo with the caption "21 CAN YOU DO SOME FA ME," earning around 63,100 likes in four days2. User @ohfold captioned a Drake mirror selfie in reference to the "opps" bar from the same verse, pulling in roughly 13,300 likes2.

TikTok picked it up just as quickly. The "Rich Flex" audio started trending as a sound, and creators made videos imagining what Drake and 21 Savage looked like in the studio while recording. TikToker ashleykeno17 posted the first such video on November 4, acting out and lip-syncing both parts, which hit roughly 19.5 million plays and 3.2 million likes in four days2. The next day, TikToker fylertunke uploaded a video pretending to be Drake twerking on 21 Savage during the recording session, racking up about 14.1 million plays and 2.7 million likes in three days2.

The song itself was a commercial hit on top of being meme fuel. "Rich Flex" debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week ending November 19, 2022, and the YouTube upload collected roughly 2.7 million views in its first four days1. 21 Savage later performed the track live during Amazon Music Live in December 20221.

The meme format settled into a few recurring patterns: screenshot tweets pairing the lyrics with BBL Drake images, TikTok skits of Drake being physically affectionate toward 21 Savage in a fake studio, and audio clips of the verse used as reaction sounds whenever someone wanted to convey a flirtatious or over-the-top request.

How to Use This Meme

The meme typically works in one of three ways:

1

Quote tweet or caption format: Pair the lyrics "21, can you do something for me?" with an image of Drake looking soft, dressed up, or in a BBL-style photo. The humor comes from the contrast between rap bravado and the perceived tenderness.

2

Studio reenactment skit: Film a TikTok using the "Rich Flex" audio. One person plays Drake being overly affectionate or flirtatious, while another plays 21 Savage reacting. The more exaggerated the physical comedy, the better.

3

Audio reaction: Use the "21, do your thing" clip as a reaction sound when someone asks a favor in a way that sounds romantic or suggestive.

Cultural Impact

"Rich Flex" landed as both a genuine chart hit and an instant meme, which is relatively rare. The song's commercial success (debuting at number two on the Hot 100) meant the audio was everywhere, and the meme interpretations only boosted its visibility1. The track became one of the defining moments from *Her Loss* and fed into a larger 2022 trend of Drake's public image being the subject of internet humor.

The meme also reinforced the "BBL Drake" and "Drake the Type of Guy" meme ecosystems, giving them new source material and bringing older joke formats back into circulation on both Twitter and TikTok2.

Fun Facts

The very first meme tweet about the song dropped within an hour of the album's midnight release, showing how fast internet humor moves during major music drops2.

The word "opps" in Drake's verse ("Can you talk to the opps necks for me?") is slang for opponents or enemies, but the delivery made even that line sound tender1.

Drake opens the second half of "Rich Flex" by directly referencing 21 Savage's 2015 single "Red Opps," rapping "I'm on that Slaughter Gang shit, Murder Gang shit" as a deliberate homage1.

ashleykeno17's original TikTok skit crossed 19 million plays in under a week, making it one of the fastest-growing meme responses to a 2022 album release2.

Derivatives & Variations

BBL Drake edits:

Existing BBL Drake photos were repurposed with "Rich Flex" lyrics as captions, blending two meme formats into one[2].

Studio reenactment videos:

A distinct TikTok subgenre where creators acted out fictional studio sessions between Drake and 21 Savage, always exaggerating the flirtatious dynamic[2].

"Drake the Type of Guy" crossovers:

The lyrics gave new punchlines to the longstanding "Drake the type of guy to..." format, with jokes like "Drake the type of guy to say '21, can you do something for me?' while batting his eyelashes"[2].

Frequently Asked Questions