Back In The Day, Me And You Baby — Rapper in leather jacket and headphones freestyling into a BBC Radio 1Xtra microphone

Back In The Day, Me And You Baby

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Published October 26, 2026

Back In The Day, Me And You Baby, also known as That's Not My Son, is a lip-dub audio taken from a 2015 Kayode Ewumi freestyle on BBC Radio 1Xtra's 'Fire In The Booth,' performed as his Roll Safe character. The clip went viral on TikTok in October and November 2021 as a sound comparing nostalgic favorites to their disappointing updated versions.

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Overview

TikTok users typically match the audio to a green-screen split that shows a beloved original on the 'Back In The Day, me and you baby' setup, then reveals the dud replacement when the hook turns to 'That's not my son.' Common pairings include an old favorite snack recipe swapped for its modern reformulation, or a classic TV character placed beside a disliked newer cast member4. Many creators cut the clip short and skip the rejection line to show a nostalgic item on its own5.

The audio relies on Ewumi's exaggerated Roll Safe delivery to sell both the warmth of the opening and the comic rejection that follows1. Beyond lip-dubs, posters sometimes layer the sound over a slideshow or photo carousel instead of acting out the comparison on camera.

Origin & Background

Platform
YouTube (2015 upload) / TikTok (2021 viral spread)
Creator
Kayode Ewumi
Date
2015

BBC Radio 1Xtra uploaded the 'Fire In The Booth' session with Roll Safe to YouTube on November 10, 2015, where comedy rapper Kayode Ewumi freestyles over several beats as part of his character bit1. Around the 3:33 mark, Ewumi raps about a woman he used to have fun with until she had a baby, closing the verse with 'Look, that's not my son. Believe me, anybody can't tell me that that is my son1.' The YouTube upload collected more than 13.8 million views over the six years that followed3.

How It Spread

On October 17, 2021, TikToker @carlsthot, a Shameless fan page, posted a compilation of Lip and Karen scenes set to Ewumi's freestyle, passing 450,000 views within a month2. Across October and November 2021, the original sound inspired upwards of 23,400 videos, with before-and-after lip-dub comparisons becoming the dominant use3.

On November 3, 2021, TikToker @teqfla posted a clean clip of Roll Safe performing the freestyle, which collected over 5.8 million views in two weeks and seeded more than 80,000 videos using that version by November 18, 20213. Green-screen edits defined the trend, like a @jacobr71 post pairing an old favorite with its downgraded modern form4 and a @danyalllx post showcasing a nostalgic childhood item5.

Timeline

2015-11-10

BBC Radio 1Xtra uploads the 'Fire In The Booth' freestyle featuring Kayode Ewumi as Roll Safe to YouTube.

2021-10-17

TikToker @carlsthot posts a Shameless Lip-and-Karen compilation set to the freestyle, passing 450,000 views within a month.

2021-11-03

TikToker @teqfla posts a clean clip of Roll Safe performing the rap, which gathers over 5.8 million views in two weeks.

2021-11-18

More than 80,000 TikTok videos use @teqfla's clip and over 23,400 use the original sound as nostalgic lip-dub comparisons.

How to Use This Meme

To make a Back In The Day, Me And You Baby post, creators typically open with a green-screen or split image showing the thing they liked, timed to the opening line about having fun. When the audio flips to 'That's not my son,' the clip cuts to its downgraded version. Some posters drop the rejection half entirely and let the opening line play over a single nostalgic photo.

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