Bitch I Look Like Goku

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"Bitch I Look Like Goku" is a lyric from Soulja Boy's July 2010 song "Goku," which name-drops Dragon Ball characters throughout its verses. Anime fans turned the line into image macros and YouTube edits pairing the track with Dragon Ball Z footage, and used the lyric as the title of a long-running Kanzenshuu forum thread.

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Overview

"Bitch I Look Like Goku" is a lyric from Soulja Boy's 2010 song "Goku," in which the rapper compares himself to characters from the Dragon Ball anime and manga series1. The verses list off names like Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Frieza and Master Roshi, with Soulja Boy claiming he's "feelin' like" each one1.

The line turned into a mocking rallying cry for anime fans, who used it as the title of a Kanzenshuu forum thread that ran for two years and inspired image macros pairing the words with Dragon Ball stills2.

How It Spread

The Mary Sue post was shared to the Kanzenshuu Forum, a message board for Dragon Ball fans, on July 23, 2010, in a thread titled "Bitch I Look Like Goku" started by user Super Ghost Kamikaze2. Replies kept coming for two years, and the thread reached over 25 pages of users piling on the song4.

Starting July 24, forum members began posting image macros that pasted the lyrics over Dragon Ball screencaps4. On July 25, YouTube channel Cipher49 uploaded a clip of Captain Ginyu's "dance of joy" from Dragon Ball Z with "Goku" swapped in for the original audio, pulling around 19,000 views4.

On July 29, YouTube user "will able" posted a mashup of "Goku" with the Dragon Ball Z opening theme, edited so Soulja Boy's head replaced various characters in the animation; that video crossed 1.3 million views3.

How to Use This Meme

The format typically pairs the "bitch I look like Goku" line, or another lyric from the song, with a Dragon Ball still or clip. Common versions overlay the audio on fight scenes, transformation sequences, or opening credits, and image macros drop the lyric as caption text on Dragon Ball Z screencaps4.

Frequently Asked Questions

Bitch I Look Like Goku

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"Bitch I Look Like Goku" is a lyric from Soulja Boy's July 2010 song "Goku," which name-drops Dragon Ball characters throughout its verses. Anime fans turned the line into image macros and YouTube edits pairing the track with Dragon Ball Z footage, and used the lyric as the title of a long-running Kanzenshuu forum thread.

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Overview

"Bitch I Look Like Goku" is a lyric from Soulja Boy's 2010 song "Goku," in which the rapper compares himself to characters from the Dragon Ball anime and manga series1. The verses list off names like Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Frieza and Master Roshi, with Soulja Boy claiming he's "feelin' like" each one1.

The line turned into a mocking rallying cry for anime fans, who used it as the title of a Kanzenshuu forum thread that ran for two years and inspired image macros pairing the words with Dragon Ball stills2.

How It Spread

The Mary Sue post was shared to the Kanzenshuu Forum, a message board for Dragon Ball fans, on July 23, 2010, in a thread titled "Bitch I Look Like Goku" started by user Super Ghost Kamikaze2. Replies kept coming for two years, and the thread reached over 25 pages of users piling on the song4.

Starting July 24, forum members began posting image macros that pasted the lyrics over Dragon Ball screencaps4. On July 25, YouTube channel Cipher49 uploaded a clip of Captain Ginyu's "dance of joy" from Dragon Ball Z with "Goku" swapped in for the original audio, pulling around 19,000 views4.

On July 29, YouTube user "will able" posted a mashup of "Goku" with the Dragon Ball Z opening theme, edited so Soulja Boy's head replaced various characters in the animation; that video crossed 1.3 million views3.

How to Use This Meme

The format typically pairs the "bitch I look like Goku" line, or another lyric from the song, with a Dragon Ball still or clip. Common versions overlay the audio on fight scenes, transformation sequences, or opening credits, and image macros drop the lyric as caption text on Dragon Ball Z screencaps4.

Frequently Asked Questions