# It's About Drive, It's About Power It's About Drive, It's About Power, also known as The Rock's Rap Verse 'Face Off,' refers to Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's October 2021 rap debut on Tech N9ne's track 'Face Off,' notable for the absurdity of a wrestler-turned-actor snarling about Samoan roots and 'boots to asses.' Within a week of the music video, TikTokers were lip-dubbing the verse over gym montages, treadmill sprints and life-turnaround skits. ## Origin On October 8, 2021, Tech N9ne released his twenty-third album ASIN9NE and uploaded a music video to YouTube for 'Face Off,' with Dwayne Johnson sharing verses alongside King Iso and Joey Cool[1]. Johnson had never released or appeared on a rap track before, making the song his hip hop debut[2]. His lyrics focus on strength and heritage, including the line 'boots to asses,' a callback to one of his wrestling catchphrases[3]. Genius lists the collaboration as the fourth single from the record[2]. - **Platform:** YouTube (song release) / TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** Dwayne Johnson and Tech N9ne (song); meme format originators unknown - **Date:** 2021 ## Overview Johnson's verse sits inside the ASIN9NE album track 'Face Off,' where he trades bars with Strange Music signees King Iso and Joey Cool[1]. Meme edits usually isolate the moment Johnson snarls lines about drive, power and Samoan heritage, then set that audio over footage of someone 'getting it together': waking up at 5 a.m., sprinting on a treadmill, or confronting a personal problem[2]. Reactions split between genuine hype and ironic praise[3]. The humor hinges on the mismatch between Johnson's family-film movie-star image and the aggressively delivered hip hop verse, which commenters flagged as either admirable or ridiculous[3]. On TikTok, the audio works like a motivational siren, with creators lip-dubbing the aggressive lines straight to camera or scoring workout and glow-up clips with it[7]. ## How It Spread Reactions showed up almost immediately. On the same day as the song's release, YouTuber ImDontai filmed a response video that reached over 1.1 million views in a week[9]. On October 9, Twitter user @oscos shared the clip with the caption 'why tf is the rock rapping brah,' earning 195,000 likes, 23,000 retweets and 8.4 million views in a week[4]. Two days later, @beebinton tweeted that 'the rock rapping is literal proof we living in a simulation,' which gathered over 4,000 likes[5]. TikTok adoption followed quickly. On October 14, @thechristianlara posted a skit about using the song to turn one's life around, which hit 3.8 million views in four days[6]. On October 16, @zamasu______ shared a clip of someone sprinting on a treadmill captioned 'Me after hearing Dwayne rap,' reaching 15 million views in two days[7]. A day later, @fakemichael posted a 'beast mode' edit set to the verse that gathered 6.8 million views in 24 hours[8]. ## How to Use Typically, creators set the audio of Johnson's verse against footage of someone taking dramatic action, such as an early morning workout, a confrontation, or any transformation moment. Common conventions include lip-dubbing the aggressive lines directly to camera or using the verse as the soundtrack to gym and glow-up montages[6]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is It's About Drive, It's About Power? It is a line from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's rap verse on Tech N9ne's 2021 song 'Face Off,' which became a TikTok and Twitter meme about the absurdity of Johnson rapping[1][3]. ### Where did It's About Drive, It's About Power come from? The verse first appeared on October 8, 2021, when Tech N9ne released his album ASIN9NE and uploaded the 'Face Off' music video featuring Johnson, King Iso and Joey Cool to YouTube[1][2]. ### What does It's About Drive, It's About Power mean? The lyric references strength, ambition and Samoan heritage; online it signals a hype-up moment, usually paired with workout or transformation footage[2][7]. ### How do you use It's About Drive, It's About Power? Creators lip-dub or set the audio over clips of dramatic action such as gym sessions, treadmill sprints or life-turnaround skits, as seen in @thechristianlara's October 14, 2021 TikTok[6]. ### Is It's About Drive, It's About Power still popular? The verse was heavily memed on TikTok and Twitter through October 2021, with @zamasu______'s treadmill edit reaching 15 million views and @fakemichael's beast-mode clip reaching 6.8 million[7][8]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9T78bT26sk]() 2. [https://genius.com/Tech-n9ne-face-off-lyrics]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-about-drive-its-about-power-the-rocks-rap-verse-face-off]() 4. [https://twitter.com/oscos/status/1446941782323912710]() 5. [https://twitter.com/beebinton/status/1447704828675821572]() 6. [https://www.tiktok.com/@thechristianlara/video/7018761125173021958]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@zamasu______/video/7019410199010151685]() 8. [https://www.tiktok.com/@fakemichael/video/7019711441267625221]() 9. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05nXF9vU_fg]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/its-about-drive-its-about-power-the-rocks-rap-verse-face-off Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library