# Rare Pausin Rare Pausin, also known as Rare Pausin Animation Incoming, is a July 2021 TikTok bait-and-switch format where uploaders promise rare NBA 2K dunk footage but cut to a Grand Theft Auto V knockout or similar video-game hit synced to a beat drop. The gag spread after TikToker @rollinopps posted an actual rare 2K21 dunk set to Bizzy Banks' 'Outro.' By late July, Subway Surfers and Gang Beasts edits using the same audio reached millions of views. ## Origin A Pausin is a dunk animation in NBA 2K21 named after the YouTuber and streamer Pausin, who posted a tutorial on April 14, 2021, explaining how he discovered the move while playing the game[1]. On June 9, 2021, TikToker @antiquon posted an IRL recreation of a Pausin dunk that reached over 1.4 million views within a month[4]. Rare Pausin itself started on July 7, 2021, when TikToker @rollinopps uploaded a clip of a genuine rare dunk in 2K21 set to a sound combining Bizzy Banks' 'Outro' with layered male yelling and distorted audio, with the dunk landing exactly on the beat drop[2]. His video reached roughly 271,000 views in three weeks[3]. - **Platform:** TikTok (NBA 2K / YouTube origin) - **Creator:** @lllv0nlll (first known bait-and-switch version) - **Date:** 2021 ## Overview Each video opens with on-screen text reading 'RARE PAUSIN ANIMATION INCOMING' and footage that looks like it belongs in NBA 2K21. Partway through, the clip cuts to a fist hitting someone in the face, a flailing Gang Beasts character, or a Subway Surfers hoverboard swap, timed to the beat drop in 'Outro' by Bizzy Banks[2]. The shaky-cam effect and distorted yelling in the audio sell the punchline on impact. The joke works because Pausin is a real NBA 2K21 dunk animation named after a 2K YouTuber and streamer[1]. Viewers who know 2K expect a basketball payoff and get a GTA V beatdown, a Gang Beasts tumble, or something stranger instead. Variations use non-game media too, with Grand Theft Auto V knockouts showing up frequently across the trend[3]. ## How to Use Caption your video 'RARE PAUSIN ANIMATION INCOMING' and open on footage that looks like NBA 2K gameplay, a basketball highlight, or any setup implying a dunk is coming. Common convention is to cut at the beat drop in the @rollinopps audio to a punch, tackle, or physics-engine collision from an unrelated game, with the hit landing on the sound effect. Grand Theft Auto V knockouts are a typical choice, but creators often substitute Gang Beasts, Subway Surfers, or non-game clips. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Rare Pausin? A TikTok bait-and-switch format promising a rare NBA 2K Pausin dunk and delivering a GTA V knockout or similar hit synced to the beat drop in Bizzy Banks' 'Outro'[3]. ### Where did Rare Pausin come from? The audio started with TikToker @rollinopps' July 7, 2021 post of an actual rare 2K21 dunk[2]. TikToker @lllv0nlll made the first bait-and-switch version with GTA V footage on July 21, 2021[3]. ### What does Rare Pausin mean? A Pausin is a specific dunk animation in NBA 2K21 named after YouTuber and streamer Pausin, who demonstrated it in April 2021[1]. In slang, giving someone a rare Pausin means juking or faking them out[6]. ### How do you use Rare Pausin? Caption a clip 'RARE PAUSIN ANIMATION INCOMING,' show NBA 2K-looking setup footage, then cut at the beat drop in the @rollinopps audio to a hit from a different game, like a GTA V punch or a Gang Beasts tumble[3]. ### Is Rare Pausin still popular? The trend peaked in late July 2021 with the Subway Surfers edit hitting 2.4 million views in a day[5]; the phrase still shows up in 2K slang per Urban Dictionary[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qetc7bbdY1o]() 2. [https://www.tiktok.com/@rollinopps/video/6982225622600895749]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rare-pausin]() 4. [https://www.tiktok.com/@antiquon/video/6971894098399612165]() 5. [https://www.tiktok.com/@user1z38lpq892loser/video/6989795708522056966]() 6. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Rare%20Pausin]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6982225474114407173?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/rare-pausin Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library