# Shake Your Dreads Shake Your Dreads is a catchphrase and TikTok sound built around the Nonchalant Dreadhead archetype, tied to Sexyy Red's late 2023 song 'Shake Yo Dreads'[1]. The phrase caught fire again in 2024 through a viral POV skit and had a second wave of use in 2025[3]. ## Overview Shake Your Dreads, also written Shake Yo Dreads, is a catchphrase tied to the Nonchalant Dreadhead archetype, the idea of a dreaded guy tossing his locs to look effortlessly cool in front of women[3]. The phrase is pulled directly from a Sexyy Red song of the same name and got most of its traction as a TikTok sound[1]. The track was framed by Genius as being about self-assurance and individuality, and its hook essentially begs a dread-headed listener to shake their hair on beat[2]. That built-in call to action is what turned the audio into a template rather than just a song, with users pointing the camera at their own dreads and letting the drop do the work[1]. ## How It Spread The sound took off almost immediately on TikTok in fall 2023. On September 23rd, 2023, @jaytovxn_ used the song for a haircut reveal, letting freshly cut dreads fall off to show a new style, earning over 1.8 million likes over two years[3]. On November 2nd, @kinglouis713 posted a clip of himself swinging unusually long dreads to the beat, which pulled more than 736,700 likes[3]. A second life came in 2024 through a spinoff skit. On May 28th, 2024, TikToker @breazy2funny posted 'POV: Life of a nonchalant dreadhead,' in which he tells a group of women, 'Ladies, I'm trying to do my work today,' as they try to get him to shake his dreads. The video collected over 717,900 likes in a year, and its own audio became a separate TikTok sound[3]. Use of both audios kept surfacing into 2025. On January 28th, 2025, @animallover.zx123 posted a guinea pig with dreads set to the Sexyy Red track, which gained over 67,600 likes in four months[3]. On March 26th, 2025, @ratprincess149 used the @breazy2funny audio over a bit about One Piece's Luffy, pulling over 326,200 likes in two months[3]. ## How to Use The format typically pairs the Sexyy Red drop, or the @breazy2funny 'Ladies, I'm trying to do my work today' audio, with a visual payoff involving dreadlocks. Common conventions include revealing a new haircut, showing off unusually long or unusually placed dreads (pets, cartoon characters, dolls), or playing the nonchalant dreadhead who refuses to shake on command. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Shake Your Dreads? It is a TikTok catchphrase and sound pulled from Sexyy Red's 2023 song 'Shake Yo Dreads,' associated with the Nonchalant Dreadhead archetype[1][3]. ### Where did Shake Your Dreads come from? Sexyy Red released 'Shake Yo Dreads' to streaming on September 23rd, 2023, followed by a YouTube music video on September 26th, 2023[1][2]. ### What does Shake Your Dreads mean? It is a prompt for someone with dreadlocks to shake their hair on beat, most often tied to the cool, uninterested Nonchalant Dreadhead persona[3]. ### How do you use Shake Your Dreads? Creators usually sync the Sexyy Red drop or the @breazy2funny 'Ladies, I'm trying to do my work today' audio to a visual involving dreads, whether a haircut reveal, an unusually long set of locs, or an animal or character with dreads[3]. ### Is Shake Your Dreads still popular? Both the Sexyy Red audio and the @breazy2funny spinoff sound were still generating viral clips into 2025, including a @ratprincess149 One Piece edit posted March 26th, 2025[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spgXThzFgaA]() 2. [https://genius.com/Sexyy-red-shake-yo-dreads-lyrics]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shake-your-dreads]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shake%20Your%20Dreads]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/shake-your-dreads Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library