# That's Why He's The GOAT That's Why He's The GOAT, also known as That's Why He's The MVP, is a viral YouTube clip from December 2018 of a Black man shouting that an unseen friend is 'the MVP' and 'the GOAT,' shaking so hard his voice cracks on the final word[1]. The video sat quietly for about two years before TikTokers began cutting it into reaction edits. By mid-2022 the clip was powering the City Boy trend and the 'Ranking Every X' format on TikTok[3]. ## Origin On December 4th, 2018, a YouTube account called T M uploaded the clip that became That's Why He's The GOAT, with the title matching the catchphrase the man shouts in the video, presumably ripped from a friend's Snapchat and reposted[1]. The uploader never identified the man, and the friend he is yelling about also stays off camera. The video sat at a slow burn for its first year, and the Snapchat banner embedded in the frame suggests the recording existed on Snapchat before the YouTube upload[4]. - **Platform:** YouTube (sourced from Snapchat) / TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2018 ## Overview That's Why He's The GOAT works entirely on the man's physical reaction. He starts seated, then jolts upright and shakes with each shouted word, with a Snapchat caption reading 'Is this man okay??💀💀💀' plastered across the top of the frame[1]. Editors cut the moment his voice cracks on 'the GOAT' as a punchline, placing it after footage of an athlete, musician or fictional character the poster wants to crown greatest of all time[3]. Because the audio alone works as a hype payoff, creators splice it alongside sports highlights, anime scenes and 'ranking every' countdowns where the number-one slot gets the reaction instead of commentary[5]. The embedded Snapchat banner usually stays visible, giving edits a signature look that TikTok users spot immediately in a scroll. ## How to Use The common convention is to cut from a buildup, a sports highlight, a boss transformation, a character reveal, into the clip at the exact beat the man shouts 'the GOAT,' using it as the stinger[3]. Posters often leave the Snapchat 'Is this man okay??' banner intact as a visual signature, and some crop tight on his face to amplify the shake[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is That's Why He's The GOAT? It is a viral 2018 YouTube clip of a Black man shouting that an unseen friend is 'the MVP' and 'the GOAT' with such force that his body shakes on the last word[1]. ### Where did That's Why He's The GOAT come from? YouTube account T M posted the recording, presumably sourced from a Snapchat, on December 4th, 2018, and the original Snapchat caption 'Is this man okay??💀💀💀' is still visible in most edits[1]. ### What does That's Why He's The GOAT mean? GOAT stands for greatest of all time, so the clip works as a hype reaction when someone wants to crown an athlete, musician or character as the best, with MVP acting as a close synonym for a single standout performance[3]. ### How do you use That's Why He's The GOAT? Creators typically cut to the clip at the climax of a highlight or reveal, playing the man's shouted 'the GOAT' as the punchline, as @trixx_f1 did with Lewis Hamilton F1 footage in July 2022[5]. ### Is That's Why He's The GOAT still popular? It stayed heavily used on TikTok through 2022 during the City Boy and Ranking Every X trends, with 2022 marking its visible peak[4]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8Oe9oh7mY]() 2. [https://twitter.com/Torment/status/1333145536531210245]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=algBSC2I3H8]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thats-why-hes-the-goat]() 5. [https://www.tiktok.com/@thaboyzbible/video/7111321243105758470]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHgx1ed0PCY]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/thats-why-hes-the-goat Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library