Science & TechNewsErica Banks is the stellar rapper behind TikTok’s ‘Buss It’ bangerGabrielle Union, Rico Nasty, and Nikita Dragun are just some of the stars to join the hypeShareLink copied ✔️January 15, 2021Science & TechNewsTextGünseli Yalcinkaya Whether it’s clowncore, a musical adaptation of Disney’s Ratatouille, or the skateboarding “Dreams” guy, TikTok loves a good trend. The latest is the viral ‘Buss It’ challenge – a dance craze that has, no doubt, taken over your TikTok feeds over the last two weeks. The challenge, named after Erica Banks’ track “Buss It”, is simple: participants show themselves in a normal, cosy attire as Nelly’s “Hot in Here” plays. When the track changes to “Buss It”, the video cuts to them dressed to the nines – and twerking. “Buss It” flew under the radar when it was first released back in May last year, but the popularity of the challenge has catapulted Banks to TikTok fame. The trend can be traced back to January 1, when creator @Erikadavila120 posted a video of herself with text, “Somebody do this transition, but all prettied up”. Since then, celebrities like Gabrielle Union, Rico Nasty, and Nikita Dragun have all jumped on the trend. At the time of writing this, there’s 1.2 million videos featuring Banks’ “Buss It” on TikTok. If the viral success of TikTok breakouts like Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer”, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”, and Ashnikko’s “STUPID” is anything to go by, Banks’ track is bound for 2021 anthem greatness. Until then, have a look at some our favourites from the challenge below, including a Ratatouille-’Bust It‘ crossover content we never knew we needed. I had to do one with my sons #BussItChallengepic.twitter.com/00THxLQoGw— grace (@vladyhh) January 10, 2021Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECould the iPhone 15 Pro kill the video game console?Is Atlantis resurfacing? Unpacking the internet’s latest big conspiracyElon Musk’s Neuralink has reportedly killed 1,500 animals in four yearsCould sex for procreation soon be obsolete?Here are all the ways you can spot fake news on TikTokWhy these meme admins locked themselves to Instagram’s HQ Why did this chess-playing robot break a child’s finger?Twitter and Elon Musk are now officially at warAre we heading for a digital amnesia epidemic?Deepfake porn could soon be illegalMeet Oseanworld, the internet artist tearing up the metaverse rulebookThe worlds of technology and magic are closer than you think