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Chances are you\u2019ve heard it by now \u2014 that unmistakable \u201cAnd I say, hey-yeah-yeah-yeah\u2026\u201d blasting across your For You page before snapping into Nicki Minaj\u2019s \u201cI beez in the trap.\u201d It\u2019s chaotic. It\u2019s brilliant. It\u2019s TikTok\u2019s latest musical fever dream, and it\u2019s turning a 1993 alt-rock anthem<\/a> into the most unexpected hit of 2025.<\/p>\n With over a million videos on the viral video app<\/a> and counting, the mash-up of 4 Non Blondes\u2019 \u201cWhat\u2019s Up?\u201d and Minaj\u2019s 2012 hit is sending both songs soaring back into the streaming stratosphere. Now, the San Francisco band behind the hook heard around the world has officially entered the chat.<\/p>\n On Saturday, November 1, 4 Non Blondes made their TikTok debut with a mash-up reel of celebrities and creators belting out the viral sound, everyone from Jennifer Lopez<\/a> to Gordon Ramsay\u2019s family, Malala Yousafzai, and Sabrina Carpenter.<\/p>\n \u201cTikTok, you\u2019ve given us a very wild welcome \ud83e\udd2f,\u201d they captioned the post. It\u2019s part thank-you, part disbelief \u2014 exactly the energy you\u2019d expect from a group that broke up three decades ago and suddenly found itself trending again. Lead singer Linda Perry told Rolling Stone<\/a> the whole thing is \u201cridiculous in all the best ways,\u201d adding that the trend is literally why she finally joined TikTok last month.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac <\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The sound\u2019s origin story is peak-internet magic. In August, DJ Auxlord<\/a> stitched Perry\u2019s raw, sky-high vocals from \u201cWhat\u2019s Up?\u201d with Minaj\u2019s dead-serious \u201cBeez in the Trap\u201d verse, creating a call-and-response that somehow works. And then suddenly everyone was doing it \u2014 couples, coworkers, parents, and yes, A-listers \u2014 hamming up the genre clash and racking up millions of views.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t believe the love this trend is getting!\u201d 4 Non Blondes wrote via Instagram<\/a> on October 22. \u201cHere are some of our favorite takes so far. We\u2019re obsessed \ud83d\udc4f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d The post featured a mash-up of clips \u2014 including Dancing with the Stars contestants Alix Earle and Elaine Hendrix \u2014 and quickly became one of the band\u2019s most-liked posts to date.<\/p>\n According to the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>, \u201cBeez in the Trap\u201d has seen a 460 percent streaming spike since the mash-up took off, while \u201cWhat\u2019s Up?\u201d jumped 75 percent and re-entered several global viral charts.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa4 <\/strong>SIGN UP for our The Voice newsletter to get access to exclusive news, interviews, insider info, sneak peeks & more<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfa4<\/strong><\/p>\n For Perry and her bandmates \u2014 Christa Hillhouse, Dawn Richardson, and Roger Rocha \u2014 the timing couldn\u2019t be better. After announcing their reunion with a BottleRock performance earlier this year<\/a>, the group decided to keep the momentum going with December club dates at The Roxy in Los Angeles and San Francisco\u2019s Great American Music Hall \u2014 their first hometown shows since the mid-\u201990s.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Nov 2, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n