Where Did Tiktok's Viral "5 in the Morning" Song Come from?

Where Did Tiktok's Viral "5 in the Morning" Song Come from?

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Like many viral TikTok tunes do, @djzayy's unique remix has found its way in a TikTok dance challenge. In this case, however, it may have to do with the fact that the DJ titled his audio "Djzayy free mind challenge."

The dance that correlates to the audio has actually been around for years, per The Baltimore Banner. It's been deemed the Park Heights Strut. A man named Bunkey Jr. further popularized it, putting his own fresh spin on the dance and renaming it after himself. That's a power move.

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“The Park Heights Strut is a regular ol’ little two-step and that’s it. With the Bunkey Jr. Strut, you got the two-step, you got the legs, you got the spin, you got everything with it,” he told the publication. “I’ve been doing this forever, since I was a kid, and I just did my own little thing with it and that’s what everybody is doing.”

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There are clearly several layers to the "Free Mind" challenge, but specifically regarding the accompanying dance, Bunkey Jr. feels that it positively unifies the city of Baltimore.

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