Where did the Shoulder Carry trend come from?
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The Shoulder Carry trend comes from a 2018 rap song and a move that only showed up on TikTok in late September 2026. The song is "Famous (I'm The One)" by Mozzy & Iamsu!, with Yo Gotti and DeJ Loaf. Its "I'm the one" line went viral twice before, in 2019 and 2020, without anybody getting carried.
The song: Mozzy & Iamsu!, 2018
"Famous (I'm The One)" came out in October 2018 on Gangland Landlord, an album by the rapper Mozzy, released through Mozzy Records and Empire. The track is credited to Mozzy & Iamsu!, with Yo Gotti and DeJ Loaf as featured artists.
The "I'm the one" line belongs to DeJ Loaf. Her verse opens with "He just wanna f— with me 'cause I'm the one", and the next line is about drugs and guns. Iamsu!'s hook is the other side of it: "she just wanna", ending in "'cause I'm famous". The song is explicit, which is why TikTok captions often shorten it to "fw".
It's not DJ Khaled's "I'm the One"
Search for the I'm the One trend song and you'll often get DJ Khaled's "I'm the One" first. That's a different song by a different artist. The "'cause I'm the one" line people mouth in the shoulder carry comes from the Mozzy track.
The lyric gets twisted on TikTok too. Lots of tutorials write "he don't wanna fw me cause I'm the one". DeJ Loaf actually sings "he just wanna", which is the whole point: he wants her, because she's the one.
2019 and 2020: same line, nobody carried
The "I'm the one" line first caught on as a solo lip-sync on TikTok in late 2019. People mouthed it to the camera on their own.
In July 2020 it came back as the "I'm The One" clothing swap. Couples and friends traded outfits and lip-synced the line, with one pushing the other out of the shot. Know Your Meme dates the first one to 9 July 2020. It blew up after Dixie D'Amelio posted hers in mid-July, and Addison Rae and Bryce Hall made one later that month.
None of the 2019 or 2020 videos has a shoulder carry. If someone tells you the shoulder carry trend is from 2020, they're thinking of the clothing swap.
2023: the sped-up sound
On 12 August 2023, a TikTok account that posts sped-up songs uploaded a faster cut of "Famous" as "original sound - songspzed". It runs about 9 seconds, and it's the sound most shoulder carry videos use now. Some people stick with the normal-speed track instead. Both count as the trend.
September 2026: the shoulder flip
The shoulder carry flip is new. The earliest big one we found went up on 22 September 2026, filmed in an underground parking garage. We can't say for sure it was the very first.
The line and the move fit together. The person being hauled around on someone's shoulders ends up on top, leaning over the camera, while the one underneath is bent over and hidden. Then they mouth "'cause I'm the one". Over the next weeks, more and more couples filmed their own.
October 2026: the AI version
On 22 October 2026 the earliest AI tutorial we found went up, captioned "You only need two photos to make the trending couple shoulder carry swap reversal video", and tagged #capcut. More tutorials followed through late October and November, many with the "he don't wanna fw" caption.
On 24 October 2026, @777emilyyyy posted the garage clip that we use as our template. We picked it because the shot is clean and both faces point at the camera. It had 762,952 plays on 10 November 2026. It isn't the biggest shoulder carry post, and it isn't the one the trend started from.
How much does a Shoulder Carry video cost?
A 9-second Shoulder Carry video costs 5 credits. The cheapest way to make one is the Try pack: $4.99 for 5 credits.
No subscription. Credits never expire, and a failed render gives your credits back automatically.
Questions, answered
Who sings "he just wanna f with me cause I'm the one"?
DeJ Loaf. It's the first line of her verse on "Famous (I'm The One)" by Mozzy & Iamsu!, from 2018.
Did the shoulder carry trend start in 2020?
No. In July 2020 the same song was used for the "I'm The One" clothing swap trend. The shoulder carry flip only showed up in late September 2026.
What is "original sound - songspzed"?
A sped-up cut of "Famous (I'm The One)", about 9 seconds long, uploaded to TikTok on 12 August 2023. Most shoulder carry videos use it.
When did the shoulder carry trend start?
The earliest big shoulder carry flip we found was posted on 22 September 2026. AI versions followed from late October 2026.