TikToker @ hepatitusba4 brought the two memes together on Dec. 28, 2024, when he began his meme imitating Locked In Alien but then sang, “Low Taper Fade yeahhh… the meme is massive.” ...

2023 ‘lock in’ meme In the summer of 2023, the phrase took off on Instagram as a meme referencing issues with Apple’s face recognition software for the iPhone and iPad called “Face ID.” ...