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In June, The Guardian noted the term’s dominance. In July, British Vogue titled it the “ mood of the year. ” There’s an entire TikTok page dedicated to “the top crash outs of 2025.”
People of all backgrounds are on the fritz, and musicians across genres are singing about it.
The ever-growing list of hip-hop songs with the term in the title includes a popular track from Lihtz, Fridayy and Meek Mill , as well as songs from local artists like San Francisco’s Lil Yee , Vallejo’s DaBoii and the Bay Area’s king of slang, E-40, on a track with Nebraska’s King Iso.
There’s also

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