What Is the Wassup Been a Minute Trend?
November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026
Quick answer: The Wassup Been a Minute trend is a TikTok animation format where anime-style streetwear characters sway side to side on a plain white background to a Jersey club remix of Drake and Jhené Aiko’s “From Time”.
If your feed keeps looping a row of cartoon characters in puffer jackets, slowly rocking from side to side on a white screen, you have found the Wassup Been a Minute trend. It is also written as “wassup in a minute”, “in a minute wassup” and “wasala”, because the name comes from a line people hear differently.
What actually happens in the video?
Very little, on purpose. A character stands on a plain white background and sways from the feet about twice a second, nodding on the beat, with one small hand gesture. After roughly three and a half seconds there is a hard cut and the next character takes the same spot. Four characters, one loop, no camera movement. That stillness is exactly why a single still image is enough to join in.
| Part | What you see |
|---|---|
| Background | Pure white, unchanged for the whole clip |
| Motion | A steady side-to-side sway with a head nod on the beat |
| Cast | Streetwear characters, one per shot, about 3.5 seconds each |
| Sound | A Jersey club remix of “From Time” by Drake feat. Jhené Aiko |
| Length | About 14 seconds in the original edit |
Where did the look come from?
The art style is older than the trend. Fans of the football anime Blue Lock had been redrawing its players as Atlanta rappers — puffers, gold chains, baggy jeans and stacks of cash — under the nickname Atlanta Lock since at least March 2025. In October 2026 an animator set four of those drawings swaying on white to the remix, and the format spread across fandoms within days. See where the In a Minute Wassup trend came from for the full timeline, and what Atlanta Lock means for the outfit details.
Which song is it?
It is a Jersey club flip of the 2013 Drake track “From Time” featuring Jhené Aiko, posted by producer zbee on January 14, 2026. The edit chops Aiko’s hook into a short loop. We cover the spellings and the misheard line in which song plays in the Wassup Been a Minute video.
How do I make my own version?
There are three routes: draw the character and animate it by hand, drop finished art into a CapCut template, or let an AI generator redraw your photo as the character and animate the sway. We compare them in CapCut template vs AI generator. If you want the short version, here is how to make one from your photos.
Our generator takes 1–3 clear photos of adults and returns a 15-second landscape MP4 with the original sound kept and no watermark. Make your own Wassup Been a Minute video →
FAQ
What is the Wassup Been a Minute trend?
A TikTok animation format from October 2026 where anime-style streetwear characters sway side to side on a plain white background to a Jersey club remix of Drake and Jhené Aiko’s “From Time”.
Why is it called Wassup Been a Minute?
The remix loops part of Jhené Aiko’s hook, which many listeners hear as “wassup, been a minute”. “Wassup in a minute” is the misheard version that became the hashtag.
Is the Wassup Been a Minute dance real or AI?
The earliest clips were real people swaying to the sound, and the character edits were drawn fan art. The versions that put you into the clip are AI-generated.
How long is a Wassup Been a Minute video?
The original character edit is about 14 seconds. Our generator makes a 15-second landscape MP4 from your photos.
What do I need to make one?
1–3 clear photos of adults, one person per photo, faces visible. Pick 480p or 720p and the generator returns an MP4 with the original sound and no watermark.