Scumbag Steve
Scumbag Steve photo of a young man in a doorway wearing a sideways fur-trimmed cap, captioned with the inconsiderate, freeloading behavior of a stereotypical scumbag.
Origin
The image is of Blake Boston, a rapper known as Weezy B, from a family photo. It hit reddit in early 2011 and, paired with captions of selfish antics, became Scumbag Steve. His sideways cap was cut out into the standalone Scumbag Hat overlay.
Spread
Scumbag Steve macros multiplied through 2011 as the face of every rude houseguest and self-serving friend. The detachable Scumbag Hat let people brand any person or entity as a scumbag, extending the meme's reach enormously.
Legacy
Scumbag Steve is a cornerstone advice-animal-era meme, and the Scumbag Hat became a reusable visual device in its own right. Blake Boston later leaned into the notoriety publicly.
The Chain Trail
No tracked memecoin is currently mapped to this meme.
Key facts
- The man pictured is Blake Boston, aka rapper Weezy B.
- Reached reddit in early 2011.
- His cap became the reusable Scumbag Hat overlay.
- Used to caption inconsiderate, freeloading behavior.
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