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Fired Waffle House employee and TikTok user @yadirajramirez1 went viral online after being awarded $10,000 by Latto. The rapper introduced the Brokey Challenge, where netizens were asked to record themselves lip-syncing to the Brokey song from her Sugar Honey Iced Tea album. Netizens have since taken to the internet to celebrate the TikTok user's financial win.
In a video going viral online, the TikTok user can be seen dancing alongside Latto as she showcases the money she won. The Brokey Challenge promised a fan not only $10,000 winning prize, but also the singer flying out the winner to take part in the music video of the song. While referring to a lyric in the song, Latto said in a tweet,
“No mo waiting til urb day to go outta town.”
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Prior to going viral on TikTok for performing alongside Latto in a video, the TikTok user took to the video-sharing platform to reveal that she was fired from the Waffle House restaurant for taking part in the Brokey Challenge. The TikTok user also revealed that she had been working with the company for the past six years and that she could not believe that they would fire her “in a day”, over taking part in an internet challenge. She also revealed that she was put on an “EFR list,” which banned her from ever getting rehired at the restaurant in the future.
Internet users were thrilled to hear that she lost her job, as they opined that she deserved a much better job than those offered at Waffle House. One netizen commented:
Several others expressed similar sentiments, with many expressing joy over her winning $10,000. Comments online read:
Latto herself had not taken to the internet to opine on the TikTok user getting terminated from her job. Meanwhile, other reactions read:
A music video for Latto’s Brokey track has not been released at the time of writing this article. It is likely that the TikTok user will feature in the same, considering that it was what the musician had promised.
Meanwhile, other reactions from fans read:
Latto’s Brokey song garnered immense backlash online following its release
Brokey featured in the Sugar Honey Iced Tea album that dropped in August. The song debuted at the 15th spot on Billboard 200 and the second spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, besides amassing positive reviews from critics. However, some fans were not glad with the aforementioned track. Many found the following lyrics distasteful, as they believed that the singer was being dismissive of regular jobs as she flaunted her luxurious lifestyle:
“When a real one hold you down, bae, you supposed to drown/You ain’t never f*ck with no boss b*tch, I turned you out/You won’t catch me in no shark boots, y’all burnt ’em out/B*tches gotta wait ’til they/ birthday to go out of town/ Brokey.”
Latto then took to X to clarify that she never intended to look down upon regular salaried employees and consequently came up with the Brokey Challenge.
