The boombox rap AI trend creates a street rap video from two photos: you move toward the camera rapping with expressive hand gestures, a friend behind you holds a silver boombox on one shoulder. The style matches the Connor Price and Nic D "Slide" music video. Two clear photos work best, or use one for a solo version.
Also called Boombox rap trend · Slide boombox trend · Boombox walk trend · Street rap duo
Example
What the Boombox Rap video looks like
Here's the original reel that kicked off this trend. Your video will be a fresh clip generated from your photo in this style, not a duplicate of these frames. Each generation produces unique results.
Original reel by @iamnicd, 15 s
The initial reel, posted 3 January 2026 by Nic D: he raps along a brick street with Connor Price behind him holding the boombox. Your version places you and a friend in a fresh street scene.
An AI take posted 17 October 2026: an AI iguana raps along the brick street with an AI-generated companion holding the boombox. The Pet version features your pet up front with you carrying the boombox behind.
Everything happens in your browser. No editing software needed, no prompt writing, no watermark.
Add the two photos
Click "Create your own" and upload you as the rapper (front position), then your friend for the boombox role. Upload in this sequence, as order determines position in the final scene. Capture fresh photos or select from your library.
Press Generate
The button displays the credit cost. Wan 3.0 creates a 10-second video directly from your photos and includes Slide. No prompt required.
Download or share
Your video arrives in minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share from your device, or access it later in your Library.
Which photo works best?
You'll need two photos: the rapper goes first, the friend holding the boombox second. Order matters: photo 1 is always in front. Pet uses two photos, with your pet in front.
Show from the waist or knees upward, with a clear, well-lit face. The AI preserves your face, hair and clothing, so dress how you want to appear. A hoodie or denim jacket works well for this style.
Face the camera or turn slightly to one side. Skip sunglasses and keep hair away from your eyes.
Just one person in each photo. Group shots confuse the AI and it might choose someone else.
Flying solo? Choose the "Just you" version: you upload one photo, and a fictional friend in shades handles the boombox.
Want your pet as the rapper? Choose the "Pet" version. Photo 1 is your pet in front, whole body and face clear. Photo 2 is you behind with the boombox.
Only upload your own photos or pictures of adult friends who gave permission. No celebrities or strangers.
Where did the Boombox Rap trend start?
The footage originates from "Slide" by Connor Price and Nic D, collaborators who create numerous songs together and shoot most as single-take walking clips. They dropped the song 3 January 2026 with a YouTube video: the pair move down a quiet street beside red-brick walls, one raps at the camera with rapid hand gestures, the other follows carrying a silver boombox on his shoulder. Nic D shared the walk on TikTok that same day, the initial reel of this footage (367,100 views by 17 October 2026). Connor Price shared his perspective a day after, rapping front while Nic D handles the boombox (189,000 views). Searches include "Slide Connor Price" or "Nic D Slide".
October 2026 brought the walk to AI templates. Starting 15 October an AI video platform advertised a two-photo template on TikTok, and an AI template directory added it as the Connor Price Slide dance. The footage topping this page is Nic D's original reel. On 17 October an AI creator shared an animal take: an AI iguana raps front while an AI-generated companion handles the boombox, inspiring our Pet version. Your video generates from zero: no actual footage and no real artist likeness.
Connor Price and Nic D drop "Slide" with a music video: one raps along a brick street, the other holds a boombox on his shoulder. It reaches 1.7 million YouTube views by 16 October 2026. YouTube
Nic D shares the boombox walk on TikTok, the first reel of this footage: 367,100 views and 26,300 likes by 17 October 2026. TikTok
Connor Price shares his perspective, rapping front with Nic D handling the boombox: 189,000 views by 17 October 2026. TikTok
Connor Price acknowledges fans for bringing "Slide" into Spotify's Top 10 debut chart. TikTok
An AI video platform launches TikTok ads for a two-photo boombox rap template (15 ads by 16 October), and an AI template directory adds this scene.
An AI creator shares an animal take on the walk: an AI iguana raps front with an AI-generated companion holding the boombox (12,500 views by 21 October 2026). TikTok
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The Boombox Rap prompts
Skip this section: the one-tap workflow handles it automatically. [Image 1] and [Image 2] represent your photos, ordered as you upload them: the video model references them and creates the scene directly, skipping the photo step.
With a friend
2 photos: you, the rapper (in front) + your friend with the boomboxSeedance 2.5 Video Edit15 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt
Edit [Video 1]. Replace only the explicitly mapped source subjects in place:
[Image 1] replaces the bearded performer in the red cap; photo slot: You, the rapper (in front), in every shot where that subject appears.
[Image 2] replaces the separate performer in the blue cap and white top; photo slot: Your friend with the boombox, in every shot where that subject appears.
[Image 1]: Copy the uploaded person's face, facial structure, eyes, skin tone, age, hair and facial hair or absence of facial hair. Remove source facial hair or hairstyles that the upload does not have. Keep identity consistent across every shot. Keep the source outfit unless the selected variant explicitly changes it or requires a body/species change.
[Image 2]: Copy the uploaded person's face, facial structure, eyes, skin tone, age, hair and facial hair or absence of facial hair. Remove source facial hair or hairstyles that the upload does not have. Keep identity consistent across every shot. Keep the source outfit unless the selected variant explicitly changes it or requires a body/species change.
Selected variant: With a friend / main. Apply only the requested cast, wardrobe, setting or effect changes for this variant; preserve the source action and shot timing instead of inventing a new scene sequence.
Use the complete preview as the source for the Boombox Rap / With a friend variant. Preserve its actual action, effect progression, camera moves, shot sequence, physical interactions and mouth/jaw timing. Photo-role labels determine the intended identity assignment; never assign uploaded faces to unrelated background people or props.
Track each source subject through front, profile, back and occluded views. Keep all non-target subjects unchanged. Never duplicate an uploaded identity, merge subjects, swap their roles or transfer an identity to a prop or background subject.
Preserve the complete source video from its first frame to its last: source duration, frame order, every shot boundary, playback speed, camera movement, framing, lighting and original performance; keep background/props unless the selected variant explicitly changes them. Preserve each subject's original head, gaze, body, hand/paw gestures, expression, mouth and jaw opening/closing and their exact source timing. Do not create a new dance, scene, shot list, dialogue or lyrics. Do not add, remove, reorder, shorten, extend or retime shots or actions.
Produce silent video. The matching unmodified original soundtrack is restored separately after this edit. Do not generate speech, singing or music. Do not add new captions, subtitles, logos or a watermark.
1 photo: you, the rapperSeedance 2.5 Video Edit15 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt
Edit [Video 1]. Replace only the explicitly mapped source subjects in place:
[Image 1] replaces the bearded performer in the red cap; photo slot: You, the rapper, in every shot where that subject appears.
[Image 1]: Copy the uploaded person's face, facial structure, eyes, skin tone, age, hair and facial hair or absence of facial hair. Remove source facial hair or hairstyles that the upload does not have. Keep identity consistent across every shot. Keep the source outfit unless the selected variant explicitly changes it or requires a body/species change.
Selected variant: Just you / solo. Apply only the requested cast, wardrobe, setting or effect changes for this variant; preserve the source action and shot timing instead of inventing a new scene sequence.
Use the complete preview as the source for the Boombox Rap / Just you variant. Preserve its actual action, effect progression, camera moves, shot sequence, physical interactions and mouth/jaw timing. Photo-role labels determine the intended identity assignment; never assign uploaded faces to unrelated background people or props.
Track each source subject through front, profile, back and occluded views. Keep all non-target subjects unchanged. Never duplicate an uploaded identity, merge subjects, swap their roles or transfer an identity to a prop or background subject.
Preserve the complete source video from its first frame to its last: source duration, frame order, every shot boundary, playback speed, camera movement, framing, lighting and original performance; keep background/props unless the selected variant explicitly changes them. Preserve each subject's original head, gaze, body, hand/paw gestures, expression, mouth and jaw opening/closing and their exact source timing. Do not create a new dance, scene, shot list, dialogue or lyrics. Do not add, remove, reorder, shorten, extend or retime shots or actions.
Produce silent video. The matching unmodified original soundtrack is restored separately after this edit. Do not generate speech, singing or music. Do not add new captions, subtitles, logos or a watermark.
2 photos: your pet, the rapper in front + you, with the boomboxSeedance 2.515 s · 720p · 9:16228 credits
Video prompt
Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same brick street, walk, gestures and boombox. The ONLY changes: the animal rapping in front is now the pet in [Image 1], and the person behind with the boombox is now the person in [Image 2].
The rapper is the animal in [Image 1], in every frame: the same species, face, ears, eyes, fur colors and markings, upright on its hind legs. The friend is the person in [Image 2]: the same face, hair and clothes, carrying the silver boombox on the far shoulder.
Exactly one animal and one person. No text, no logos, no watermark.
You pay in credits. The Generate button shows this price before you spend anything. These are the options on this page.
Option
Model
What you get
Credits
With a friend
Seedance 2.5 Video Edit
15 s · 720p · 9:16
126
Just you
Seedance 2.5 Video Edit
15 s · 720p · 9:16
126
Pet
Seedance 2.5
15 s · 720p · 9:16
228
One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.
What happens in the boombox rap AI video?
Seconds
What you see
0-3
You approach the camera down a quiet brick street, rapping directly at the lens and pointing forward, bouncing with each step
3-6
Still approaching, you turn an imaginary steering wheel, tap your temple with one finger and form binoculars with both hands
6-8
You lean close with a playful smile for the punchline, as your friend raises the boombox slightly and laughs
8-10
You cover your face from imaginary flashing cameras, lower your hand with a wide smile, and both of you nod coolly at the camera
Your friend stays half a step back throughout, boombox on the far shoulder, nodding to the rhythm like a hype man. The video is vertical (9:16), 10 seconds, featuring an original beat and English rap. The street, red-brick building and boombox appear consistent across generations; your faces and clothing match your photos.
In the Pet version roles reverse: your pet walks upright front performing the rap and gestures with front paws, keeping its fur with no clothing, while you follow half a step back holding the boombox on your shoulder, laughing and pointing at your pet at the finish.
How does Smew AI make the boombox rap video?
The video is made directly from your photos with Wan 3.0, so both faces match the photos closely. The actual Slide video features two real artists, so we never duplicate their footage or likenesses. No creator has published a prompt for this trend either, so we created our own: it details the street, the walk, each gesture by the second and the boombox-on-shoulder position, while keeping both faces prominent in frame.
Wan 3.0 includes "Slide" by Connor Price and Nic D in the clip. The song belongs to its owners.
The create page displays the exact price on the Generate button before any charge. Failed runs refund credits.
What goes wrong in a boombox rap video, and how do you fix it?
What goes wrong
What to do
The two of you swap places
Verify photo sequence: photo 1 raps in front. Generate again
The boombox covers your friend's face
The prompt positions it beside the head. Generate again if it shifts forward
The rap words sound made up
AI rap lyrics can sound strange. Mute and add a song when posting
A third person walks into the street
The prompt specifies two people. A second generation typically resolves this
Hands look odd during the binoculars move
Common with rapid hand gestures. A sharp photo and second generation help
Your pet looks less like itself or gets human hands (Pet)
Submit a sharp photo showing the complete pet in good light, and generate again
How do you post your boombox rap video?
Share it as a humorous music video, not actual footage: the appeal is seeing you and your friend styled like a rap duo on a music video set.
Caption ideas: "Dropping our first single", "He only came to carry the boombox", "Tour starts Monday".
Hashtags: #boombox (96,371 TikTok videos on 17 October 2026), #rapduo (5,804), #airap (5,557) and #boomboxtrend (308).
Keep TikTok's AI label on. It's an AI video, and transparency matters.
Tag the friend from photo 2. They'll probably want to create their own with you as hype man.
FAQ
Boombox Rap trend questions
What is the boombox rap AI trend?+
It's an AI video trend from October 2026: two photos transform into a street rap video resembling a music video. You approach the camera rapping with bold hand gestures, while your friend follows behind holding a boombox on one shoulder. People also know it as the boombox rap trend, the Slide boombox trend or the boombox walk trend.
What song is in the boombox rap trend?+
The original footage features "Slide" by Connor Price & Nic D, released 3 January 2026. If you encountered "hit 'em with a fus ro dah" in a boombox video and searched for the fus ro dah song (or fus roh dah song), that's it: the lyric references the shout from Skyrim. Wan 3.0 plays "Slide" by Connor Price and Nic D from the boombox. The song belongs to its owners.
Is this the Connor Price Slide video?+
It matches the concept, not the original footage. The actual Connor Price Slide video from 3 January 2026 features the two artists, and the footage topping this page is Nic D's TikTok reel of it. Your video never includes that footage or their likenesses: it's a fresh street scene with you and your friend. Some platforms label this template the Connor Price Slide trend, and searches include Connor Price Slide AI or Connor Price AI version: this page creates it. Smew AI has no affiliation with the artists.
Who are Connor Price and Nic D?+
Two artists who drop numerous collaborative songs, including Slide, Scoop and Too Easy in early 2026, each with a brief walking video they share on TikTok. Connor Price announced in January 2026 that Slide hit Spotify's Top 10 debut chart. Searches include Slide Connor Price Nic D or Nic D Slide.
Is this an AI rap video generator?+
Yes, for this specific scene. If you searched for an AI rap video generator or an AI rap video with friends, this page delivers: upload photos of two people and AI creates you rapping down the street with your friend on boombox duty, styled like a rap duo AI music video. This AI rap trend is one of many: check out the Hotel Lobby duo in an orange studio and the Fergie Baby swagger walk as well.
Can I make the boombox rap video alone?+
Yes. Select the "Just you" version and upload one photo: you rap front, and an AI-generated companion in a denim jacket and sunglasses follows with the boombox. The two-photo version matches the trend more accurately.
Can my dog be the rapper in the boombox rap video?+
Select Pet. It uses two photos and puts your pet in front, with you carrying the boombox. With a friend and Just you stay the people versions.
Is this the AI dog rapping meme?+
It's a fresh interpretation. Rapping dog videos are a long-standing meme, and many now search for a dog rapping AI video or a dog rapper of their own. The Pet version produces a dog rapping video in boombox rap style: a brief music video with your dog front and you with the boombox, generated as an AI video of you and your pet. For this scene it functions as an AI pet video generator: upload your photos and hit Generate.
Does the friend have to be a man with a boombox on the shoulder?+
No. The original reel shows a man holding it, but any adult friend works: the AI preserves the face, hair and outfit from photo 2 and positions the boombox on their shoulder. Submit photos of adults with permission.
What is the prompt for the boombox rap AI video?+
No creator has published one: the trend stems from an actual music video and an app template revealing no prompt. Ours is integrated. It specifies the brick street, the walk, each rap gesture by the second and the boombox, and excludes logos, brands and additional people.
Does it cost credits?+
Yes. The create page displays the exact price on the Generate button before any charge, and failed runs refund credits.
Are my photos private?+
Yes. Smew AI never publishes your photos or the output anywhere or displays them to other users. The output saves to your private Library, and you can remove it there anytime.
