# M to the B
**M to the B** is the common name of "Millie B (Soph Aspin Send)", a diss track, or "send", released by BGMedia on December 4, 2016 and aimed at [Blackpool](https://www.edgepedia.org/blackpool) grime artist Sophie Aspin.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b) • [2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b) The title spells out the stage name of the rapper Millie B, who recorded it in the mid-2010s Blackpool grime scene.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b) • [5](https://thetab.com/2020/08/27/its-m-to-the-b-tiktok-uk-root-146336) In August 2020, a lip-sync video by TikTok creator [Bella Poarch](https://www.edgepedia.org/bella-poarch) using the track gathered over 10.5 million likes in six days and became one of the platform's most-liked videos, driving more than 7 million TikToks and pushing the song to number one on Spotify's UK viral chart and number five on the global viral chart.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b) • [6](https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/news/entertainment-arts-54434890) • [7](https://www.vice.com/en/article/millie-b-m-to-the-b-tiktok-song/) It was re-released as a single titled "M to the B" on September 18, 2020 by B1 Records Limited under the Sony Music UK umbrella.[3](https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-to-the-b-single/1531920354) • [8](https://themusic.com.au/features/the-cooked-history-of-m-to-the-b-uk-grime-diss-turned-tiktok-meme/PBeCLlFQU1I/06-10-20)
The phrase "M to the B" spells out the rapper's stage name, and the track became an international phenomenon in August 2020 when TikTok creator Bella Poarch lip-synced to it in what became one of the platform's most-liked videos[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | "Millie B (Soph Aspin Send)", released by BGMedia on December 4, 2016[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b) |
| Subject | A diss track, or "send", aimed at Blackpool grime artist Sophie Aspin[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b) |
| TikTok breakout | Bella Poarch's lip-sync video of August 17, 2020 passed 10.5 million likes in six days[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b) |
| Chart result | Number one on Spotify's UK viral chart and number five on the global viral chart in 2020; used in almost 7 million TikToks that year[7](https://www.vice.com/en/article/millie-b-m-to-the-b-tiktok-song/) |
| Commercial release | Re-released as a single on September 18, 2020 by B1 Records Limited, a company of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited / ARTSOUNDS[3](https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-to-the-b-single/1531920354) |
| Streaming total | About 53.7 million Spotify plays for the main version as reported on Spotify[4](https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/1meosvrJFk4xXo1HwUIasC) |
## Origins in the Blackpool grime scene
The song grew out of the mid-2010s Blackpool grime scene, in which a group of young rappers on the [Lancashire](https://www.edgepedia.org/lancashire) coast built careers on low-budget YouTube videos and personal rivalries. The YouTube channel BGMedia (also called Blackpool Grime Media) posted clips of up-and-coming local talent, and its roster, which included Little T and Afghan Dan, routinely "sent for" other rappers, the grime term for directing a track at a named opponent[5](https://thetab.com/2020/08/27/its-m-to-the-b-tiktok-uk-root-146336).
[Millie Bracewell](https://www.edgepedia.org/millie-b-british-rapper) joined the scene at age 16 after years of watching BGMedia. She has described the recording as quick and casual: "I wrote the lyrics down one day, and recorded it the next"[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b). BGMedia released "Millie B (Soph Aspin Send)" on December 4, 2016, and the video drew more than 6.9 million views over the following four years[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b).
**A real feud, briefly.** The lyrics insult Aspin's appearance, her reputation in Blackpool, and her rapping ability. Bracewell has said there was no genuine personal conflict: "There was no actual beef with me and Sophie, we didn't know each other"[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b). Aspin answered with her own track, recorded in a Lidl supermarket with Little T, warning "I'm gonna burn you up, put your ashes in a zoot"[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b). The exchange continued into 2017, and in 2018 the two former rivals recorded a joint reply to Little T called "About That"[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b). The video itself was filmed around Blackpool, with scenes at a local KFC and a Lidl; Bracewell later joked that she did not choose the location and would not have picked KFC[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b).
## The 2020 TikTok virality
Audio from the 2016 video began appearing on TikTok in mid-2020, at first used to mock British women's makeup[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b). The breakthrough came on August 17, 2020, when the Filipino-American influencer Bella Poarch posted a close-up lip-sync video using the sound, pulling a series of facial expressions before the bassline drops[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b). The clip gathered over 10.5 million likes in six days and became TikTok's most-liked video[6](https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/news/entertainment-arts-54434890). Copycats and parodies followed quickly, including a deepfake of [Vladimir Putin](https://www.edgepedia.org/vladimir-putin) mimicking Poarch's video[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b).
Only about 13 seconds of the track, typically the closing section, were used on the platform[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b). More than 7 million TikTok videos were created with the audio, and the song reached number one on Spotify's UK viral chart and number five on the global viral chart[7](https://www.vice.com/en/article/millie-b-m-to-the-b-tiktok-song/). A music psychologist asked to explain its appeal, Dr. Kelly Jakubowski of Durham University, pointed to the rhythm and repetition of the hook "M to the B, M to the B" as drivers of earworminess, especially in a song with no sung melody[7](https://www.vice.com/en/article/millie-b-m-to-the-b-tiktok-song/).
## Aftermath
The virality gave both participants a second career. Millie B re-released the song as a single titled "M to the B" on September 18, 2020, signed to B1 Records Limited under the Sony Music UK umbrella, and uploaded a new video incorporating TikTok clips[3](https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-to-the-b-single/1531920354) • [8](https://themusic.com.au/features/the-cooked-history-of-m-to-the-b-uk-grime-diss-turned-tiktok-meme/PBeCLlFQU1I/06-10-20). She and Aspin each gained more than a million followers during the trend, reentering popular culture as adults[9](https://uat2.dazeddigital.com/music/article/52893/1/bella-poarch-can-wear-the-tiktok-pop-star-badge-with-pride). Aspin publicly reminded TikTok users that the song is about her, telling them "It's not fucking about a B. It's about me!"[10](https://www.capitalfm.com/internet/m-to-the-b-song-tiktok/).
The song has also carried a cultural weight Bracewell did not intend. On TikTok it became the most popular soundtrack for "chav" makeup tutorials, a stereotype defined as a young person characterized by brash and loutish behavior with connotations of low social status; Bracewell discussed the track's association with "chav" culture in a 2020 interview[2](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b) • [11](https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/49858/1/the-british-chav-stereotype-is-making-a-comeback-on-tiktok). Later offshoots include a "TikTok Classics Version" released in 2022 on an album of viral TikTok songs re-recorded by the Babelsberg Film Orchestra of Germany[4](https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/1meosvrJFk4xXo1HwUIasC).
## References
1. [M to the B, Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/m-to-the-b)
2. [Millie B on the diss track that took TikTok by storm, Dazed](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51292/1/millie-b-on-the-diss-track-that-took-tiktok-by-storm-m-to-the-b)
3. [M to the B - Single, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-to-the-b-single/1531920354)
4. [M to the B, Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/1meosvrJFk4xXo1HwUIasC)
5. ['It's M to the B' audio: Where did the viral TikTok earworm come from?, The Tab](https://thetab.com/2020/08/27/its-m-to-the-b-tiktok-uk-root-146336)
6. [M to the B - the Blackpool grime MC behind TikTok's most popular video, BBC News](https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/news/entertainment-arts-54434890)
7. [Mapping the Journey of a 'TikTok Song', VICE](https://www.vice.com/en/article/millie-b-m-to-the-b-tiktok-song/)
8. [The (cooked) history of M to the B: UK grime diss turned TikTok meme, The Music](https://themusic.com.au/features/the-cooked-history-of-m-to-the-b-uk-grime-diss-turned-tiktok-meme/PBeCLlFQU1I/06-10-20)
9. [Bella Poarch can wear the 'TikTok pop star' badge with pride, Dazed](https://uat2.dazeddigital.com/music/article/52893/1/bella-poarch-can-wear-the-tiktok-pop-star-badge-with-pride)
10. [Here's the real story behind TikTok's "M to the B" song, Capital](https://www.capitalfm.com/internet/m-to-the-b-song-tiktok/)
11. [The British 'chav' stereotype is making a comeback on TikTok, Dazed](https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/49858/1/the-british-chav-stereotype-is-making-a-comeback-on-tiktok)
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