"Speed Me Up" is a song by American rappers Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Yachty, and Sueco the Child.
The song was praised for its "catchy" chorus and "surprisingly chill groove", as well as its accompanying pixel art-based music video.
[3][4] Khalifa and Lil Yachty include lyrical references to Sonic franchise characters Tails and Knuckles in their verses.
[5] Ty Dolla Sign also mentions a few notable personalities in the song, including National Basketball Association (NBA) star LeBron James and American rappers Nipsey Hussle and Tay-K.[6] All four singers performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with Ty Dolla Sign switching the lyrics in the original song that mention LeBron James to instead mention another NBA star, Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash two days after the song's release.
[5] "Speed Me Up" received more than 15 million streams and 1.8 billion views overall as part of a TikTok challenge that promoted the song.