The true story behind the Mia Khalifa diss song: Everything to know

The “hit or miss” meme has been synonymous with social media platform TikTok ever since it went viral back in 2018. But what’s the actual origin of the song? Here’s everything you need to know about the viral diss song.

Mia Khalifa’s rise to fame

For those unfamiliar with Mia Khalifa, the Lebanese-American internet celebrity rose to fame during her time as a pornographic film actress. She started working in the adult film industry in 2014, and by the end of the year she was the most searched-for actress on Pornhub.

One of the videos that gained notoriety involved Khalifa wearing a hijab during sex acts. This led to some controversy in the Middle East – to the extent that the performer actually received death threats. The kerfuffle naturally brought more attention to her and searches for Khalifa increased by five times.

After three months of working as an adult film actress, Khalifa decided to call it quits due to the increasing number of death threats. She has since transitioned into webcam and OnlyFans work, sports commentary, modeling, and influencer projects while building her own brand called Sheytan World. Reports place her follower counts above ten million across platforms and net worth estimates in the millions by the mid-2020s.

iLOVEFRiDAY beef with Mia Khalifa

iLOVEFRiDAY are an Atlanta-based duo comprised of rappers Smoke Hijabi and Xeno Carr. They released a music video for their song “Hate Me”, which featured Smoke Hijabi wearing a hijab and smoking a blunt. A screenshot of a fake tweet, which was believed to be from Mia Khalifa, was posted on Instagram.

Said screenshot criticized Smoke Hijabi’s use of a hijab while smoking a blunt. “She’s so disrespectful to all Muslim women and gives us a bad image.”

Smoke Hijabi took offense to the apparent hypocrisy of Mia Khalifa criticizing her after performing in an adult video while also wearing a hijab. This led to the group releasing a diss song titled “Mia Khalifa” in which the duo ridiculed the actress extensively. The track was self-released on February 12, 2018.

The TikTok meme

A meme involving the song was popularized by a user named Nyannyancosplay, who posted a clip on TikTok. The clip became viral and led to a viral trend in which users go to public spaces to perform the #hitormisschallenge, in which they shout out lyrics from the song “Mia Khalifa” in order to elicit a response from other people familiar with the trend.

Song streaming and cultural persistence

The track has sustained massive long-term plays and views, showing meme songs can have enduring commercial impact. Over 140 million Spotify streams have been reported on the track page. YouTube official video views sit in the hundreds of millions as of recent crawls. Ongoing references continue to surface in 2024-2025 social media content, keeping the audio alive years after the initial wave.

Mia Khalifa’s public response to the track

Mia Khalifa has commented on the song in interviews, providing a direct perspective missing from early coverage. She addressed the track in Anthony Padilla’s “I spent a day with Mia Khalifa” video. That visibility has continued alongside her broader commentary on career choices and the early controversies that shaped public perception.

iLOVEFRiDAY after the meme

The duo’s trajectory after 2018 includes a clear endpoint. Group activities ended around 2023. Members shifted focus to solo music and other pursuits once the shared project wrapped. The split closed the chapter that began with the viral diss track.

The meme originator: Nyannyancosplay

The original TikTok video creator is named but receives minimal detail in most retellings. Nyannyancosplay posted the viral lip-sync clip in 2018. The video helped launch associated online presence and gave the challenge its recognizable format of public lyric performances.

Aftermath

The popularization of the song “Mia Khalifa” via TikTok has been one of the most interesting examples of musical artists gaining a fan base because of meme culture. iLOVEFRiDAY activities largely ended around 2023. The song maintains high streaming numbers and periodic social media revivals. The meme-to-virality model is part of the broader TikTok music story rather than a direct precedent for specific artists.

So while the whole beef between iLOVEFRiDAY and Mia Khalifa started because of a misunderstanding, its lasting effects can be seen today as many artists can now benefit from the viability of TikTok and other video social media as viral marketing platforms.