Riton X Nightcrawlers - Friday (feat. Mufasa & Hypeman) May 2026

In 2019, content creator and his friend CT Moody (Hypeman) were sitting outside a McDonald's in Virginia trying to overcome a creative slump.

The music playing in the background was a 1995 house remix by DJ MK of the classic track "Push the Feeling On" by the Scottish house project .

Riton famously stated about the duo: "They are the only people who should be allowed to use social media in 2021! They got a lot of people through 2020..." . Riton x Nightcrawlers - Friday (Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman)

Watch the story behind the viral sensation that became the global hit "Friday": Behind The Viral: Mufasa, MK & Nightcrawlers Defected Records YouTube• Dec 27, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, people were trapped indoors and stressed. Mufasa and Hypeman's video suddenly caught fire on Instagram and TikTok as a symbol of pure weekend joy. In 2019, content creator and his friend CT

On the spot, they decided to film a video of Mufasa jumping out of a moving car to dance down the street.

He sampled the original instruments, added new vocals by Samantha Harper, and officially credited Mufasa and Hypeman as featured artists on the track. They got a lot of people through 2020

The hit track was not a traditional studio creation, but a viral cultural phenomenon born from a pandemic lockdown. 🚗 The Viral Origin