The 'Yo Dawg' meme, also known as 'Xzibit Yo Dawg,' originated in 2007 from the MTV show Pimp My Ride. It features a photo of host Xzibit laughing, typically accompanied by text that follows a repetitive and recursive structure: 'Yo dawg, I heard you like [X], so I put a [X] in your [Y] so you can [X] while you [X].' The joke mocks the show’s tendency to install redundant or absurd accessories into cars. What started on 4chan quickly became a staple of early internet culture, symbolizing the peak of 'meta' humor and recursion.