It started as a joke in a cramped dorm room above a thrift store. Devon—nicknamed Steezy Grossman for the way he moved, half awkward, half effortless—was never one to let an idea die quietly. When the Harlem Shake hit the campus weeks earlier, it had become a currency: whoever could out-weird the others got attention, and attention was a kind of oxygen.
It got 47 views. Most were his mom asking, “Is this why you’re failing history?”
The Legacy of the Harlem Shake and Poop Steezy Grossman harlem shake poop steezy grossman internet archive
Search for "Harlem Shake Poop" today on the Internet Archive, and you will find decaying Flash videos of stick figures shaking their rears while rainbow typography spells out "IDK MY BFF JILL" over a loop of someone groaning. It is lowbrow. It is juvenile. It is historically vital.
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This isn't your average 2013 meme. Created by Stevin John (now famous as children's entertainer ) under the alias Steezy Grossman , this video is the ultimate "shock humor" time capsule. The Content:
The legend of the "Harlem Shake Poop" video was a campfire story for digital archaeologists. It was rumored to be the most visceral, unhinged, and grotesquely perfect iteration of the meme ever created. The legend stated that it was originally uploaded by a man known only by his handle: Steezy Grossman. Harlem Shake, Poop, Steezy Grossman, and the Internet
They scavenged costumes from the thrift store below: a sequined blazer too small for Devon, a worn astronaut helmet, a cheerleader skirt with more nostalgia than fabric. They filmed in the building's communal lounge, the camera leaning on a battered copy of Moby-Dick. Devon choreographed with exaggerated awkwardness—his signature—then, at the dramatic "drop", the scene exploded into chaos: roommates, exchange students, and two startled delivery drivers burst in, each performing a single, absurd move before freezing like statues mid-meme.