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'''jt25k''' is an African American [[Fizz]] producer and composer known for remixing content ranging from viral memes on Instagram and TikTok to songs created by other Fizz musicians. His most notable work, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQIaXR6OE-Q "N Word Remix]", has reached semi-legendary status in the Fizz community. He represents himself online as a photo of Pablo from [[wikipedia:The_Backyardigans|The Backyardigans]] carrying a [[wikipedia:Beretta_92|Beretta 92]], portrayed as an [[wikipedia:African_Americans|African American]].

== Origin & Discography ==
On August 17, 2025, an audio file named "nwordremix3" was uploaded to the [https://discord.com/invite/mzu7UTKuWc Fizz Discord] server, which was a Fizz remix of a meme in which a man is rapping the n-word over a disco beat. Though it was speculated to be Michael Stevens of the YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Vsauce Vsauce], the man is widely believed to be YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@reformedstoic1581 ReformedStoic]. The remix amassed 21 top emoji reactions (76 total), holding a 10-month-long record for the most top reactions on an audio file, and was uploaded to YouTube on November 7th by jt25k.

On February 6, 2026, jt25k posted a remix of the infamous AI-generated track "[https://soundcloud.com/vrigger-sc/efn EFN]". The video was immediately taken down due to violating YouTube's community guidelines.

On March 2, 2026, jt25k posted a trap remix of "Hava Nagila", a folk song frequently used on social media.

On June 16, 2026, jt25k posted a Fizz remix of "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLnynINW7_w&list=RDYLnynINW7_w&start_radio=1 Don't Cry"] by simonb.

== Style ==
jt25k's production and creative decision-making revolve around shock value, creating a layered internal conflict between the enjoyment of how the music sounds and the discomfort of what it represents. He additionally contrasts loud, aggressive production used in EDM with definitive compositional ideas inspired by 2010s music.

8 seconds into "N Word Remix", a short clip of ReformedStoic saying the first half of the n-word was chopped and arranged into a [[Tuplets|quintuplet]] rhythm, in which the second quintuplet is slightly late. This decision was later confirmed to be intentional when the same set of quintuplets appears again with the same microrhythmic displacement. Fizz musician [[Israel Strom]] commented on the remix as having ''"the most well-placed quintuplet of all time"''.

== Public Opinion ==
jt25k is regarded as one of the most prolific musicians of the Fizz community. The YouTube comment section of "N Word Remix" contains differing opinions about the music, such as "I hate that this is actually a good song" and "I no longer respect fizz music". 

"simonb remix" received substantial amounts of praise, particularly for the drop, which was seen as an innovative, hard-hitting reinterpretation of the original song.

== Identity ==
jt25k's public identity has not been disclosed.

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