The On The Radar AI trend is a 2026 wave of AI-generated vertical clips that place ordinary people, friends and even pets in a green-lit freestyle booth, rapping as if they were guests on the New York series On The Radar. It picked up after the series' official account posted a classic Fetty Wap and Monty performance of "679" on April 17, 2026. The people in these AI clips never actually stood in that booth.
Last reviewed Oct 19, 2026 · On The Radar AI editorial team
Two photos in, a 14-second vertical booth clip with sound out.
The On The Radar AI Trend at a Glance
A typical clip is short, vertical and shot as if from a fixed camera. A flat wall glows green, a round light hangs behind the performer and a microphone stands on a mount in the foreground. One person raps alone, or two people trade lines and land the last bar together. The twist is that nobody filmed it: someone uploaded a photo, and an AI video model animated that face inside a booth that looks like the famous one.
You will see the format filed under several names, including "On The Radar AI", "679 AI" and the hashtag #ontheradarai. It is a look and a format rather than one product. Plenty of apps and general-purpose video models can produce it, and our site is one independent option among them.
Timeline: From a Freestyle Series to an AI Format
Only dated facts we could trace to a source are listed. We left out view counts and other numbers that circulate online but that we could not confirm.
When
What happened
Source
June 29, 2015
Fetty Wap releases "679" featuring Remy Boyz as a single from his self-titled debut album.
AI recreations of the booth spread, with users dropping their own photos into the scene.
Visible under #ontheradarai on TikTok; we do not cite a total
The April 17 date comes from the TikTok post's own ID, which encodes its upload time. No widely accepted record shows who posted the first AI version, so we do not name anyone.
What Song Is Behind the On The Radar AI Trend?
The song tied to the trend is "679" by Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz. The single came out on June 29, 2015, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified 9× Platinum by the RIAA, according to its Wikipedia entry. The Remy Boyz credit covers Monty and P-Dice, though the album version keeps only Monty's verse, which is why the booth performance is billed as Fetty Wap and Monty.
Our template adds the matching 679 soundtrack after animating the two performers. The 679 AI video page explains the workflow.
Who Started It: On The Radar and Gabe P
On The Radar is a freestyle and interview series founded in New York by Gabe P in 2018, as reported by Dazed and in a 2022 Complex interview. In that interview he describes filming the early sessions in an empty studio while also running social media for Power 105.1. In April 2022 the series became a Friday program on that station, and its booth went on to host a long list of rising and established rappers.
So the booth, the camera style and the 679 performance all come from the real series. The AI wave is something else: fans and tool makers copying the look with generated video. The show did not create the On The Radar AI trend, and nothing on this site speaks for the show.
Is It Real or AI? How to Tell the Difference
If a booth clip shows your neighbor, your cousin or a golden retriever, it is AI. For anything less obvious, these clues help.
Clue
Real On The Radar upload
AI recreation
Who posted it
The series' own verified accounts
Anyone, often with an AI label or a tool name in the caption
The performers
Booked rappers, usually well-known names or rising artists
Everyday people, couples, friends, pets
Wall sign
The show's own branding
A blank ring, or lettering that looks slightly scrambled
Mouth and words
Lips match the real lyrics syllable by syllable
Mouth moves roughly with the rhythm but not the exact words
Hands and teeth
Natural
Occasional extra fingers, smeared teeth or blurry jewelry
Length
A full performance
Usually around ten seconds, built to loop
A clip that looks real but shows someone saying or doing something they never did should be treated as a fake, whoever posted it.
Three Ways People Make These Clips
Joining the On The Radar AI trend takes one of three routes, and they differ mostly in how much writing and editing you want to do.
A one-click template. Upload your photos and download. Ours takes two photos for one two-person booth scene; see the template page.
A general video model plus a prompt. You describe the booth yourself and control every detail. Our prompt guide has copy-ready versions.
An editing-app template. Useful for cutting, captions and adding licensed music, but it usually needs footage or a single face to start with. The CapCut comparison explains when that fits better.
Consent, Credit and Honest Labels
The On The Radar AI trend is fun because it is personal, and that is also where it can go wrong. Use photos of yourself, adults who have agreed to be animated and shared, or your own animals. Leave out children, strangers and public figures, including the artists from the original performance. Our maker asks you to confirm permission before every render, runs automated safety checks, and does not use your uploads to train AI models; the privacy policy has the details, including deletion on request.
When you post, switch on your platform's AI-content label and do not describe the clip as a real On The Radar appearance. This site runs on its own and has no affiliation with, sponsorship from or endorsement by On The Radar, Gabe P, Fetty Wap, Monty or their labels, and the booth in our clips is a generic green set without the show's sign.
Sources
Dates and chart facts on this page come from these pages.
We reopened every source link above on Oct 19, 2026.
06 · FAQ
Questions People Ask
It is a format of short vertical AI videos in which a person or pet from an uploaded photo appears to rap in a green freestyle booth modeled on the New York series On The Radar. It spread in 2026 after the series posted a classic 679 performance.
The trend is associated with 679 by Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz. Our maker adds the 679 template soundtrack after the video renders.
Gabe P founded On The Radar in New York in 2018, as reported by Dazed and Complex. In April 2022 it became a Friday show on Power 105.1. The AI trend was not started by the show; it grew out of fans recreating the booth look.
No. The performers were never in the booth. An AI model animated a still photo, which is why mouths follow the rhythm rather than exact lyrics and small glitches appear around hands and teeth. Official performances are posted by the series' own accounts.
No. On The Radar AI is an independent website. It has no affiliation with On The Radar, Gabe P, Fetty Wap, Monty or any label, and none of them endorse it. Our booth is a generic green set with no show branding.
Yes. The booth takes two photos, the first on the left and the second on the right, in any mix of people and animals. Everyone shown must be you or an adult who agreed; pets are welcome, children are not.
The clearest trigger we can document is the April 17, 2026 post of the classic 679 booth performance by On The Radar's official account, followed by fans recreating the scene with AI. We do not repeat popularity figures we could not verify.
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Where to Go From Here
Each page below tackles one question about the booth clip, and every one ends at the same maker.
