You Mad Bro?, or simply "You Mad?" is an internet meme that has been around for quite a while now. It is commonly used in discussion forums to point out if someone becomes angry during exchanges of arguments. Some even use "U MAD" to bait others into more conflict inside these discussion boards. Just by looking into its provocative nature, one could instantly understand that it's a great tool for luring others into instant verbal fights.
If you are a fan of hip hop music, you would know that "You Mad" is commonly used during freestyle clashes by rappers with the primary intention of breaking their opponent's concentration. "You Mad" is used as a strategy to win over the crowd as well. It is also common that rappers add something after "You Mad" to strengthen its impact on both crowd and opponent.
In November 2003, rapper Cam'Ron was invited to the Bill O'Reilly Show. During the course of the interview, Cam'Ron was quoted saying "You mad, you mad" to Bill while pointing at him and that's all it needed for this internet meme to start spreading like containable wildfire.
The spread of the internet meme "You mad" sometimes "You mad, bro?" made it into the Urban Dictionary in 2005. In 2007, countless U Mad pictures appeared in a discussion forum for body builders.
Facebook has always been an important ground for internet meme fans for sharing and discussion. As of September of 2012, a popular "You Mad Bro?" fan page has already received 398,000 likes. Several other fan pages exist as well and the numbers of their followers are growing really fast.
Some popular images for this funny internet meme include the Cam'Ron photo at the Bill O'Reilly Show, the 80's Will Smith image, the Oprah moving photo, and some images of President Barack Obama.
Tee shirts have been a widely used medium for putting internet meme in prints. The same holds true with U Mad Bro. Several shirt printing and novelty item companies have released their own versions of You Mad Bro. There are even tee shirts which answer back to this popular phrase with phrases like "I Ain't Even Mad, Bro".
