Dubstep Meets Cartoons in Hairitage’s New Track “Lemons”

Hairitage isn’t just dropping bass—he’s dropping childhood memories straight into the mosh pit.

With his new single “Lemons,” the dubstep bruiser conjures a chaotic fusion of millennial nostalgia and modern bass brutality. Built around a sample from SpongeBob SquarePants’ hilariously obscure supervillain group, E.V.I.L. (Every Villain Is Lemons), it’s a track that doesn’t just lean into absurdity—it weaponizes it.

In less creative hands, a concept like this could easily fall flat, relying too heavily on the meme and not enough on the music. But Hairitage has never been one to phone it in. His production is as sharp as ever, dialing in that signature blend of metallic mayhem and low-end filth with the finesse of someone who knows their audience has heard a million breakdowns—and still finds a way to make the next one hit like a Krabby Patty to the face.

From the first brassy stabs, “Lemons” is already cheekily off its rocker, sounding like SpongeBob’s Bubble Bowl band stumbled into a bass arena and decided to blow the roof off. Then comes the drop—screeching, pulverizing, and impossible to ignore. If this track were an episode, it’d be the one where Squidward finally snaps and suplexes his clarinet. It’s unhinged in the best possible way.

It’s easy to dismiss sample-driven tracks as novelty, but “Lemons” taps into something deeper. It speaks to a generation raised on Nickelodeon and now stomping through rail-heavy sets, where irony and sincerity collide. It’s the EDM equivalent of wearing a SpongeBob hoodie to a warehouse rave—and somehow pulling it off.

Hairitage has never been shy about blending humor and heaviness, and “Lemons” might be his most fully realized vision of that ethos yet. It’s a certified banger, but also a reminder: bass music doesn’t have to be so serious. Sometimes, the heaviest drops come from the silliest places.

And sometimes, the villain really is lemons.