Johnniqua Charles is a 27-year-old social media personality from Dillon, South Carolina. She is best known as the woman in the “Lose Yo Job” video which was shared widely on social media in early June 2020. In the video, Charles is questioning a security guard about why he was detaining her. During this questioning, she began to sing and dance, that would soon inspire many remixes. ^{[6] [7]}

“Why are you detaining me?

You about to lose yo job,” Charles says in the viral video.

She then begins singing and dancing.

“You about to lose yo job.

You about to lose yo job.

Get this dance!

You about to lose yo job ‘cause you are detaining me for nothing.”

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The video spread even further online after several DJs created remixes that went viral. The most popular one is by DJ Suede the Remix God and iMarkkeyz, who also remixed Cardi B’s coronavirus video in March 2020. ^[1]

The video was initially posted on Facebook by the guard, Julius Locklear, on February 5, 2020. He posted: ^[12]

“Okay IM NOT POSTING THIS TO BE FUNNY TOWARDS THIS SUBJECT!!!!”.

“I’m posting it cause that rap was lit like I wish I could put a beat to it lol.”

Locklear told Buzzfeed News that the incident occurred at Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club in Dillon on February 5, 2020. Locklear's colleague filmed the incident because his body camera wasn't working. He said he detained Charles for trespassing after he twice asked her to leave the club. Charles said she had been trying to get into the club after it closed because she accidentally left her purse inside. ^[1]

Charles is from Dillon, South Carolina.

She was homeless and battling addiction when the video was taken. In a feature with Buzzfeed News, she stated that the video has changed her life. A GoFundMe for Charles, created by her sister, has already raised over $50,000 for her, which will go towards addiction treatment and child care. ^[1]