Rapper GloRilla and her boyfriend, NBA player Brandon Ingram, paid tribute to early-2000s R&B and hip-hop culture for Halloween 2026 by dressing as Ciara and Bow Wow. Shared to Instagram, the two-part visual homage recreated Ciara’s 2004 debut era alongside the former music couple's 2005 music video for "Like You." While Complex and Yahoo Entertainment report that the photos and video were posted on Friday, October 30, 2026, other holiday roundups framed the debut as part of the Saturday, October 31 Halloween celebrations. The coordinated looks served as a direct response to Ciara, who dressed up as the Memphis rapper for the holiday two years prior.

Revisiting the 'Goodies' and 'Like You' Era

GloRilla’s holiday rollout began with a solo tribute referencing Ciara’s 2004 breakthrough. According to HotNewHipHop and 102.5/104.9 The Block, the rapper specifically recreated the cover of Ciara's 2004 debut album, Goodies, while broader coverage from outlets like Billboard noted the look as a nod to the recognizable 2004 Goodies-era promotional imagery.

For the solo portrait, GloRilla wore a hot pink hoodie, blue jeans, long flowing hair, and a cross necklace, pairing the wardrobe with bubblegum pink blush and matching eyeshadow and lipstick.

For the second half of the tribute, GloRilla recruited Ingram to reenact the elevator scene from Bow Wow and Ciara's 2005 collaborative music video, "Like You." In the original visual, the young stars—who dated in real life from 2004 to 2006—portrayed neighbors with romantic feelings for one another, helping propel the track to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

To capture the mid-2000s aesthetic, GloRilla and Ingram filmed inside an elevator wearing matching shimmering tiger-graphic Ed Hardy T-shirts. Sports Illustrated noted that the couple also sported complementary looks from the video, with GloRilla styling her honey-blonde hair in a side part and ponytail with a cropped graphic tee and jeans, while Ingram wore his hair braided in Bow Wow’s signature pattern alongside an oversized brown T-shirt layered over a long-sleeve beige shirt.

GloRilla pulled her Instagram caption directly from Ciara’s vocals on the track, writing, "Cause Ian never had nobody do me like youuuu."

A Mutual Pop Culture Exchange

The 2026 costumes marked the latest chapter in an ongoing public camaraderie between the two musicians. The pair first connected professionally in 2022 when GloRilla was featured on the remix of Ciara’s single "Better Thangs."

During Halloween in 2024, Ciara surprised fans by dressing as GloRilla. The singer recreated GloRilla’s viral Complex interview with host Speedy Morman, wearing oversized hoop earrings, a colorful outfit, and a "YWR" chain while lip-syncing the rapper's distinct Memphis accent and vocal cadence. GloRilla praised the impersonation at the time, writing on social media, "One thing about it CICI gone do df outta Halloween lmao I luv dis @ciara."

By stepping into Ciara's early-career wardrobe two years later, GloRilla returned the favor while integrating her own high-profile relationship into the concept.

Inside GloRilla and Brandon Ingram's Relationship

The joint costume marked the first Halloween couple's look for GloRilla and the Toronto Raptors star. According to reporting by Sports Illustrated, the two first crossed paths at a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans in November 2024. Relationship rumors began circulating a few months later when Ingram attended GloRilla’s 26th birthday celebration in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where the pair were seen leaving a club together.

The couple publicly confirmed their romance when GloRilla sat courtside at a Toronto Raptors game wearing a diamond chain featuring Ingram's jersey number "3." Although the Grammy-nominated rapper told Complex in December 2025 that they prefer to keep their relationship private, she has frequently supported Ingram courtside and shared game-day outfits on social media.

Their creative partnership may also extend to the recording booth; GloRilla stated during an appearance on V-103 that Ingram recorded a freestyle while visiting her in the studio, noting that his verse could potentially appear on a future musical project.

Pop Culture Nostalgia Dominates 2026 Costumes

GloRilla and Ingram’s throwback look was part of a wider trend of celebrity impersonations during the 2026 Halloween season. Across the entertainment industry, stars leaned heavily into recreating viral moments and iconic eras from fellow public figures.

According to Billboard, Paris Hilton paid tribute to Britney Spears for the fourth consecutive Halloween, recreating Spears' 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U" before debuting a family Beauty and the Beast theme. Meanwhile, a three-way costume exchange unfolded between Kim Kardashian, her 13-year-old daughter North West, and reality television personality Natalie Nunn.

North West dressed as Nunn—complete with a prosthetic chin and a "Baddies" necklace—prompting Nunn to dress as North West with teal hair and long black nails, while Kardashian also dressed up as her daughter. In hip-hop, Brooklyn rapper Maino dressed as Rick Ross, reenacting Ross's viral post-jail press conference from early October 2026.

How long have GloRilla and Brandon Ingram been publicly linked?

The couple first met in November 2024 at a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans and have been publicly linked since 2025. After being spotted together at GloRilla's 26th birthday in Cabo San Lucas, they confirmed their relationship when GloRilla attended a Toronto Raptors game wearing a diamond necklace featuring Ingram's jersey number "3."

Was the solo costume based on the 'Goodies' album cover or another 2004 image?

Media outlets described the specific source image slightly differently, though all agreed on the era. Complex, Yahoo Entertainment, and HotNewHipHop reported that GloRilla restaged the 2004 Goodies debut album cover, while other entertainment roundups described the pink hoodie and cross necklace combination as an homage to closely related promotional imagery from the Goodies era.

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