| Cover | Kevin Gates - Thinking with My Dick.jpg |
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| Artist | Kevin Gates featuring Juicy J |
| Album | Stranger than Fiction and Khaza |
| Released |
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| Recorded | 2013 |
| Length | 2:45 |
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| Writer |
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| Producer | Arthur McArthur |
| Chronology | Kevin Gates |
| Prev year | 2021 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Next year | 2022 |
"Thinking with My Dick" is a song by American rapper Kevin Gates from his tenth mixtape Stranger than Fiction (2013). It features American rapper Juicy J and was produced by Arthur McArthur. In March 2022, the song gained newfound popularity due to widespread use on the video-sharing app TikTok.
Composition and critical reception
David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote, "jump right to the hedonistic 'Thinking with My D**k,' where the worlds of Pimp C and cloud rap collide, creating quite the druggy, strip-club spectacle."[1] Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound regarded the song as misogynist, writing that it provides "a look back at Gates' vice-laden adolescence".[2]
TikTok use
On March 1, 2022, at a Mardi Gras celebration in Lafayette, Louisiana, local man John E. Weatherall III took a video of another man, Steven Barbosa, dancing and rapping to the song while holding an American flag cup, with a woman in the background clapping. The video was posted on TikTok and immediately went viral; the song became significantly used in many videos on TikTok.[3] In March 2022, the song was re-released as a single and peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Gates added the song to his album Khaza (2022), increasing sales.[5]
At a concert at the Cajundome around May 2022, Gates brought Barbosa with him onstage during his performance of the song.[6]
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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References
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Stranger Than Fiction - Kevin Gates". Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Staples, Derek (July 30, 2013). "Album Review: Kevin Gates – Stranger Than Fiction". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Schroeder, Audra (March 11, 2022). "‘I’ve watched this 100 times’: The origin of that viral ‘Thinking with My D**k’ TikTok". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Grant, Shawn. "Kevin Gates Single From 9 Years Ago Hits Billboard Hot 100 For the First Time Thanks to TikTok". Retrieved March 24, 2013. – via The Source
- ^ "Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2022". XXL. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Cowen, Trace William (May 2, 2022). "Kevin Gates Surprises Crowd by Bringing Out Viral “Thinking With My Dick” Fan at Louisiana Show". Complex. Retrieved December 16, 2022.