I Got 2 Phones 2 Phones By Kevin Gates

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Published August 12, 2026

I Got 2 Phones is a TikTok audio meme built on the chorus of Kevin Gates' 2015 song 2 Phones, which blew up in August 2023 when creators started stitching the drop with hard visuals like Gangster SpongeBob and Goku Drip over videos they found cringe.

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Overview

I Got 2 Phones, sometimes written I Got Two Phones, is a TikTok audio meme that pulls the chorus from Kevin Gates' 2015 single 2 Phones and drops it over a video the editor thinks deserves to be interrupted3. The gag is the cut itself, when a talking-head clip suddenly gets stitched with the Gates hook and a hard image like Gangster SpongeBob or Goku Drip fills the screen3.

The caption almost always writes the line as I GOT TWO PHONES in all caps, usually with the speaking head emoji on the end3. Stitched targets are typically women posting man-hating takes or other videos the creator finds cringey, and the format is a direct descendant of the older I'm A.I. With the Braids stitch built on The Game and Lil Wayne's A.I. With The Braids3.

Origin & Background

Platform
TikTok (viral spread)
Creator
Kevin Gates; @_liimit_ and @doggycheesenut
Date
2023

2 Phones was released by Kevin Gates on November 5th, 2015 as a single ahead of his debut album Islah, where it landed as the third track1. The song hit number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first top-20 entry, and was later certified double platinum in the US1.

The official music video, directed by Jon J, premiered on Kevin Gates' YouTube channel on January 1st, 2016 and racked up hundreds of millions of views over the following years2. Early lip-syncs and dance clips using the chorus circulated on Vine, Triller and Musical.ly through 2015 and 2016, including a resurfaced Vine of Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery dancing to the track with a friend3.

How It Spread

The sound bounced around TikTok for years before the stitch format locked in. A June 16th, 2019 upload by @danny.tommy pulled roughly 516,200 plays, and a December 8th, 2020 video by @tresnaped got about 6.8 million plays and 622,300 likes over the next three years3. Usage picked up again in April 2023 when @peestain24 posted a nonsensical CapCut template with the song that hit around 1.7 million plays3.

The recognizable trend didn't kick off until August 14th, 2023, when TikToker @_liimit_ stitched a woman complaining about men with 2 Phones and images of Dragon Ball characters, pulling roughly 1.6 million plays and 321,000 likes in a week3. On the same day, @doggycheesenut posted a version cut with SpongeBob characters that landed around 224,400 plays3. Copycat edits followed almost immediately, most of them stitching female influencers with anti-male takes or clips like I'm Processing The Most Triggering Breakup I've Had In Nine Years3.

An earlier parody worth flagging came from YouTuber Dave Farese Films, who uploaded a 2 Phones send-up on March 30th, 2016 that picked up around 133,300 views over the years3. It predates the TikTok wave but shows the chorus had comedic legs long before the stitch format found it.

How to Use This Meme

The template is a stitch. Creators typically pick a video they want to dunk on, often a talking-head clip with a hot take, then cut in mid-sentence to the 2 Phones chorus playing over a hard image like Gangster SpongeBob, Goku Drip or a Dragon Ball character3. Captions commonly write the line as I GOT TWO PHONES in all caps with the speaking head emoji3.

Frequently Asked Questions

I Got 2 Phones 2 Phones By Kevin Gates

2023audio memeclassic

Published August 12, 2026

I Got 2 Phones is a TikTok audio meme built on the chorus of Kevin Gates' 2015 song 2 Phones, which blew up in August 2023 when creators started stitching the drop with hard visuals like Gangster SpongeBob and Goku Drip over videos they found cringe.

tiktok sound trends hip hop memes bait and switch memes audio memes delayed virality memes

Overview

I Got 2 Phones, sometimes written I Got Two Phones, is a TikTok audio meme that pulls the chorus from Kevin Gates' 2015 single 2 Phones and drops it over a video the editor thinks deserves to be interrupted3. The gag is the cut itself, when a talking-head clip suddenly gets stitched with the Gates hook and a hard image like Gangster SpongeBob or Goku Drip fills the screen3.

The caption almost always writes the line as I GOT TWO PHONES in all caps, usually with the speaking head emoji on the end3. Stitched targets are typically women posting man-hating takes or other videos the creator finds cringey, and the format is a direct descendant of the older I'm A.I. With the Braids stitch built on The Game and Lil Wayne's A.I. With The Braids3.

Origin & Background

Platform
TikTok (viral spread)
Creator
Kevin Gates; @_liimit_ and @doggycheesenut
Date
2023

2 Phones was released by Kevin Gates on November 5th, 2015 as a single ahead of his debut album Islah, where it landed as the third track1. The song hit number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, his first top-20 entry, and was later certified double platinum in the US1.

The official music video, directed by Jon J, premiered on Kevin Gates' YouTube channel on January 1st, 2016 and racked up hundreds of millions of views over the following years2. Early lip-syncs and dance clips using the chorus circulated on Vine, Triller and Musical.ly through 2015 and 2016, including a resurfaced Vine of Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery dancing to the track with a friend3.

How It Spread

The sound bounced around TikTok for years before the stitch format locked in. A June 16th, 2019 upload by @danny.tommy pulled roughly 516,200 plays, and a December 8th, 2020 video by @tresnaped got about 6.8 million plays and 622,300 likes over the next three years3. Usage picked up again in April 2023 when @peestain24 posted a nonsensical CapCut template with the song that hit around 1.7 million plays3.

The recognizable trend didn't kick off until August 14th, 2023, when TikToker @_liimit_ stitched a woman complaining about men with 2 Phones and images of Dragon Ball characters, pulling roughly 1.6 million plays and 321,000 likes in a week3. On the same day, @doggycheesenut posted a version cut with SpongeBob characters that landed around 224,400 plays3. Copycat edits followed almost immediately, most of them stitching female influencers with anti-male takes or clips like I'm Processing The Most Triggering Breakup I've Had In Nine Years3.

An earlier parody worth flagging came from YouTuber Dave Farese Films, who uploaded a 2 Phones send-up on March 30th, 2016 that picked up around 133,300 views over the years3. It predates the TikTok wave but shows the chorus had comedic legs long before the stitch format found it.

How to Use This Meme

The template is a stitch. Creators typically pick a video they want to dunk on, often a talking-head clip with a hot take, then cut in mid-sentence to the 2 Phones chorus playing over a hard image like Gangster SpongeBob, Goku Drip or a Dragon Ball character3. Captions commonly write the line as I GOT TWO PHONES in all caps with the speaking head emoji3.

Frequently Asked Questions