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James Charles x Kevin Gates "Hard For" Edits refers to a TikTok trend in which still images of influencer James Charles are paired with a portion of the song "Hard For" by Kevin Gates where he sings, "You the only one that my dick could get hard for, I'm confused, what the fuck you want my heart for?" The trend was popularized in late March 2025, with James Charles acknowledging it shortly after it started. As it continued to go viral, versions of the trend using images of Shane Dawson also started going viral.

Origin

On March 19th, 2025, TikToker^[1] @wetbubblefart posted a video consisting of a portion of the song "Hard For" by Kevin Gates over an image of James Charles posing as the lyrics are displayed on-screen, garnering over 1.1 million views in two days. This is the earliest known version of the meme.

Spread

The trend continued to spread over the following days. For example, on March 20th, 2025, TikToker^[2] @neptunssoull posted a version of the trend that garnered over 3.3 million views in a day. James Charles commented on the video, writing, "STOPPP THIS," garnering over 21,000 likes.

That same day, TikToker^[3] @._.lsabella posted a version of the meme using a photograph of James Charles strapped into an amusement park ride, garnering over a million views in a day.

Shane Dawson x Kevin Gates Edits

As the trend continued to go viral, versions using images of Shane Dawson were also popularized. For example, on March 20th, 2025, TikToker^[4] @shaneballson posted a version of the meme with Shane Dawson that gained over 350,000 views in a day.

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