Kevin Gates "Keep the Money Flipping It's All I Know" / "Untamed"

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Updated Aug 29, 2025 at 09:33AM EDT by Owen.

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About

Kevin Gates "Keep the Money Flipping It's All I Know" or "Untamed" refers to lyrics from the Kevin Gates song "I'm a Dog." The rap verse went viral on TikTok in August 2025, inspiring its use as a memetic audio and sound in the following months. The song was originally released in December 2011. The beat, produced by Jungle Beats, is also the instrumental used in the Meek Mill song "Ima Boss."

Origin

On December 12th, 2011, the YouTube^[1] channel Dead Game Records #youknowthename shared a music video for the Kevin Gates song "I'm a Dog," which used the same Jungle Beats instrumental as Meek Mill's "Ima Boss."^[2] Over 14 years, the video received over 2.5 million views.

At the video's 1:55-minute mark (shown below), Gates raps, "Keep the money flipping, it's all I know / Been in and out of prison for a while, I know / Grew up in the ghetto, thugging in the game / They did they best to break us, but forever we remain / Untamed, untamed, untamed…"

Lyrics

Keep the money flipping, it's all I know
Been in and out of prison for a while, I know
Grew up in the ghetto, thugging in the game
They did they best to break us, but forever we remain
Untamed (x17)

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On July 31st, 2025, TikToker^[3] @luhgeek13 reposted the clip of Kevin Gates' hook on "I'm a Dog," adding the top caption, "How I feel after that direct deposit hit after being dead broke." The video received over 331,600 likes in 20 days (shown below).

@luhgeek13 bih ima dawg UNTAMED #fyp #fypシ゚viral #kevingates #relatable #xyzbca ♬ original sound – luhgeek13

The abovementioned video started a viral TikTok sound^[4] that was used by others in the following weeks.

For instance, on August 4th, TikToker^[5] @4wayparlay150shyne posted a video of himself lip dubbing and dancing to the song, captioned, "TS been stuck in my head." Over 16 days, the video gained over 49,700 likes (shown below).

@4wayparlay150shyne Dawg where he came up with this flow 😂😂😂😂😂 #drafts #kevingates #untamed ♬ original sound – luhgeek13

On August 6th, 2025, TikToker^[6] @rosedagodhand posted a video of himself dancing to the verse, adding a POV caption about "Kevin Gates after helping some lady jump her battery," referring to a story that Gates told about starting a car battery with his bare hands.^[7] Over two weeks, the video received over 140,900 likes (shown below).

@rosedagodhand
IT’S ALL I KNOWWWWWWW😩

♬ original sound – luhgeek13

On August 16th, TikToker^[8] @black_savvath posted the White Guy From Boondocks Dancing meme set to the Kevin Gates verse. Over four days, the video gained over 163,700 likes (shown below).