Two high-profile Louisiana performers - rapper Kevin Gates and singer August Alsina - have joined musical forces to create the infectious new single "I Don't Get Tired (#IDGT)." And now the powerhouse duo has a new video to bring the song to visual life.
The new song pays tribute to people who work hard, play hard, live hard. By blending footage shot of him on stage and on tour, along with scenes from his real-life neighborhood and family, Gates provides a dramatic and intensely personal glimpse into the drive and determination that made him a recognized artist, according to the Boombox.
"I was tryna get it how I live, I want them dead presidents / I wanna pull up, head spin / Getting, get fly. I got six jobs, I don't get tired," Gates offers in the lyrics of "I Don't Get Tired (#IDGT)."
Then Alsina adds his verse, "Only meaning one thing, don't get tired, I go hard / Don't play with the hustle, you in or you starve / Don't mimic pretenders, just be who you are."
Directed by Jon J, the video celebrates the never-give-up spirit of those who push hard through all of life's obstacles to generate a better life for their families.
Watch the "I Don't Get Tired (#IDT)" video here:
Gates spent five-plus years on the mixtape circuit before climbing into the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 album chart with his 2013 release, "Stranger Than Fiction." The album featured guest spots from Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Starlito and debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2013 he also dropped the popular "The Luca Brasi Story" mixtape.
"I Don't Get Tired (#IDT)" is on Gates' latest mixtape, "Luca Brasi 2," available here.
