"Gleaming" by YNG Martyr / The Gang Ain't Neurotypical, My Bro Got Autism

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"Gleaming," also known by the lyrics, "The Gang Ain't Neurotypical, My Bro Got Autism" is a hip-hop song by YNG Marty released on November 1st, 2024. The song, which was first teased by YNG Marty in late October 2024, became the subject of memes on TikTok shortly after its release.

Origin

On October 29th, 2024, YNG Martyr posted a video to Instagram^[1] in which he teases the song "Gleaming," lip syncing to the lyrics, "The aging ain't neurotypical, my bro got autism. She thought he threw up gang signs, that's just my dawg stimmin'."

On November 1st, YNG Martyr released the full song "Gleaming" on streaming platforms, including Spotify.^[2]

The gang ain't neurotypical, my bro got autism
She thought he threw up gang signs, it's just my dawg stimmin'
The brain was multisyllable, she put some thought in it
She said she want that hang time, I Tony Hawked in it (Nice)

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The song, particularly the lyrical segment starting with "The gang ain't neurotypical," became the subject of videos on TikTok surrounding its release. For example, on October 30th, 2024, TikToker^[3] @irisa_darius, who has autism, posted a video set to the song, garnering over 430,000 views in two days. The video was also posted by Instagram^[4] user myautismstar, garnering over 194,000 likes in the same span of time.

On the same day, TikToker^[5] @e_mortz posted a slideshow video consisting of photos of their autistic son throwing up gang signs, garnering over 385,000 views in the same span of time.

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