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"Badge and gun" 80s viral nostalgia: out now

The track that originally went viral for Sunglasses Kid on TikTok last year with 4 million plays and 400K+ Likes is finally out on Spotify and going viral again with creators social media.


The track features saxophonist Jonny Diggens whose original duet with Sunglasses Kid's TikTok video also exploded with 100K+ likes and was used in over 7,000 videos.



Now the track is taking on a new life providing the soundtrack to a trending aesthetic among content creators using A.I to make 80s interior design slide-shows that look like photoshoots from lost issues of Architectural Digest.


With its popularity, came an onslaught of rap producers who went to town illegally sampling the track and releasing bootleg versions across Spotify, causing confusing and algorithmic mayhem with Content ID. But you can hear the the official "Badge and gun" on Sunglasses Kid's Spotify and digital stores and streaming platforms now.




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