The song is rapidly rising on the digital charts
Rapper Lil Tecca uncovers the slick and cinematic music video for his rapidly rising smash single “Dark Thoughts” out now via Galactic Records/Republic Records. Once again, he embodies pure star power on-screen. Flanked by a dancer, he raps from a leather couch, spitting the track’s wavy bars with a palpable sense of feel and handling the hook with precision and poise. The visual mirrors the song’s ebb-and-flow, and it showcases Lil Tecca’s confidence and charisma.
“Dark Thoughts” has exploded as a phenomenon in its own right. The track vaulted to No. 2 on the Spotify US Top Songs Chart. Plus, it marked his Top 50 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and 13th entry overall on the respective chart. Thus far, it has reeled in north of 40 million global streams and counting.
It may be dropping at the start of spring, but “Dark Thoughts” has all the ingredients of a summer banger. Tecca exhibits impeccable beat selection once more, serving up melodic rhymes over bouncy production punctuated by nineties R&B panache, twinkling piano, and bright loops. Flaunting his signature magnetic wordplay, he leans into this groove with charismatic, yet introspective bars.
It continues his flawless run since the arrival of Plan A in 2024. Not only did the latter notch his fourth Top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, but it took flight as his highest-charting debut since the now-classic We Love You Tecca in 2019. He lit up DSPs with the likes of “Bad Time,” “Taste,” and “Number 2,” which clocked millions of streams.
Plan A followed 2023’s TEC. The album became his fourth consecutive Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200 and has garnered over 1.7 billion streams worldwide. His rise has only continued though. As a teen, he uncompromisingly pursued his dream and wound up with 11 billion streams, sales of eight million albums, and a bevy of multi-platinum singles.
