We were still bummed about the video - of course, we wanted the big music video - but this is cool, too.”Īs TikTok continues its stranglehold over the industry, it makes sense that Drake’s next single is set to use a dance-assisted boost to cut through the competition. You might as well do the ‘Toosie Slide’ in the house. “This kind of worked out in our favor,” Toosie says. An official music video was going to follow soon after, but the pandemic sidetracked that plan. At the time, the choreographed moves didn’t have a name, and neither did the unfinished song - people began referring to it as the “Toosie Slide,” after one of the creators. #ToosieSlide around the house 🕺🏾💨 post shared by toosie on at 3:00pm PDTįrom there, according to the dancers, Drake began sharing the video with members of his team. I said, ‘This is just what we came up with so far.’ He was like, ‘Bro, this is it. “Drake said, ‘You guys are the greatest ever.’ This is a text message,” Toosie says, still in disbelief at Drake’s response to the group. According to Toosie, the video that introduced the song to the world this week is the same “raw” footage they sent to Drake. The crew sent a rough outline of the dance back to Drake less than 45 minutes after he reached out. Collectively, they can provide a sizable bump to a new song - if they decide to dance to it. Rounding out the group is Hiii Keys, also dancer with a large YouTube and Instagram following, and also a producer.

The duo’s 2017 song “Rolex” is certified double platinum and their YouTube and TikTok presence is sizeable: one of their more recent videos, a dance to Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” has logged over 9 million views. Ayo & Teo are brothers, dancers, and a rap group.

Ayo boasts that, at this point in his internet stardom, Toosie could ask for $50,000 just for a club walkthrough - especially once “Toosie Slide” is released. He also moonlights as a producer and, recently, performed with Future. Toosie is a popular dancer on Instagram with a tendency to deliver sharp yet smooth choreography to a wide array of in-the-moment hits.

Toosie, Hiii Key, Ayo & Teo, are all producers and artists in their own right.

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