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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>TikTok has revealed its breakout artist of the summer – an 18-year-old rapper who says comedy was key to his success.<\/b><\/p>\n

How do you create a viral song on TikTok? Well, the person to ask would be 18-year-old rapper Stepz.<\/p>\n

The Londoner created one of the sounds of the summer with his second single Cramp Dat, which samples Soulja Boy’s 2007 hit Crank That.<\/p>\n

TikTok says the track dominated their weekly hot tracks chart, taking the number one spot for seven weeks.<\/p>\n

And like most things on the platform, it’s inspired thousands of people to take on a dance challenge – inspired by the song’s lyric “I got a cramp”.<\/p>\n

“I can’t lie, Cramp Dat was just to get some more exposure out there,” Stepz tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.<\/p>\n

“Cramp Dat is not even my favourite song out of my own. It was more a thing where I know that people will want to dance.”<\/p>\n

Stepz’s music might be racking up thousands of listens, but his relatable TikToks – think point of view videos and short comedy sketches – have also earned him more than two million followers on the app.<\/p>\n

‘Comedy was to get music out there’<\/p>\n

“I would use my comedy to promote my music as well. So most people think that I was a comedian before music, but the comedy was literally just to get my music more out there,” he says.<\/p>\n

And Stepz is glad he’s also famous for his jokes.<\/p>\n

“A lot of rappers in the UK are just talking about how many guys they’ve done this and that to, but I don’t have to put an image on myself as if I’m someone that I’m not, because I do comedy,” he adds.<\/p>\n

“And people know that this is who I am. I can really just make music and talk about how I feel.”<\/p>\n

He maintains that some negative stereotypes still surround rap.<\/p>\n

“People think that all people in the UK talk about is stabbing this and stabbing that,” he says.<\/p>\n

But people forget that rap is a talent. You don’t have to be a bad youth to be able to rap.”<\/p>\n

Can you make a hit for TikTok?<\/p>\n

TikTok is influencing what we listen to more and more – but not everyone is a fan.<\/p>\n

Former Radio 1 Chart Show host Scott Mills recently told fellow DJ Greg James on his Unpopular Opinion slot that artists are making music with TikTok in mind.<\/p>\n

“I feel this started around the time of the pandemic and the main culprit was Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head),” Scott said.<\/p>\n

“Then Jason Derulo got in on the act with that awful song Savage Love, and since then there’s been hundreds.<\/p>\n

“No disrespect to the artists but they’re making them for TikTok.”<\/p>\n

Artists chasing a viral TikTok moment<\/p>\n

TikTok reveals most popular UK songs of 2021<\/p>\n

Madison Beer on the downsides of social media fame<\/p>\n

But according to a TikTok music boss, creating a hit just for the platform is notoriously difficult and people wouldn’t succeed if they did that.<\/p>\n

“I think if anyone is trying to write a song to be successful on TikTok today will probably fail because you can’t make it happen,” David Mogendorff, Head of UK Artist Partnerships, tells Newsbeat.<\/p>\n

“You can’t create that moment from nothing.<\/p>\n

“It has to be genuine artistry, genuine music and a genuine connection with the audience.”<\/p>\n

The company also announced that Sunroof by Nicky Youre & Dazy was its top UK track this summer.<\/p>\n

And TikTok says Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill – which felt inescapable after it was used on the latest Stranger Things soundtrack – was also massive on the app, featuring in millions of videos.<\/p>\n

George Ezra also made his debut in TikTok’s summer charts, thanks to videos of him performing Green Green Grass at Glastonbury.<\/p>\n

Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.<\/p>\n

Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays – or listen back here.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Angola<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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