Once upon a time, Kim Kardashian West broke the internet. Now, Drake is going to break TikTok.
On Friday, the beloved musician released a new single called the "Tootsie Slide." But this is no ordinary single. Drake's song includes some pretty simple dance moves, you could compare it to the Cha Cha Slide. With some kindly-suggested directions, Drake has set the stage for a perfect marketing plan: taking over TikTok.
TikTok is an app that allows users to create videos up to a minute long. If you know anything about the app, which is a huge hit in the late-teen demographic, you probably know it's full of dance videos. Dance challenges make their way to ever corner of the platform on the daily. With a leader as well-known as Drake, it's just a matter of hours before the Tootsie Slide prompts an app-wide dance-off.
Once upon a time, Kim Kardashian West broke the internet. Now, Drake is going to break TikTok.
On Friday, the beloved musician released a new single called the "Tootsie Slide." But this is no ordinary single. Drake's song includes some pretty simple dance moves, you could compare it to the Cha Cha Slide. With some kindly-suggested directions, Drake has set the stage for a perfect marketing plan: taking over TikTok.
TikTok is an app that allows users to create videos up to a minute long. If you know anything about the app, which is a huge hit in the late-teen demographic, you probably know it's full of dance videos. Dance challenges make their way to ever corner of the platform on the daily. With a leader as well-known as Drake, it's just a matter of hours before the Tootsie Slide prompts an app-wide dance-off.
The song includes a few lyrics that explain a few moves. "Right foot up, left foot slide," Drake sings. "Left foot up, right foot slide. Basically I'm saying, either way, we're bout to slide."
There's already an instructional video available to anyone who wants to learn Drake's creation.
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Toosie Slide - Drake (LYRIC)
[Pre-Chorus]
Black leather glove, no sequins
Buckles on the jacket, it's Alyx shit
Nike crossbody, got a piece in it
Got a dance, but it's really on some street shit
I'ma show you how to get it
[Chorus]
It go right foot up, left foot, slide
Left foot up, right foot, slide
Basically, I'm sayin' either way, we 'bout to slide, ayy
Can't let this one slide, ayy
[Post-Chorus]
Don't you wanna dance with me? No?
I could dance like Michael Jackson
I could give you thug passion
It's a Thriller in the trap where we from
Baby, don't you wanna dance with me? No?
I could dance like Michael Jackson
I could give you satisfaction
And you know we out here every day with it
I'ma show you how to get it
[Chorus]
It go right foot up, left foot, slide
Left foot up, right foot, slide
Basically, I'm sayin', either way, we 'bout to slide, ayy
Can't let this one slide, ayy (Who's bad?)
[Verse 1]
Two thousand shorties wanna tie the knot, ayy, yeah
Two hundred shooters on my brother's block, woah, yeah
Petal off a rose like I love her not, maybe not
I don't know what's wrong with me, I can't stop, woah, yeah
Won't stop, woah, yeah, never stop
Got so many opps, I be mistakin' opps for other opps
Got so many people that I love out of troubled spots
Other than the family I got, it's either you or me
That's just how I think, it's either you or me
This life got too deep for you, baby
Two or three of us about to creep where they stayin'
[Pre-Chorus]
Black leather glove, no sequins
Buckles on the jacket, it's Alyx shit
Nike crossbody, got a piece in it
Got a dance, but it's really on some street shit
I'ma show you how to get it
[Chorus]
It go right foot up, left foot, slide
Left foot up, right foot, slide
Basically, I'm sayin' either way, we 'bout to slide, ayy
Can't let this one slide, ayy (Who's bad?)
[Verse 2]
Toosie slide, then I hit it double-time
Then I hit a spin 'cause we spun their block a couple times
If it's not the right time, there'll always be another time
I'm not even trippin', we'll just see 'em in the summertime, woah, yeah
Can't describe the pressure I be puttin' on myself, yeah
Really, I just can't afford to lose nobody else, yeah
If they movin' shaky, we'll just do this shit ourselves, woah
If I'm movin' shaky, Chubbs'll do this shit himself, yeah
Solo niggas, only YOLO, for real
Heard a lot about you but we don't know for real
Next time, guarantee the truth'll get revealed
[Pre-Chorus]
Black leather gloves, no sequins, yeah
Buckles on the jacket, it's Alyx shit
Nike crossbody, got a piece in it
Got a dance, but it's really on some street shit
I'ma show you how
[Chorus]
It go right foot up, left foot, slide
Left foot up, right foot, slide
Basically, I'm sayin' either way we 'bout to slide, ayy
Can't let this one slide, ayy
[Post-Chorus]
Don't you wanna dance with me? No?
I could dance like Michael Jackson (Jackson)
I could give you thug passion (Passion)
It's a Thriller in the trap where we from (Where we from)
Baby, don't you wanna dance with me? No?
I could dance like Michael Jackson (Jackson)
I could give you satisfaction ('Faction)
And you know we out here every day with it
I'ma show you how to get it
[Chorus]
It go right foot up, left foot, slide
Left foot up, right foot, slide
Basically, I'm sayin' either way we 'bout to slide
(Who's bad?)
Noong unang panahon, Kim Kardashian West sinira internet. Ngayon, Drake ay pagpunta sa break TikTok.
Sa Biyernes, ang minamahal na musikero pinakawalan ng isang bagong solong tinatawag na "Tootsie Slide." Ngunit ito ay hindi ordinaryong single. awit ni Drake ay nagsasama ng ilang mga pretty simpleng sayaw gumagalaw, maaari mong ihambing ito sa Cha Cha Slide. Sa ilang Pinapayuhan-iminungkahing mga direksyon, Drake may set ang yugto para sa isang perpektong plano sa marketing: ang pagkuha sa paglipas ng TikTok.
TikTok ay isang app na nagbibigay-daan sa mga gumagamit upang gumawa ng mga video ng hanggang sa isang minuto ang haba. Kung alam mo ang anumang bagay tungkol sa app, na kung saan ay isang malaking hit sa mga late-tinedyer na demographic, malamang na alam ito ay puno ng dance video. Dance hamon gawin ang kanilang paraan upang magpakailan man sulok ng platform sa araw-araw. Sa pamamagitan ng isang lider pati na rin-kilala bilang Drake, ito lamang ay isang bagay ng oras bago ang Tootsie Slide senyas ng isang app-wide dance-off.
awit ay may kasamang ilang mga lyrics na nagpapaliwanag ng ilang mga galaw. "Right foot up, kaliwang paa slide," Drake SINGS. "Kaliwang paa up, right foot slide. Talaga ako na sinasabi, alinman sa paraan, kami ay labanan upang slide."
Mayroon nang isang edukasyonal na video na magagamit sa sinuman na gustong malaman ang paglalang ni Drake.
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Toosie Slide - Drake (LYRIC)
[Bago mag chorus]
Black katad glab, walang sequins
Buckles sa jacket, ito ay Alyx shit
Nike crossbody, nakuha ng isang piraso sa loob nito
Mayroon ka bang isang sayaw, ngunit ito ay talagang sa ilang mga kalye shit
ipakita Ako sa iyo kung paano sa kumuha ito
[Koro]
Ito ay pumunta sa kanang paa up, kaliwang paa, slide
Kaliwang paa up, kanang paa, slide
Talaga, ako sayin 'alinmang paraan, kami' bout sa slide, ayy
Hindi hayaan ang isang ito slide, ayy
[Post-Chorus]
Huwag Nais mong ka ba sa akin? Hindi?
maaari kong sumayaw tulad ng Michael Jackson
Kaya kong bigyan ka thug passion
Ito ay isang Thriller sa bitag kung saan namin mula sa
Baby, huwag Nais mong ka ba sa akin? Hindi?
maaari kong sumayaw tulad ng Michael Jackson
maaari kong bigyan ka ng kasiyahan
At alam mo kami dito araw-araw sa mga ito
ipakita Ako sa iyo kung paano sa kumuha ito
[Koro]
Ito ay pumunta sa kanang paa up, kaliwang paa, slide
Kaliwang paa up, kanang paa, slide
Talaga, ako sayin ', alinman sa paraan, kami' bout sa slide, ayy
Hindi hayaan ang isang ito slide, ayy (Sinong bad?)
[Verse 1]
Dalawang libong shorties Nais mong itali ang ibuhol, ayy, yeah
Dalawang daang shooters sa block aking kapatid na lalaki, woah, yeah
Petal-off ang isang rosas na tulad ng pag-ibig ko sa kanya hindi, siguro hindi
Hindi ko alam kung ano ang mali sa akin, hindi ko maaaring itigil, woah, yeah
Ay hindi stop, woah, yeah, hindi stop
Nakakuha kaya maraming opps, ako ay mistakin 'opps para sa iba pang opps
Nakakuha kaya maraming mga tao na pag-ibig ko sa labas ng ligalig spot
Bukod sa pamilya ko nakuha, ito ay alinman sa iyo o sa akin
Iyon lamang kung paano sa tingin ko, ito ay alinman sa iyo o sa akin
buhay na ito got masyadong malalim para sa iyo, baby
Dalawa o tatlo sa amin si creep kung saan sila stayin '
[Bago mag chorus]
Black katad glab, walang sequins
Buckles sa jacket, ito ay Alyx shit
Nike crossbody, nakuha ng isang piraso sa loob nito
Mayroon ka bang isang sayaw, ngunit ito ay talagang sa ilang mga kalye shit
ipakita Ako sa iyo kung paano sa kumuha ito
[Koro]
Ito ay pumunta sa kanang paa up, kaliwang paa, slide
Kaliwang paa up, kanang paa, slide
Talaga, ako sayin 'alinmang paraan, kami' bout sa slide, ayy
Hindi hayaan ang isang ito slide, ayy (Sinong bad?)
[Verse 2]
Toosie slide, pagkatapos ko pindutin ito double-time
Pagkatapos pindutin ko ang isang magsulid 'sanhi namin ay nagsihabi ng kanilang mga bloke ng ilang beses
Kung ito ay hindi ang tamang oras, may makikita palaging magiging isa pang oras
Hindi ako kahit trippin ', makikita lang namin makita ang' em sa tag-araw, woah, yeah
Hindi mailalarawan ang presyon ako puttin 'sa sarili ko, yeah
Talagang, ako lamang ay hindi kayang mawalan ng walang iba, yeah
Kung sila ay movin 'nanginginig, makikita lang namin gawin ito shit ang ating mga sarili, woah
Kapag ako ay movin 'nanginginig, Chubbs'll gawin ito tae kanyang sarili, yeah
Solo niggas, lamang YOLO, para sa tunay na
Narinig ng maraming tungkol sa iyo ngunit hindi namin alam kung para sa tunay na
Sa susunod, ginagarantiya ang truth'll makakuha nagsiwalat
[Bago mag chorus]
Black katad guwantes, walang sequins, yeah
Buckles sa jacket, ito ay Alyx shit
Nike crossbody, nakuha ng isang piraso sa loob nito
Mayroon ka bang isang sayaw, ngunit ito ay talagang sa ilang mga kalye shit
ipakita Ako sa iyo kung paano
[Koro]
Ito ay pumunta sa kanang paa up, kaliwang paa, slide
Kaliwang paa up, kanang paa, slide
Talaga, ako sayin 'alinmang paraan namin' labanan sa slide, ayy
Hindi hayaan ang isang ito slide, ayy
[Post-Chorus]
Huwag Nais mong ka ba sa akin? Hindi?
maaari kong sumayaw tulad ng Michael Jackson (Jackson)
Kaya kong bigyan ka thug passion (Passion)
Ito ay isang Thriller sa bitag kung saan namin mula sa (Saan namin mula sa)
Baby, huwag Nais mong ka ba sa akin? Hindi?
maaari kong sumayaw tulad ng Michael Jackson (Jackson)
maaari kong bigyan ka ng kasiyahan ( 'pangkatin)
At alam mo kami dito araw-araw sa mga ito
ipakita Ako sa iyo kung paano sa kumuha ito
[Koro]
Ito ay pumunta sa kanang paa up, kaliwang paa, slide
Kaliwang paa up, kanang paa, slide
Talaga, ako sayin 'alinmang paraan namin' labanan sa slide
(Sinong bad?)