“Have fun and don’t take things too seriously,” Ayo said.
But Ayo & Teo also know that it’s important to enjoy and embrace the moment. It’s important for artists who are attached to viral dance culture to evolve so that they aren’t left behind when the next dance craze emerges. The song has only been out for like four months so it’s amazing how it’s rising so fast.” “But I knew it was crazy when we entered the top 20. “When we first heard about the song making it to the Billboard charts, we were excited,” Teo says.
The song cracked the top 20 on the Billboard charts. And “Rolex” is more than dance challenge, the song is building a respectable buzz. The initial video of “Rolex” has racked up nearly 100 million views on YouTube since January. “Rolex” inspired the #rolexchallenge, which soon became another viral sensation for the duo. They eventually signed to Columbia Records and released their single “Rolex” at the top of 2017.
In the summer of 2016, Ayo & Teo made their national TV debut when they appeared on stage with Usher at the BET Awards. It also helps when major artists such Future, Chris Brown and Usher provide a cosign.
Record labels are keeping their eyes open and scouring social media to discover the next big sensation. Hotspot’s “My Friends” and Meechie and Toosi (what is the song?) (who tour with Future) have proved that there is a significant audience for the new viral dance culture. Over the past three years, dancers such as ILoveMemphis’ “Hit The Quan” Silento’s “Watch Me” Mr. It was an ingenious idea considering the plethora of viral dances that have gained traction on online. Their “reverse challenge” featured the two dancing to popular viral dances in reverse. Videos of the duo dancing to songs such as 21 Savage’s “X” Migos’ “Bad & Boujee” and DJ Khaled and Drake’s “To The Max” allow the brothers to add their original twists to top songs.īut their initial rise in the world of viral dance occurred with their adding twists to dance sensations. The two interpret lyrics to rap songs through dance movement as if it was the hip-hop answer to gospel’s praise dance. They become the beat by instinctively moving to every snare drum kick, bass line, keyboard or trumpet sound. Ayo & Teo mostly rely on their improvisational skills when creating dance videos.