![]() Some would say it’s counterintuitive for a young artist to record a video obscuring his face (unless that was specifically their thing). TikTok users made more than 4 million videos with the hashtag #milwaukeedance, featuring clips of young people dancing in a manner like AyooLi in his “Same” video, a low-frills affair alternating scenes of him whipping in a pot and doing his signature dance - all while wearing a balaclava ski mask. ![]() Milwaukee is just two hours away from Chicago, and Steve Da Stoner is now embracing that legacy through his city’s unique lens.ĪyooLii is another Milwaukee MC who, with his partners Certified Trapper and Maz G, is garnering fame with dances. Steve says in the interview that he grew up as part of a crew called the Juke Boys, who would often dance during house parties, and that’s reflected in his videos. Last December, Steve took it upon himself to create an instructional video for the dance, helping buoy thousands of TikTok posts about the song. The song caught fire on TikTok, with the track’s roll call of women being used as a springboard for dance-offs. The track, released last summer, showcases Steve at his best, delivering plug talk over the region’s trademark drum pattern. Steve Da Stoner’s viral “Barkin” is a twist on the Ying Yang Twins’ classic strip club anthem, “Whistle While U Twerk.” But the only thing clapping on Steve’s version are bars like “I done shot it out with the best, but I’m still standin’/Bullets rippin’ through that vest it cannot save you,” delivered with a quintessential Midwest swagger that he pulls off not even rhyming. QC signee Lakeyah has the most notoriety of any Milwaukee MC right now, but there’s plenty more where she came from, such as Solowke, Mula Mar, and DC the Don. ![]() TikTokers are having a ball making videos based on a dance from Steve Da Stoner’s “Barkin,” as well as rapper-producer (and comedian) AyooLii’s “Same.”īut Steve and AyooLii are just the tip of the iceberg in a community full of colorful, individualist artists dropping music with traces of the Detroit influence they’ve inculcated with their own slang and worldview. Rappers Steve Da Stoner and AyooLii have been dominating TikTok over the past few months with a pair of dance crazes that are bringing Milwaukee into the national consciousness. The Milwaukee rap scene doesn’t boast the decades-long lore of their close neighbors in Detroit and Chicago, but that may be changing thanks to a slew of viral rappers making waves in the city and on social media.
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