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Canadian rapper Drake has announced the release date for his upcoming song "Tootsie Slide." The song that volition be released on Thursday, April two, is one of the small few Drake records to drop this year so far, and information technology will fill in equally his starting time official release of 2022 on streaming services.

The OZ-produced anthem is already becoming a TikTok sensation with its ain dance. Popular social media influencer Toosie played the rapper'southward forthcoming record every bit office of his quarantine choreography in a video on Twitter on Sunday (March 29). The half dozen God is no stranger to viral patterns, seeing that he is the curator backside many – most recently, the #FlipTheSwitch challenge on TikTok, which was propelled past his hit, "Nonstop" from his 2022 album, Scorpion.

Drake had earned considerably more popularity with his striking-singles "Hotline Bling" and "God'southward Plan," still it wasn't until the "In My Feelings" claiming that numerous celebrities wanted to participate in the tendency, including Volition Smith, Ciara, Ryan Seacrest, Dua Lipa, and J-Promise from South Korean boy ring BTS.

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Drizzy confirmed via Instagram that the new single would be named "Toosie Slide" and will be aired at midnight Thursday. The vocal includes instructive lyrics like "Gotta dance, but it'south really on some street sh*t/ I' ma prove you how to get information technology, it become correct foot upward/ Left foot slide/ Left foot up/ Right pes slide," making it the perfect soundbite for a looping TikTok clip — and a trip the light fantastic toe claiming. The moves are very basic, with Drake requesting that audience members bring their left foot upward before sliding to one side and recreating those moves on the opposite side.

Several fans on social media take already begun recording their best interpretations of the Toosie Slide on social media – fifty-fifty Tinashe recorded her own video with her brothers. The timing of the song coincides with the contempo surge in popularity of the track on social media video platforms like Tik Tok. "Tootsie Slide" will arrive ahead of Drake'southward upcoming album and marks his offset new music since "When to Say When" and "Chicago Freestyle which was released on February 28 on YouTube.

The rapper recently shared photos of his ambrosial family, including his son Adonis on Instagram and sent heartfelt messages reminding us to be optimistic in this ongoing global pandemic. It looks like Drake has officially joined the party, and it will be going on for quite some time.