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By Alex Nino Gheciu In 2021, a TikTok of Canadian rapper bbno$ raising his eyebrows to the beat of his single \u201cEdamame\u201d started gaining traction \u2014 and eventually changed the course of his career. The platform\u2019s Canadian team suggested he recreate the clip with a safari-themed filter, then helped push it globally. \u201cWhen that happened, the song just skyrocketed,\u201d he says of the track, which features Indonesian rapper Rich Brian and went six-times Platinum in various countries. bbno$ is among several Canadian artists worried about losing social media support that can make or break their careers as TikTok prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down its operations in Canada. For Canadian musicians, TikTok can be as vital as radio play once was. Its algorithm lets songs leap… <\/p>\n

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By Alex Nino Gheciu In 2021, a TikTok of Canadian rapper bbno$ raising his eyebrows to the beat of his single \u201cEdamame\u201d started gaining traction \u2014 and eventually changed the course of his career. The platform\u2019s Canadian team suggested he recreate the clip with a safari-themed filter, then helped push it globally. \u201cWhen that happened, the song just skyrocketed,\u201d he says of the track, which features Indonesian rapper Rich Brian and went six-times Platinum in various countries. bbno$ is among several Canadian artists worried about losing social media support that can make or break their careers as TikTok prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down its operations in Canada. For Canadian musicians, TikTok can be as vital as radio play once was. Its algorithm lets songs leap... <\/p>\n

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