Top of TikTok’s list of most-watched UK musicians for 2022 is rapper Stepz
The Croydon-born musician won the top spot in the social media giant’s annual Year on TikTok report. The Essex singer first became well-known on the site when, while in lockdown, he started posting cover songs and attracted the atten- tion of international celebrities like Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys.
His song Cramp Dat, which borrows Soulja Boy’s 2007 smash Crank That, earned him the title of TikTok’s breakout artist of the summer in the past.
Through the growth of his popularity, he has been able to work with famous British artists like Ivorian Doll on his new upcoming EP. He later joined the Warner Music Group’s Parlophone record label, and since then, he has played at important occasions including the Platinum Jubilee celebration and the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Rapper Stepz has been able to use his popularity to start up his business dreams and interact with his two million followers
He has an upcoming clothing line “Allie”, upcoming school shoe line called Stepperz and soon opening a Twitch account for the streaming platforms.
The Essex singer started his journey at Inside Success Union CIC where he spent 2 years working as a Youth Vender
“Working at Inside Success has drastically boosted my confidence. I am 100% a lot more confident with myself which you can see in my music and TikTok. This job showed me how you have to be work motivated to see achievement,” the 19 year old, who presently has 2.9 million followers on Tiktok, said.
At only eighteen years old, this is an outstanding achievement; he states, “gaining an audience has helped me chase my dreams, all thanks to God”.
