Social networks laid the foundation for the careers of many stars who are known to a huge number of people today. Applications such as Instagram, YouTube and TikTok have provided an opportunity to showcase the talents of many artists, especially in the music industry. One of these people who has capitalized on the limitlessness of social media is Canadian-born rapper Danil Ka. Through a series of viral TikTok videos, he has earned fame and a large following.
Danil Ka grew up in the small town of Brandfort near Toronto, Canada, but moved to Miami when he decided to pursue a career in music. When he was a child, his parents did not encourage his passion for music, but nevertheless he listened to songs by Sandbox, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback, as well as earlier works by The Gandharvas. When he first heard Eminem towards the end of the 2000-s, Danil Ka fell in love with rap and hip-hop.
Eminem undoubtedly influenced Danil Ka’s taste in music, since after him he listened almost exclusively to hip-hop music. «Infinite», Eminem’s debut album, inspired Danil Ka to start listening to other artists and identify with them. Soon he was writing his own songs and creating his own beats and melodies in a unique combination of rap and hip-hop.
Danil has tried releasing some of his original songs on the YouTube platform, and has often collaborated with other young online artists. But at the beginning of his journey, Danil Ka was unlucky, his videos did not gain even a hundred views. But he continued to believe in his talent and knew that he would eventually succeed.
Despite the setbacks, Danil Ka continued to write and upload his songs. He believed that social networks would help him achieve his goal of becoming famous as a musician. In the mid-2010s, many young musicians became famous thanks to social networks, in particular thanks to the YouTube platform. So he hoped the same would happen to him. Social networks were that thing where Danil Ka saw endless possibilities for his music.
The breakthrough that Danil Ka made in his career took him almost three years. And the cover version became a step to a new level. After taking a break from uploading original tracks to YouTube for several years, he moved to TikTok in 2018. And there he began to publish covers of songs by other artists. Danil Ka uploaded an excerpt from MC Hammer’s hit “U Can’t Touch This”. The video where he read the lines gained over 2 million views in just three days.
Danil Ka also made a version of an Eminem track called “Lose Yourself”, which was originally the soundtrack for the drama film “8 Mile”. And received the same reception as his first viral video. Encouraged by the success of these videos, he was now seriously considering getting back into uploading his original songs. Even though he took a break from uploading, he never stopped writing songs and now has dozens of unreleased compositions.
The future looks promising for Danil Ka, and this has been made possible by the limitlessness of social media. Today, he has received many offers from major record companies about the possible launch of his career. Danil Ka has not revealed any specific plans yet, but he wants to surprise his fans with his future endeavors.