This article originally appeared in the April 29 issue of Billboard. Murder Nobody pov He walked to the end of the block seeing his cousin. We wanna keep coming, follow in the footsteps of Rae Sremmurd. We don't wanna stay with that one-hit wonder title. Now that you got the Rolex, how does it feel?Īyo: We have to come hard with the music now, cause "Rolex" is a big song. They kept looking but they were so busy with shooting, so we didn't get a chance to say what's up. We didn't meet them, but they knew who we were. We were at the Lil Yachty "Minnesota" shoot and they were there. We've been into the Migos for so long, they're crazy.
My dad didn't understand the social media stuff at first, but now he does.Īyo: Probably the Migos. I was like, we need to keep doing these videos. I knew going to college at that time wasn't the move. People were asking for pictures - I'd say no because I'm in school, and then get in trouble because they'd be crying.Īyo: It was my first year in college.
I had to get out of public school because I'd get stalked and distracted. What's it like being in school while your career is taking off? He was like, 'We gotta make an official Reverse song.' He gave us confidence to record. He had the beat playing and switched it up right in front of us. He knew that we were big dancers on the internet, so he asked us, "Would y'all like to do music? It don't hurt to try." At the time, "Broccoli" by Lil Yachty and D.R.A.M. We met him in the studio and instantly started vibing. Then you recorded "In Reverse" as a theme song for the dance last year.Īyo: Yeah, that was with Jazze. I did the Nae Nae and just reversed it, like, "Bro, this is gonna look cold on camera." Nobody caught on until I did it to Lil Yachty's song "One Night." That's when it blew up. I think we got paid like $40 to dance to this dude's song. I made The Reverse way before we blew up, our first time ever doing a promo, dancing to somebody's song. Teo: I could do almost any dance move in reverse, but to other people it's real difficult. Is it difficult to do a dance sequence backwards? Teo, you started The Reverse - the idea of doing dance moves in reverse. Then we just taught ourselves with a lot of practicing. It was perfect timing.ĭo you have formal training in dance or did you teach yourself?Īyo: We watched so many people growing up - Usher, Kida, Skitzo, Matt Chad - and all of the old-school and new dance movies like Breakin' and Step Up.
What's the deal with the masks you two are always seen wearing?Īyo: We started off as dancers in music videos for Usher's "No Limit" and Chris Brown's "Party." When we were dancing without the masks, we got comments like, "Y'all facial expressions are funny." So when I saw a model wearing a Bathing Ape mask on Instagram, I ordered two. I feel like mainstream rappers are starting to pick up and understand that social media culture. If you have a song and turn it into a challenge, a lot of kids will want to compete. How much has the "Rolex challenge" dance craze helped the song?Īyo: We know social media.
#AYO AND TEO NOW PROFESSIONAL#
As professional dancers, their clothing is restricted to what they can sweat in, and so, they rely on eccentric details to make their outfits pop.Teo: After that, I was like, "Bro, we have to make a song about a Rolex." I recorded "Rollie Rollie Rollie with a dab of ranch" on an Auto-Tune app, then we went to the studio and figured it all out. Retro Jordans 1 to 17 are their sneakers of choice, given the model’s hard-toe base and generous ankle support. “Dance influences what we wear,” Ayo says, “but we always dress crazy.” Think stretchy denim, breathable T-shirts, and, of course, proper footwear to accommodate their complex footwork. There’s no question that their shared personal style evolved out of simple necessity. Seeing their lively harlequin approach to dress, it’s clear Ayo & Teo know a thing or two about looking fresh while getting down. Given their infectious ode to the high-end wristwatch (which followed a scene-stealing appearance in Usher’s “ No Limit” video), it’s perhaps no surprise that the brothers have since broken into the fashion world: just this month, they performed for Philipp Plein and Converse, and designed a celebrity capsule collection for Fanstereo. Ayleo and Mateo Bowles, better known as the dynamic dance duo Ayo & Teo, memorably burst onto the Billboard Hot 100 last year with their debut luxury anthem “ Rolex,” accompanied by an instructional dance video that went viral.
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