The OGTikTok dance starkicked off her pop career in 2021 with no major label backing her.

Critics panned the song and it failed to chart on the Hot 100.

But Raes success has had more to do with slow-building viral buzz shes been amassing.

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She started courting a cult following that pushedARto finally see the light of day in 2023.