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        <title><![CDATA[Cookiee Kawaii, NJ artist behind TikTok song ‘Back it Up,’ wants credit]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For months, TikTok users couldn&rsquo;t go on the app without hearing this addictive song.</p>
<p>&ldquo;If I back it up, is it fat enough? When I throw it back is it fast enough? When I speed it up, can you handle that? Now watch me throw it, throw it back.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Over 1.8 million videos have used the song, called &ldquo;Vibe (If I Back It Up),&rdquo; in their videos. But while other artists such as <strong>Doja Cat</strong> and Roddy Rich rose in fame when their hits made it big on the app, the tune&rsquo;s creator Cookiee Kawaii has remained largely unknown.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s definitely been a trying journey trying to link the song to me,&rdquo; Kawaii, an Irvington, New Jersey, native, told The Post. &ldquo;The way TikTok works, people can upload songs and people can search up your music. There&rsquo;s always confusion about who makes the song and where the songs come from,&rdquo; she said.</p>
<p>In late January, a friend alerted Kawaii that TikTokers were using her track. She quickly made an account. For most of 2020, Kawaii has been fighting for the credit she deserves. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been constantly commenting, constantly [saying] &lsquo;hey, this is my song,&rsquo;&thinsp;&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;A lot of people didn&rsquo;t know. Where&rsquo;s the disconnect?&rdquo;</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Kawaii knows this comes with the territory on the video-sharing app. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not the first person to have some big thing or dance go viral and people have no idea who the person is,&rdquo; the 27-year-old said.</p>
<p>Finally, one of her videos posted last month explaining that she&rsquo;s behind &ldquo;Vibe&rdquo; has made it big on TikTok, catching 8.7 million views. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not the first time I made a video like that. I don&rsquo;t know if it&rsquo;s TikTok&rsquo;s formula, I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;m shadowbanned,&rdquo; she said, using a term creators use when they believe the app&rsquo;s formula is suppressing their account. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I keep promoting, I haven&rsquo;t stopped since the beginning.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Stream more of my music, just search Cookiee Kawaii 🍪 <strong>#fyp</strong> <strong>#jerseyclubmusic</strong> <strong>#cookieekawaii</strong> <strong>#watchmethrowitback</strong></p>
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<p>Kawaii, who was born Vanice Palmer, has been making music since 2011 when she graduated high school. &ldquo;Both my parents are DJs. It was natural for me to get into music because I was always surrounded by it.&rdquo; She released &ldquo;Vibe&rdquo; about a year and a half ago. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had people use my song in many [online] challenges, but compared to what &lsquo;Vibe&rsquo; did I wouldn&rsquo;t even say I&rsquo;ve ever gone viral [before],&rdquo; Kawaii said.</p>
<p>It hasn&rsquo;t been all bad news: In August, Kawaii and rapper Tyga released a remix of the track together. She recently put out a new LP, called &ldquo;Club Soda, Volume 2,&rdquo; and is working on an album.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Proper recognition for me would be people doing a little more research on me and what I&rsquo;m representing,&rdquo; said Kawaii. &ldquo;I think a lot of people thought [&lsquo;Vibe&rsquo; is a] trendy pop song, but it&rsquo;s actually a Jersey club song,&rdquo; she said, referring to a fast-paced dance music genre that evolved in Newark in the early 2000s.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Jersey club music is a culture that stems from Chicago house, Baltimore club music. It&rsquo;s an influential style of music that&rsquo;s been inspiring the masses for years, years before I even got into the genre,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;As big as my record was, if people could connect me [with it], it would put more of a spotlight on Jersey Club music.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Everyone&rsquo;s from New York or everyone&rsquo;s from Chicago or somewhere else, I feel like Jersey needs a lot more of a reputation.&rdquo;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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