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City Vaughan
Country Canada

Toronto hip-hop artist Akintoye channels mental health struggles into TikTok hit

Toronto hip-hop artist Akintoye is channelling his mental health struggles into TikTok hits, spawning hundreds of thousands videos set to his anthem about being "sad with pizzazz.” Akintoye Asalu, who goes by his first name as a musician and @yeahitsak on TikTok, has amassed 2.5 million followers on the video-sharing platform for his candid songs about dealing with anxiety and depression. 
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Source name: 
The Canadian Press
Unique identifier: CP155997121 
Legacy Identifier: e_MUSIC-TikTok-Akintoye20220505T1220 
Type: Video 
Duration: 2m12s 
Dimensions: 1920px × 1080px     155.18 MB 
Usage rights: FOR ONE TIME USE ONLY. NO STORAGE FOR FUTURE USE. 
Create Date: 5/5/2022 12:20:00 PM 
Display aspect ratio: 16:9 
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Akintoye
artist
Depression
health
hip-hop
mental health
music
new generation
rap
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tiktok
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