Born Tayeb Hajo, TooDope is a young rapper who spent his formative years between Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, before returning to his homeland. Music was not the form of Art he started with, he used to draw and always knew that he wanted to become an entertainer, until he discovered his music talent. Since high school he started experimenting with free styling and writing lyrics however back then he didn’t know much about beats and mixing music.
Once in Sudan, TooDope became determined to make it as a rapper and wanted to connect with artists in the music scene, in 2017, his career took off and the audience response to his songs was amazing.
That same year, TooDope linked up with local artist MaMan, starting a hip-hop initiative named “Young JustUs,” and subsequently released the single “Alright,” featuring MaMan. The song, which includes both Arabic and English lyrics, was rapturously received both in Sudan and abroad, with over one million YouTube views and counting. Keeping up with the political climate of the nation, TooDope recently released a new track by the name of Sabbinaha calling out for the peaceful sit-in around the military headquarters. The rapper is now working on releasing his debut album #249TooDope, so stay tuned for more to come.