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Possibly the only notable Phonk producer from Africa, Tahar Bendjedi, better known as Dxrk ダーク, has, virtually overnight, captured the eyes and ears of the entire phonk community with his TikTok viral smash, RAVE. Despite his current EDM heavy direction, growing up, Tahar found inspiration in the early SoundCloud rap era, listening to guys like Comenthazine and Smokepurpp. Similar to much of the Phonk production community, his leap from standard Rap to Phonk was influenced almost solely by $uicideboys back in 2015. From there, his production style expanded as Phonk evolved into the dance centric sound we hear today, and thus RAVE was born. With Phonk's meteoric rise into 2022, Dxrk ダーク now holds a top three position in one of the fastest growing underground musical cultures. Riding on the coattails of his still very fresh hit, Dxrk ダーク is gearing up for a heavy release load up and throughout the Summer, 2022.