Taleban Dooda: Go inside the 'Mind of a Maniac' in the new video

Rap artist Taleban Dooda knows how to make things memorable. The hip-hop star comes through on the rollout of his new ‘Mind of a Maniac’ single and music video.

The visual honestly goes hard but how about geeking out over a new full-fledged Taleban Vs. Dooda project coming out May 19. Peep the details and zone out.

Capitalizing on growing buzz and rapid momentum, East Tampa rapper Taleban Dooda unleashes a magnetically melodic new single and music video entitled “Mind of a Maniac” today.

On the track, wavy clean guitar wraps around a punchy beat as Taleban’s inimitable flow instantly captivates. Moving the pieces on the board, he promises, “I call all the plays like I’m the quarterback,” as he welcomes everyone into the “Mind of a Maniac.” The accompanying visual finds him in a tight hallway adorned with vinyl records as he raps to the camera under the watch of a boombox. It jumps to scenes on a bridge and in the streets as lightning bolts flash across the screen. His charisma proves palpable throughout.

The new single arrives shortly after Dooda's boisterous tracks "Major Pain;" “Come After Me” and Step Wit A Passion mixtape, which dropped in late 2022 and boasted the hit single “If It Happen It Happen.” That project followed Dooda’s other 2022 release White Chalk & Yellow Tape, which is disarmingly cohesive from front to back.

 It’s just a taste of what’s to come with the release of his forthcoming mixtape Taleban vs. Dooda, dropping May 19th.

Taleban Dooda: Warner Records' own drops the new 'Major Pain'

There’s no Damon Wayans here, just Taleban Dooda coming through with the hard-hitting new ‘Major Pain’ anthem. So of course on a New Music Friday, it’s bigger than just audio flexing - a music video is vital.

The song goes hard but the cinematic presence takes it up a few notches. Peep the details and keep scrolling for the video.

Today, East Tampa rapper Taleban Dooda releases his unfiltered new single “Major Pain.” Listen HERE via District 18 / Warner Records. Powerful and diaristic, the rising star's new offering explores the challenges of putting on a brave face when the going gets tough. To mark the occasion, Dooda also drops the track’s accompanying video, which highlights his emotional delivery and magnetism.

 Grounded by a driving beat and melodic guitar arrangement, "Major Pain" finds Dooda at his most vulnerable. "As a child I feel major pain, trying to hide my feelings behind a smile but I don't feel the same," the 20-year-old spits. "I know how you feel my friend, it hurt like hell I know." The track culminates with the melancholy, brutally honest outro: "I can't give out no love no more, no love no more, it's all gone." 

The "Major Pain" video finds Dooda in a number of different locations, delivering the new track with poise and grace. Many of them — a backyard by a fence, leaning out of a backseat — amplify the song's disarming, confessional quality. Although "Major Pain" hits where it hurts, it also demands to be played, again and again.

 The new single arrives shortly after Dooda's boisterous “Come After Me” and Step Wit A Passion mixtape, which dropped in late 2022 and boasted the hit single “If It Happen It Happen.” That project followed Dooda’s other 2022 release White Chalk & Yellow Tape, which is disarmingly cohesive from front to back. Prior to that, he dropped a series of singles including “Foreigns & Trackhawks,” “Sunset,” and “Call 100 Times.”

Taleban Dooda rallies up the 'Glokk Starz' in his new music video

There’s no slowing down Taleban Dooda at the start of 2023. The hip-hop star keeps the momentum he ignited in 2022 and comes through with the visual treatment to his new ‘Glokk Starz’ music video.

The visual hits hard and shows TD in his rap game bag. Peep the details and keep scrolling to see Dooda light up your screen.

Riding a wave of uncontainable momentum into 2023,  East Tampa Florida rapper Taleban Dooda unleashes the music video for his latest single “Glokk Starz” today. It’s a climactic and melodic visual that compliments his new mixtape, Step Wit A Passion.

The track’s acoustic guitar sample snakes around a skittering beat ignited by Dooda’s inimitable high-pitched cadence. He leans into the verses with clear delivery as he observes, “It’s my second time in Cali, they think I’m Hollywood. I could never be that way I’m just too Hollyhood.” Soon after, he asserts, “I’m a Glokk Star.” In the video, he raps from inside of a packed apartment complex. Perched atop a railing, with puffs of smoke and friends surrounding him. It projects a-night-in-the-life of Dooda onscreen in all of its glory.

Meanwhile, Step Wit A Passion has just begun to heat up at streaming platforms highlighted by the likes of “If It Happen It Happen.” 

The new project follows Dooda’s other 2022 project White Chalk & Yellow Tape, which is similarly cohesive from front to back. That hard-hitting collection included “It’s Me,” a series of verbal vignettes from the MC’s past over piano notes and a minimal drumbeat, and “Go” — a track that takes aim at “social beef.” His music has received praise from Pitchfork, Noisey, Hot New Hip Hop, No Jumper, and more!

Dooda levels up with Step Wit A Passion, showing off his skills and insatiable ambition.