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If you search SoundCloud for "Excuse To Shake" by Daj', you will find more than one result, and that is not a glitch. This page covers the copy filed at the address ending in "-5" on the @dajai-io account, a separate upload from its sibling at "-2." Same title, same 120-second runtime, same release stamp of 2026/08/12, different artwork file and different SoundCloud address. Its counter currently reads 195 plays and 0 likes.
Why give a duplicate its own page? Because the way an independent catalog gets built is part of the story, and this upload is a clean example of how Daj' works: publish often, publish in parallel, and let the listening data sort out which version people return to.
Why one song lives at two addresses
Multiple uploads of one title are common in high-volume independent catalogs. An artist may push a record more than once to test different cover art, to sit in different upload batches, or simply because the archive grows faster than anyone curates it. SoundCloud handles the collision by appending a number to the web address, which is where the "-5" comes from.
For a listener, the practical point is simple: each address keeps its own play count, its own likes and its own reposts. Plays on this copy do not add to the other one. Right now the two are almost dead even, 195 here against 196 on the sibling, which tells you neither has pulled ahead yet. If you have a favorite, this is the moment your plays can actually decide which copy becomes the one people share.
Fourteen thousand uploads and two handles
That duplicate makes more sense once you see the size of the operation. The Daj' catalog on SoundCloud counts 14030 tracks. It runs across two handles, @dajai-io and @supercooldaj, and those are separate real uploads rather than mirrors of each other. Taken together, the catalog has logged about 9.39M cumulative plays, deduped across the whole thing.
The split is lopsided in an interesting way. @supercooldaj carries roughly 8.42M of that total, the older and heavier account, while @dajai-io, where this song lives, sits at around 0.86M. In other words, "Excuse To Shake" is posted on the newer, smaller page, the one still building its audience. Every play on this address is helping grow the account that represents where the catalog is heading, not where it has been.
What you are listening for
We have not been told who produced this, what the beat is built from, or what the verses say, and we are not going to make any of that up. What the upload does tell us comes from its genre and tag list: Hip-Hop, Rap, Trap, "street rap," "mixtape," and two tags tied to the finishing process, "fable5 master" and "Fable5 Slime."
Read together, those words describe a direct, tape-style street record with a dedicated mastering pass. The title adds the intent: a song meant to give you a reason to move. At 120 seconds, it is built to be heard in full and then heard again. A good test on first listen is whether you catch yourself nodding before the halfway mark. A good test on the second is whether a line or a phrase stays in your head after it ends.
If you want to compare, open both SoundCloud copies in separate tabs. Listen for any difference in loudness or tone between them, and notice which cover art you would rather see in a repost. That kind of side-by-side listening is something most fans never get to do with a single song, and here it costs you four minutes.
Standalone, independent, Las Vegas
There is no album attached to this upload. It is a standalone single, distinct from the album work in the catalog, which includes DARK I - Outwitting the Devil from 2026 and earlier projects like Flight to Vegas 2 from 2025. The tags also file it under "Las Vegas" and "independent artist," which match the public facts: Daj' is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and releases without a label, using direct distribution.
That independence is exactly why a catalog can reach the size it has. Nobody has to sign off on a second upload of the same song. The artist decides, the archive grows, and fans are trusted to find the version they like.
How to play it and help it
This copy is on SoundCloud only, at the @dajai-io page with the address ending in "-5." Current numbers: 195 plays, 0 likes. A full play, a like and a repost are the three things that move a small upload the most. Since it runs just two minutes, give it a couple of full spins and then follow @dajai-io, so the next release in the catalog lands in your feed instead of getting lost in the search results.
FAQ
Where is Daj' - Excuse To Shake available to hear?
You can hear Daj' - Excuse To Shake on SoundCloud; the dajai.io Daj' - Excuse To Shake page lists where Daj' - Excuse To Shake lives.
Who made Daj' - Excuse To Shake?
An independent Las Vegas artist, Daj' (DAJAI), handled Daj' - Excuse To Shake from pen to master.
When was Daj' - Excuse To Shake released?
The catalog dates Daj' - Excuse To Shake to 2026/08/12.
Does Daj' - Excuse To Shake belong to an album?
Daj' - Excuse To Shake stands as its own catalog entry rather than part of a named album.
Track Intel
| Field | Value | |---|---| | Title | Daj' - Excuse To Shake | | Artist | DAJAI | | Album / context | Hip-hop & Rap | | Plays (tracked) | 195 | | Catalog likes (if any) | 0 | | Source desk | DAJAI sovereign catalog | | Release | 2026/08/12 |
Filed by DAJAI Stewart · Music & Catalog Editor · @SuperCoolDaj · MUSIC DRIP DESK