Desi Beats for DJs: How South Asian Music Moves Global Crowds

Desi 101: What Exactly Is Desi Music? Let’s clear something up: Desi isn’t a genre. It’s a cultural identity. “Desi” is how South Asians across the diaspor...
Based on popularity according to DJcity members.
DJcity Digital Pool Top 50 Tracks – June 2012
1) Lil Wayne feat Big Sean – My Homies Still
2) Ludacris – Jingalin’
3) Trey Songz feat T.I. – 2 Reasons
4) Sean Kingston feat T.I. – Back 2 Life (Live It Up)
5) Sidney Samson feat Pitbull & Akon – Gimme Dat Ass
6) French Montana feat Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne – Pop That
7) YG – Pop It
8) Avicii vs Lenny Kravitz – Superlove
9) Avicii – Two Million
10) Flo Rida feat RedFoo – Run
11) Jennifer Lopez feat Flo Rida & Lil Jon – Goin’ In – Lil Jon Club Mix
12) Usher – Euphoria
13) Justin Bieber feat Ludacris – All Around The World
14) Maroon 5 – One More Night
15) Jennifer Lopez feat Flo Rida & Lil Jon – Goin’ In – Lil Jon Club Mix – NASA Edit
16) Lupe Fiasco – Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)
17) Calvin Harris – Feel So Close – Chris James Sweet Child Of Mine Edit
18) Usher feat A$AP Rocky – Hot Thing
19) Flo Rida – Hey Jasmin
20) DJ Frank E & DJ Buddha feat Sean Paul & Leftside – Want Your Body
21) Waka Flocka Flame feat Nicki Minaj, Tyga, & Flo Rida – Get Low
22) Trey Songz feat T.I. – 2 Reasons – DJ Primetyme Hook First Intro
23) Flo Rida – Let It Roll
24) Jennifer Lopez feat Flo Rida – Goin’ In
25) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime – Warehouse Remix
26) R. Kelly – Feelin’ Single
27) FM feat Flo Rida & Sidney Samson – Change Your Life
28) Akon – America’s Most Wanted
29) Wolfgang Gartner – Flexx
30) Chris Brown feat 2 Chainz & Snoop Dogg – Oh Yeah
31) Omarion feat Rick Ross – Let’s Talk
32) Usher – Numb
33) FM feat Cover Drive – Turn Up The Love – NASA Edit
34) Justin Bieber feat 2 Chainz, Asher Roth & Mac Miller – Boyfriend Remix
35) Driicky Graham feat Yung Berg & Soulja Boy – Snap Backs & Tattoos Remix
36) Usher feat Pharrell – Twisted
37) Waka Flocka Flame – Rooster In My Rari
38) Young Jeezy feat YG & E-40 – Go
39) Meek Mill feat Rick Ross – Black Magic
40) Cash Out feat Akon, Fabolous, Young Jeezy & Yo Gotti – Cashin’ Out Remix
41) The-Dream feat Pusha T – Dope B#tch
42) Dev feat 2 Chainz – In My Trunk Remix
43) FM feat Cover Drive – Turn Up The Love
44) Knife Party – Bonfire
45) Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me
46) Rick Ross feat Meek Mill – So Sophisticated
47) Bobby V feat Lil Wayne – Mirror
48) Trey Songz feat T.I. – 2 Reasons – DJ Dexterous 128-94 Transition
49) Fat Joe feat Kanye West, Miguel, Jadakiss, Mos Def, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash & Busta Rhymes – Pride And Joy
50) YG – Pop It – DJ Smerk Break Intro
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