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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Watch: Nicky Jam Explains How J Balvin Collab ‘X’ Was Made

Nicky Jam

Latin superstar Nicky Jam recently sat down with Billboard to explain how his J Balvin-assisted hit single “X” was made. The video is part of Billboard’s How It Went Down series.

Produced by Afro Bros and Jeon, “X” currently sits at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and No. 47 on the Hot 100. It was DJcity’s eight most-downloaded song of March.

Nicky discusses how he knew the track was going to be a hit as soon as Balvin played it for him and that he quickly realized he needed to be a part of it. He goes on to talk about how he kept Balvin from changing the original beat then describes the meaning of his lyrics.

Watch How It Went Down above and download “X” on DJcity.

Related: Chuckie Talks J Balvin Collab, ‘Machika’

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: April 17

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Kygo
Kygo at Coachella 2018 (Source: Facebook)

We’re celebrating the Coachella festival this week by adding tracks to our Spotify playlist from artists that are on the lineup. We also included a couple non-Coachella artists in the update.

Coachella picks:

Alison Wonderland ft. Trippie Redd – High
Belly ft. NAV – Maintain
Elohim & Whethan – Sleepy Eyes
J Balvin & Willy William ft. Beyonce – Mi Gente Remix
Kygo ft. Miguel – Remind Me To Forget
Party Favor ft. Sean Kingston & Rich The Kid – Give It To Me Twice

Additional picks:

Carnage ft. Kyle & Sebastian Reynoso – Overtime
Cashmere Cat, Major Lazer, & Tory Lanez – Miss You – Major Lazer & Alvaro Remix
DJ Esco ft. Rich The Kid & Young Thug – Xotic
Marshmello & Anne-Marie – Friends – A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Remix

Stream the entire playlist below or from within Spotify.

Related: DJcity’s Spotify Playlist Update: April 10

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Listen to Diego Zapata’s DJcity Podcast Mix


Diego Zapata performs at SUKA CLUB in Sun Monticello, Chile.

Diego Zapata, a two-time Red Bull Music 3Style world finalist, has put down a half-hour mix for the DJcity Podcast. His set, which features mostly trap and throwback hip-hop tracks, includes three of his own remixes.

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Tracklist:

1. Kevin Gates – 2 Phones – Jayceeoh Remix
2. Miguel – Sky Walker – FourColorZack Phoenix Bootleg
3. Russ – I Do it Myself – Majezty Remix
4. Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott – Big Shot – Tall Boys Downfall Bootleg
5. Migos ft. Drake – Walk It Talk It Remix
6. Big Shaq – Man’s Not Hot – Mista Bibs Edit
7. Drake – God’s Plan – Corrupt Remix
8. A$ap Ferg – East Coast – Attitude Remix
9. TNGHT, Hudson Mohawke, & Lunice – Higher Ground – HAPPY HOUR Remix
10. Flosstradamus – Mosh Pit – Diego Zapata Remix
11. Carnage & Lil Pump – I Shyne – KIONNE Remix
12. SchoolBoy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar – Collard Greens
13. Party Thieves & ATLiens – Chief
14. Party Thieves & Basko – One Zero Zero
15. M.I.A. & The Partysquad – Double Bubble Trouble – Tall Boys Peter P. Bootleg
16. Ayo & Teo – Rolex – Steve Aoki Remix
17. Puff Daddy ft. The Notorious B.I.G. & Rick Ross – Watcha Gon’ Do – Tall Boys 70-95 Transition
18. Skee-Lo – I Wish – Diego Zapata Remix
19. 2Pac – Do For Love – Diego Zapata Remix
20. Jaylib – The Message – DJ Irie Remix
21. Wu-Tang Clan ft. Redman & Inspectah Deck – Lesson Learn’d
22. ATQC – Clap Your Hands – DJ Irie Edit
23. Lords Of The Underground – Faith
24. Krumb Snatcha – Fat Lady Sing (aka Comin Thru)
25. Berner & B Real ft. Snoop Dogg & Vital – Faded
26. Snoop Dogg ft. Redman, Method Man & B-Real – Method Man – Mount Kushmore

Follow Diego Zapata on Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, and Twitter.

Related: Listen to DJ Bounz’s DJcity Podcast Mix

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Monday, April 16, 2018

Applications Open for Red Bull Music 3Style IX

Damianito

Damianito
Damianito performs at the Red Bull 3Style World Finals in Krakow, Poland on Feb. 12, 2018 (Credit: Kin Marcin/Red Bull)

Applications are now open for the Red Bull Music 3Style World DJ Championships IX. From today until June 1, DJs from around the globe can enter for a chance to compete in the competition.

To enter, fill out the form and upload your five-minute performance video here. The competition’s rules can be found here.

Related: Watch: Red Bull 3Style World Finals VIII Mini-Documentary

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Monday, April 16, 2018

Watch: Nardwuar Interviews Cardi B

Nardwuar

During the Coachella festival in California this past weekend, Nardwuar caught up with Cardi B for an unsurprisingly weird interview.

The Bronx rapper, whose debut album Invasion of Privacy has broken records, was not fazed by Nardwuar’s personality. However, at one point, she declined to answer one of his questions, saying, “I’m going to have a child, so I can’t tell that story anymore.”

Released on April 6, Invasion of Privacy will debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 albums chart on Tuesday, making her the fifth female rapper to top the chart. (She follows Nicki Minaj, Eve, Foxy Brown, and Lauryn Hill.) The project also had the biggest streaming week for a debut studio album, passing Lil Uzi Vert‘s Luv Is Rage 2.

In terms of support from DJs, Cardi currently has five tracks on DJcity’s Hot Box chart.

Watch the convo above.

Related: Watch Murda Beatz Explain How He Produced Migos, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B’s ‘MotorSport’

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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Listen to DJ Bounz’s DJcity Podcast Mix

DJ bounz

DJ bounz
DJ Bounz

DJ Bounz, a finalist in DJcity’s Globalization mixer contest, has delivered a diverse Latin mix for the DJcity Podcast. His 30-minute set features Latin-influenced house music, moombahton, cumbia, and more. The Corpus Christi, Texas native was featured in DJcityTV’s Cutting Room series in 2014.

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Tracklist:

1. Daddy Yankee – Limbo – Santarosa Manos Arriba Clapapella Loop
2. Gianluca Vacchi – Viento – DJ Santarosa Hype Intro
3. Yolanda Be Cool & Massivedrum – Hacia La Noche
4. DJ Snake – Magenta Riddim – Tall Boys 125-102 Transition
5. DJ Snake – Magenta Riddim – Refresh Cumbia Remix
6. DJ Bounz – Sonora Break
7. El Dusty ft. Boogat – La Cumbia – Bounz Edit
8. Beenie Man – Dude – DJ Scene Push It Bootleg
9. Sean Paul & David Guetta ft. Becky G – Mad Love – Julian R Puro Pari Remix
10. Khia – My Neck, My Back (Lick It) – Joey Illness Trumpets Bootleg
11. Nicky Jam & J Balvin – X – DJ Frequency X Remix
12. Aarpa & Franklin Dam – Maamboh
13. MC Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don, & Juan Magan – Bum Bum Tam Tam – DUTTY Remix
14. Noizekid – Oye Mami
15. Pitbull – Muevelo Loca Boom Boom – DJ-X Acap Intro
16. Kronic & Krunk, Martina La Peligrosa & Jenn Morel ft. Damaged Goods – Peligrosa
17. Dillon Francis ft. Arcangel & Quimico Ultra Mega – Ven – Tall Boys Club Edit
18. Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It
19. Hiram – Coyo
20. Sak Noel & Aarpa ft. Yuly – En La Boca
21. Amara La Negra – What A Bam Bam – Spanish Version
22. J Balvin, Jeon, & Anitta – Machika – Dillon Francis Remix

Follow DJ Bounz on Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, and Twitter.

Follow DJcity Latino on Instagram.

Related: Listen to Artistic Raw’s DJcity Podcast Mix

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