Wild City #261: OG SHEZ

Ahead of the sophomore edition in her party series Culture Club, OG SHEZ sets the tone with her Wild City mix. It moves from rising Shillong rapper Reble's just-released track 'Praying Mantis' and an edit of Travis Scott to the Punjabi dance number 'Jersey Jhoomer' and a Cardi B edit – all within the first 4 minutes. Evidently, the Mumbai DJ moves fast, quick-cutting through disparate genres but with a common bounce.

10 minutes in with the dramatic rhythmic layers of 'Ganga Riddim', the mix shifts more into layering and building grooves through works from homegrown talents such as Karan Kanchan, Noni-mouse, tricksingh and even Rajah Betta's recent Apache Indian flip 'ChokL8' before ending the journey with Drake and The Weeknd collaboration 'Crew Love'. OG SHEZ brings recognisable voices but, like a true DJ, elevates their individual merit till they slam hard together for the dancefloor.

She follows the inaugural edition of Culture Club, which featured Italian DJ Sgamo, with another at Raasta Mumbai this weekend that will see her accompanied by Abhi Meer aka The Vigilante and an opening act selected by an open DJ competition. With that, OG SHEZ's penchant for making Indian talent go beat-to-beat with global frontrunners will reflect not just through the decks, but from behind them as well.

"A high-energy 40-minute ride for Wildcity. My selections include fresh drops from the independent Desi hip-hop scene, Jersey Club, dubstep, electro, and experimental edits — with sprinkles of Latin and tribal riddims woven through. At its core, it’s about spotlighting the underground. Digging into deep cuts, pushing underrated South Asian artists to the front, and letting their sound take up the space it deserves." – OG SHEZ

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Tracklisting

Praying Mantis - Reble
90210 - Travis Scott DENAIRU Edit
Jersey Jhoomer - Juvek & Harki, prod. Eliixiir
Thootie - C-BU 'Cardi B' Edit
Banda - WOST
Gualtiero - Pagara
Ganga Riddim - Jarreau Vandal, Dave Nunes (ft. Mehdi Nassouli)
RUDE BOLIYAN - A K U, Bal-t
That girl - Param & Manni Sandhu
Nate Sib - Keep Up (Gaszia Edit)
SO U KNO - Overmono (Cheen Remix)
CHO. MA. KU - Karan Kanchan x rinahamu
BoomBlockaBoy - Husxain
ChokL8 - Rajah Betta
Catwalk - Noni-mouse
FWU (Ramsko Edit) - Don Toliver
TEN - Karan Kanchan, Gravity
Doppelgänger - Ale Rossi, Delta
Night Vision In The Cut - Hermeth
Taaj - tricksingh
Seoul - AJ Tracey
BLUNT SHOT GUN - BAHNS
GO CRAZY - CARU
Crew Love - Drake ft. The Weeknd