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Climax - Usher



tempo: 68 bpm

bpm range: 65 bpm to 70 bpm

The DJ's Take: So I tried to do the Usher falsetto at some karaoke spot around East Village in Manhattan a few years ago, and almost ended up pulling a Peter Brady. The ladies were not impressed. Anyway, this is straight futuristic end-of-the-night music from Diplo. Worth a spin at the end of a pop / r&b set.

A couple key-compatible tracks between 65 and 70 bpm:

RGF Island - Fetty Wap
Say My Name - Destiny's Child

And some more from 70 to 73 bpm:

OMG - Camila Cabello
All Night - The Vamps & Matoma
Broccoli - D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty
Trophies - Drake
Low Life - Future + The Weeknd
Blood On the Money - Future
Give Me A Try - Sizzla
Boyfriend #2 - Pleasure P
Crank That - Soulja Boy

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