Beat Match City

Speed: 74 bpm Recommended bpm range: 70 bpm to 75 bpm The DJ's Take: Probably best employed for cruising in your Accord (or whatever you drive), but there's some club dancefloor potential as well. Smooth, but still manages to bang in its own way. Try mixing or mashing up with key-compatible tracks like:

Speed: 62 bpm Recommended bpm range: 60 bpm to 65 bpm The DJ's Take: If I'm doing a contemporary dance recital with a strapping young lass in matching black leotards, this is my song. Probably not ideal in a club-type setting where energy is important, but worth a spin in a laid-back bar environment. Try mixing or mashing up with tracks like Bad (Remix) - Wale ft. Rihanna , Fairly Local - twenty one pilots , and It Won't Stop - Sevyn Streeter ft. Chris Brown . If you need to pick up the pace, try half-timing into Fast Car - Jonas Blue , Say My Name - ODESZA , Poison - Bel Biv Devoe , Billie Jean - Michael Jackson , C O O L - Le Youth , and Get Lucky - Daft Punk . Download the song: iTunes Amazon

Speed: 104 bpm Recommended bpm range: 100 to 105 bpm The DJ's Take: Would you be shocked if this is the background music in a future tv ad for Vegas? Yeah; me neither. Work From Home will be a tough act to follow, especially when it's as hot as it is, but this is worth a spin earlier on in a pop set. Try mixing or making a mashup with tracks like the following:

Speed: 102 bpm Recommended bpm range: 100 to 105 bpm The DJ's Take: One of the great party tracks of the 90s and 00s. I don't know if its ability to rock a room has dissipated over the years, but if you're spinning this weekend, at least pay a little tribute to the dude with the leadoff verse. RIP Phife Dawg. If we're going key-compatible with the faint organ / keyboard, try mixing with tracks like:

Speed: 72.5 bpm Recommended bpm range: 70 bpm to 75 bpm The DJ's Take: The person making gun sounds in the background reminds of the Gratata guy from Tosh.0 . The beat doesn't really move the needle for me, and I have virtually no idea what the rapper's saying. But it's getting some traction with hiphop fans, so not a bad idea to have this on hand. Try mixing or mashing up with key-compatible tracks like:

Speed: 80 bpm Recommended bpm range: 80 bpm to 85 bpm The DJ's Take: Doesn't that siren sound like the one in Stick Talk - Future , only about an octave lower? So there's a potential mix / mashup there. The continuous, insistent synth and party-friendly percussion should keep things moving on a hiphop-oriented club night. If you're spinning around 77 to 80 bpm, try mixing with Welcome to Jamrock - Damian Marley and Knock You Down - Keri Hilson ft. NeYo and Kanye West . If you're in the 80 to 85 range, try mixing with tracks like:

Speed: 62 bpm Recommended bpm range: 60 bpm to 65 bpm The DJ's Take: Having perused the artist's Instagram feed for 'research' purposes, it's easy to understand her popularity. But forget about that for a minute; this track has a measured sexiness to it, and could inspire grinding and / or lap-dancing for rowdier crowds. Should fit just fine in a slower, hiphop-oriented mix. Try blending with tracks like waves - Miguel ft. Travis Scott , Jam - Kevin Gates ft. Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign, Jamie Foxx , and White Walls - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis . If the energy needs to pick up, try half-timing into tracks like Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice , A Place With No Name - Michael Jackson , and Wild Wild Love - Pitbull . Download the song: iTunes Amazon

Speed: 61 bpm Recommended bpm range: 55 bpm to 60 bpm , 60 bpm to 65 bpm The DJ's Take: Surprised this hasn't gotten a bigger response out of the gate; maybe it'd do better if it was Nicki Minaj ft. Bebe Rexha. Has that big club-friendly sound that can fill a room. Even if the popularity doesn't pick up, this is still worth a spin in the new music portion of your program. If you're spinning in the 57 to 60 bpm range, try mixing or mashing up with All Day - Kanye West and Fly Shit Only - Future or half-timing into In The Night - The Weeknd and Adventure of a Lifetime - Coldplay . If you're in the 60 to 62 bpm range, try half-timing into Adore You - Jasmine Thompson , Prayer In C - Robin Schulz , Safe and Sound - Capital Cities , Bad Romance - Lady Gaga , Don't You Want Me - The Human League , and SexyBack - Justin Timberlake . Download the song: iTunes Amazon