DJ Lag wasn’t at the Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg in December when Beyoncé dropped his track “Trip to New York” into her much-hyped headlining set at the free festival in South Africa. So ...

At the end of September, an MC grabbed a hold of the microphone at a small but crowded club in Durban, South Africa. “Who knows about ‘Amanikiniki?'” he bellowed. “It’s a hit.” “Amanikiniki” is a hard ...

Music fans are in for a treat as award-nominated producer DJ Lag returns with his latest mixtape, "Southside", which dropped on November 14. Affectionately referred to as "The King of Gqom", DJ Lag's ...

South Africa's finest, DJ Lag is back, this time teaming up with fellow Durbanite DJ Tira for "Siyagroova". Together, the pair unite Lag's gqom sound with Tira's Kwaito vocals for a rumbling club cut ...

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...