Johannesburg – South African Gqom powerhouse DJ Lag released his 12-track Southside Mixtape on 14 November, with the lead single and opening track to the mixtape ‘Ngyasindelwa’ ft. Zee Nxumalo and K.C Driller quickly became an online viral sensation.
With over 1 million streams and 40K videos made on TikTok, the song has become the soundtrack to the South African Dezemba.
Speaking on the track’s success Zee Nxumalo said, “I had fun working with Lag, besimnandi ukusebenza naye, and I love the fact that it’s gqom. It’s also been about a year since I had a gqom hit. We definitely must show up more for the song, siyixhase kakhulu futhi siyinike uthando oluyifanele.”
The track is getting a big nod across TikTok, with the likes of Kamo Mphela, Dominic Zaca and more seen dancing to the track and some of the platforms multi-million followers creators like Kamo WW, Sphokuhle and more hopping on to use the sound.
“The album’s opener, NgyaSindelwa, sets the tone emphatically. It’s a pulsating track, full of drum beats as heavenly as the song’s title. Multi-platinum pop singer Zee Nxumalo rides over the rhythm with intuitive ease,” writes the Sunday Times.
Lag’s Southshide mixtape has been received to high acclaim, with international collaborators such as Major Lazer’s Ape Drums on ‘GQTECH’ and local rising star K.C Driller, including prominent music icons like Vigro Deep, Sir Trill, Sykes, Argento Dust and more.
DJ Lag says “I wanted Zee on this song, no one else would make sense. She brought so much attitude to the song and her energy takes everything to the next level. KC Driller is back, we work so well together, from Hade Boss last December to NgyaSindelwa this December we just want people dancing through festive and they’ve already started.”
Listen to ‘Ngyasindelwa’: https://Platoon.lnk.to/southside-mixtape
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