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  "slug": "dj-lag",
  "name": "DJ Lag",
  "description": "DJ Lag appears 3 times in our Gqom and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/dj-lag/",
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    "last": 2017
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      "trackKey": "dj-lag--ice-drop",
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      "title": "Ice Drop",
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      "label": "Goon Club Allstars",
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    },
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      "trackKey": "dj-lag--trip-to-new-york",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dj-lag--trip-to-new-york/",
      "title": "Trip to New York",
      "year": 2017,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Released first over WhatsApp, which is how most gqom actually travels. The most exportable thing Durban made, and it never needed a label to prove it.",
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        },
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      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dj-lag--ice-drop/",
      "title": "Ice Drop",
      "year": 2016,
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