You are playing deep house (124 BPM). The crowd wants mainstream Hip-Hop. Instead of a jarring brake-stop, grab an Afrobeat edit from this album. The percussive intro allows you to filter out the bass of the house track while bringing in the top end of the African percussion. The crowd hears the rhythm change smoothly, not a trainwreck.
: The intro and outro sections feature added beats that are strictly tempo-locked to a static BPM, making beat-matching effortless for the DJ. Various Artists - Mastermix DJ Edits Summer Dan...