DIM MAK’s reigning meme king Ookay teams up with influential jungle music pioneers Ragga Twins to deliver The Boot. In a flawless execution of genre melding, the track has energetic reggae toasting on top of reverberating synths, reggae horn patterns, and a savage drop.
Ookay has become a household name in dance music in just a few short years, boasting early co-signs from some of the industries most well respected influencers – Diplo, Steve Aoki, A-Trak, Borgore and Showtek, among others. In 2013, Vibe named the young producer a Top Trap/Moombahton Artist To Watch, which was the ammunition that fired up his debut “Ghost” EP on DIM MAK. The opus was met with acclaim, YourEDM hailing it as “An EP filled with such versatility, that it gives a big middle finger to the idea of genre and shows us that this kid is no kid at all.” The standout single Egg Drop Soup showcased the producer’s undeniable talent and became an instant sensation, surpassing half a million Soundcloud plays. Following “Ghost” and a breakthrough EDC Orlando performance, Ookay was featured on UKF’s Gamechangers Series among the company of Dirty South, Kill The Noise, Tiga and Porter Robinson.
Ookay’s exceptional production has also made him an in-demand remixer. His remixes of Steve Aoki’s Boneless and Avicii’s You Make Me (which he reworked alongside Diplo) took the Beatport Hip Hop Chart’s #3 and #1 spots, respectively, and established the young gun as one of the industry’s most promising producers. Closing out 2014, he was commissioned by The Chainsmokers to take on their explosive fan favourite track Kanye, and Borgore tapped him to remix Last Year, which was one of the standout remixes from the “#NEWGOREORDER LUXE” package. Outside of the studio, he’s celebrated for his onstage antics, with appearances at EDC Las Vegas, Electric Zoo, TomorrowWorld, and Red Rocks.
Recognized as pioneers of jungle music, Ragga Twins have been as fundamental to the genre’s resurgence as they were to its creation. Last year, the legends were featured on Skrillex’s Reggae Bomb, which scored the #1 spot on Beatport’s Dubstep and Drum & Bass charts. Teaming up with trap music’s fresh prince for The Boot, Ragga Twins continue to propel both jungle and bass music forward into a new era.
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