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9. DON'T KILL MY SISTER The morning is here and real life means real danger for real people. Track nine is direct because the subject requires it and it lives in hip hop soul R&B because that genre has always been the one that said the things everyone else was afraid to say. Trans women in this community built the ballroom scene. They were mothers, icons, legends, and the backbone of houses before...

14. I CAN DO THAT TOO (BITCH) We came back and while we were gone someone packaged what we built and sold it without us in the room. Track fourteen is country pop because if you are going to take from everybody at least admit you took from us too. And then you come back and the new kids who built their whole look on what you created look at you like you are the one who does not belong here. The co...

2. BALL OVER Track two is placed here on purpose. It starts in that feeling of a perfect ball night when everything is right, the music is right, the performances are right, the energy is right, and you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Then somebody could not hold it together and now everyone who came to be somewhere safe has to leave early. It lives in Southern R&B soul because that genr...

4. THE HOUSES Everyone is still in the parking lot, somebody's car is blasting, people are taking pictures, exchanging information, popping ass on bumpers, and what you notice is that all the divisions from inside are gone. Every house had a designated table in the venue. Out here everyone is connected somehow, the mainstream and the kiki, Pittsburgh next to DC, houses that were competing an hour...

5. FIERCE You are watching your clip and questioning everything. Did you win. Should you have lost. The critiques come, the praise comes, the reposts come, something goes viral. Track five does not need to explain what fierce means because the album has already been fierce from the first note. It lives in neo-funk and acid jazz because that sound has always known how to carry weight without losing...

6. BQ WORK FOR IT Track six lives in trap soul R&B because that sound understands what it means to be precise and emotional at the same time, which is exactly what butch queen performance has always been. The lyrics are the same as track seven because the standard is the same. What changes is who is delivering them and what that body means on that floor. The grand prize does not come because of yo...

8. AFTER WE BALL The ball is over, the clips are posted, the critiques are in, and now it is two, three, four in the morning and the night took a turn in the best way. Track eight is that morning after energy, the good kind, when the sun is coming up and real life is about to start again. It lives in neo-soul jazz because that is the only genre that understands how to hold joy and exhaustion in th...

10. HOUSE MEETING You spent the day doing what you have to do in the real world, trans activism, community work, survival, whatever it takes to make your life operate. Now you come home to the house and the house has its own meeting to run. Track ten is built in contemporary gospel because house meetings are church and always have been. The agenda is real, the accountability is real, and somewhere...

11. COME FROM BEHIND The house meeting surfaced the real issue and track eleven takes it outside. This is full WWF level confrontation, wet hair, sweating on the mic, one icon calling out another icon directly while the house kids stand back and let it blow over because this is not their fight and they know it. Ballroom and wrestling have always shared the same theatrical DNA. The entrance, the ch...

17. STILL HERE After all of it, the ball that got cut short, the missing clips, the house meeting, the legends coasting, the copies, the cameras, the clipboards, the grants, the grief, track seventeen is the last word. In jungle and drum and bass because that genre has always been about survival at high speed. Every diagnosis, every eviction, every system that said no, every morning that was harde...

16. GRANT MONEY, GRANT PROBLEMS Track sixteen is the grant. A voice and an acoustic guitar and nothing else, because sometimes the most political thing you can do is strip everything away and make people sit with the words. Track fifteen was what you paid to get here. Track sixteen is what arrived. The grant money came. The problems came with it. Both are true. https://sites.google.com/view/ballro...

3. WHERE'S MY CLIP The ball just ended and you are still inside gathering your people, grabbing your things, saying your goodbyes, and your phone is already out before you hit the door. Every ball around the world, some running on the same night, and the moment it ends every single person is searching simultaneously. Did someone catch it. Is it there. Does it exist outside of the room where it hap...

7. FF WORK FOR IT Same floor, same standard, same lyrics, different track, because the women's story deserves its own space and not a footnote. Track seven is slow burn R&B because that genre understands how to be completely in control of every single moment without rushing anything. The words are the same as track six because the demand is the same. What changes is who is delivering them and what...

13. NARCAN Track thirteen follows twelve because that is exactly how it happens. The same indulgence that felt like freedom can take you under if it goes too far. This track lives in a dark funky space where desire and danger share the same breath because that is exactly what addiction feels like from the inside. But this community has always had a caring and comforting side that does not make the...

12. DO IT After all of that, the activism, the meeting, the callout, track twelve is the one second of freedom. But it is also the harm reduction track because when life gets heavy sometimes we make bigger problems trying to forget the ones we already have. The floor is where you bring it. Not the bottle, not the substance, not the thing that will cost you more than the night. The floor will take...

15. SEMINAL FIELDNOTES The function is winding down and the camera finds the displaced people. The same crew that filmed the icon's comeback in track fourteen is still here with their equipment and their clipboards and their release forms. Track fifteen is about what you had to give up to access the money that paid for everything. Your culture as a deliverable. Your knowledge packaged as content f...

1. THE REVOLUTION WILL BE LIVE STREAMED Track one starts here because this is where the story actually begins, not with a vogue beat, but with the truth about where the culture already is. Ballroom has been in Tokyo, Seoul, Lagos, Paris, and Berlin for years before any algorithm noticed. The LSS is calling out the whole world and every city is present. This one is amapiano and vogue at the same ti...

HUMMIN' In 2005, Kevin JZ Prodigy and VJtheDJ changed the floor forever. The "Hummingbird" track emerged from one of ballroom's most important creative partnerships. A trilogy that rewrote the rules of production and performance. The Trilogy: I Feel Like A Bitch (2002) https://pumpdabeat.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-like-a-bitch-kevin-jz-2002 Get Into My Zone (2004) https://pumpdabeat.bandcamp.com/al...

Hydra's Scream II (VJtheDJ Re-Work) The Story of a Global Handshake. A few weeks back, the Instagram timeline got a bit loud. Davud IX shared his first steps into the world of Vogue production from Uzbekistan, and like anything in this culture, it was met with a "trial by fire." I stepped in....not to gatekeep, but to bridge the gap. After 8 years of walking New Way, Davud isn’t a stranger to the...

DMV KIKI NIGHTS x NEZUKO LOUBOUTIN presents MONDAY NIGHT MADNESS: FEMQUEEN HOUR 2 Recorded live at Revolt Nightclub in Washington, DC, this set captures the full energy of FEMQUEEN HOUR 2 from the moment LSS began. The night brought together the DMV ballroom community for a stacked lineup of categories, competitive battles, and standout moments on the floor. Categories: Body — Body like milk. Show...

Live recording from Get Excited: Free Mini Ball! Temple Hills, MD | Saturday, February 7 Doors Open: 10PM | Ball Starts at 11PM Powered by US Helping Us, People Into Living Inc. All proceeds went to the Pressley Family. This mini ball honored the life and legacy of Kirk “Boom Boom” Balenciaga (Kirk Pressley) DMV ballroom commentator known for his signature “Get Excited!” and his impact on the ball...

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Legendary Dakota Champion x DMV Kiki Nights present I HAVE A DREAM KIKI BALL 🖤🤎 Recorded live at REVOLT Bar DC, this set captures the full night as it unfolded—sound, calls, battles, crowd response, and momentum held from start to finish. Legendary Dakota Champion, a foundational presence in the DMV ballroom scene, led the night as host and MC, guiding the room with precision, timing, and author...

The Legendary Founding Father Antonio Pyer Moss x DMV Kiki Nights x Revolt present MONDAY NIGHT MADNESS NYE EDITION 🎉🥳 This is the official DMV Kiki New Years kick off. Come celebrate the New Year with the community. ___________________________________________ ENTRY: $10.00 ALL NIGHT Must be 21+ with a valid ID to enter Doors open at 9 PM LSS is at 10 PM NYE Community Toast at 12 AM 🥂🍾 _______...

PUMPDABEAT proudly presents guudafternoon! by JVW — an artist introduced to the PUMPDABEAT collective through DJ Delish. This mix is anything but sleepy. guudafternoon! is a high-energy blend of party-ready jungle, Jersey club, and R&B treats, layered with bounce and rhythm that keeps the momentum moving from start to finish. It’s built for motion—whether you’re in the gym, on the dance floor, in...