DJ Levins’ Pop Party: Which Girl Group or Boy Band Would You Join?
Saturday night at Hudson Ballroom!
Music
October 21, 2016

While DJ Levins might be known for dropping OG Southern rap cuts in his sets, he’s also one of the most unashamed pop fans on the planet – evidenced by the fact that he asked me if it was okay to buy a $95 Britney Spears shirt on eBay last week.

Having already explored pop paths in his 90s nostalgia party Rhythm Of The Night as well as a Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift showdown, Levdawg is back with another soiree at Hudson Ballroom – and this time he’s pinning Girl Groups against Boy Bands across two dancefloors. From throwback acts to current chart dominators, no stone is being left unturned: From Hanson and One Direction to Destiny’s Child and Fifth Harmony.

Joining Levins to deliver the one hit wonders and guilty pleasure sing-a-longs will be FlexMami, G Coo, Matka, Nic Kelly, Shag and Kritty – and with the party going down tomorrow night, the DJs have named which girl group or boy band they would join if given the chance. We’re a little disappointed that nobody picked Atomic Kitten, but we’ll let it slide for now! Check out their selections below and warm the vocal chords for a big one at Hudson Ballroom, with tickets available right here:

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MATKA: SWV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLCxveiawnU

Since most of what I listened to as a little kid was inappropriately sexy R&B – why did my parents let a 10-year-old listen to Keith Sweat? – I’d want to be in SWV, arguably one of the most legit R&B girl groups of their time, singing silky bedroom jams and collaborating with the likes of Redman, Lil Kim and Puff Daddy.

KRITTY: LADY MARMALADE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoVeAGaO27I

I don’t know if this counts, but the no-brainer here is quite obviously the brief union of Xtina, P!NK, Mya and Lil’ Kim for Lady Marmalade. This collab, or supergroup if you will, has never been outdone – the Young Divas tried it in 2006 but the Australian Idol C-listers were no match! I’m confident that I could have been the missing link to keep the gals together for at least another 3 singles.

LEVINS: HANSON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE

I would look so good with long blonde hair, growing up in some weird Christian cult in middle America, singing pre-teen guitar pop with a voice that never broke, selling millions of albums, doing a Christmas record, shunning the fame, coming back with a single with fuckin’ turntablism on it, never reaching the same heights as ‘Mmm Bop’ but still jamming with my blonde bros around the planet, forcing fans of material that I released 20 years ago to listen to an hour of shitty songs I wrote last week before I give them the hits.

NIC KELLY: LITTLE MIX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUpRwMeRr4

I would be in Little Mix. I have never seen a more down-to-earth group of middle-class British girls have more fun together – Jesy has an Australian alter-ego called ‘Tracy’ who comes out in interviews every now and then, they’re manic and have more energy onstage than me on three pingers.

SHAG: ONE DIRECTION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1xs_xPb46M

Because they didn’t have to learn to dance. They just had to stand on stage and awkwardly dance to themselves like they’d only had two drinks, and I can definitely do that.

FLEXMAMI: DESTINY’S CHILD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmc8bQoL-J0

So when someone asks me which one I am, I can literally say Beyoncé.

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