From the D.R. to MIA — Wakyin "Ride The Train" Out Now
Sampling Quad City DJs' "C'Mon N' Ride It," Wakyin turns one of the most memorable records in Miami Bass music history into something built for today's dance floors.
Some samples feel like theft. Others feel like a homecoming.
Wakyin's "Ride The Train" falls firmly in the second camp. Built around the unmistakable energy of Quad City DJs' 1996 classic "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)," the record doesn't just borrow nostalgia, it reactivates it. The feeling hits you before you even clock where you know it from.
That's the craft. Wakyin takes something that already lived in people's bodies, a record that soundtracked block parties, road trips, and peak 90s euphoria and routes it straight into a club context that honors the original without freezing it in amber. It's reverent and forward-moving at the same time.
The timing is right. Fresh off a standout performance at Skyline Festival in LA, Wakyin is heading to New York City next, joining The Martinez Bros for a Summerstage set that's already one of the summer's most anticipated bookings. The train has left the station.
