Place 5: 101.0 The Dirge
- Genre: Hip-Hop and Rap
- Recommendations: Gr4ves by Kyubik and No Save Point by Yankee and the Brave
The Dirge is a radio channel that primarily plays hip-hop and rap, thereby ensuring that V can feel particularly like a badass. Especially for a young street kid V, the music is very fitting: having hardly completed any major jobs and already having big dreams of becoming a legend in Night City.
Two of the songs on The Dirge are absolutely tied to the start of the game. No Save Point is the song that plays in the montage with Jackie, where V slowly but surely transitions from petty criminal to mercenary.
Gr4ves is the song that plays in the car with the Padre when you start your journey as a Streetkid and are driven through the city for the first time as a player. That’s one of the moments I always associate with anticipation for the rest of the game.
But even beyond the two songs, The Dirge offers other tracks that capture the atmosphere of Night City well, especially from places like Downtown-NC, Heywood, and Kabuki.
The only flaw of the station is the lack of variety. Yes, most stations focus on a specific genre, but it’s particularly noticeable with The Dirge. I enjoy tuning in, especially at the beginning of the game where V is still carefree and hopeful, but I still prefer the next 4 channels more.
