Tagged: Diplo
Diplowatch 2012 #4: Diplo and Friends to Host Weekly BBC Radio Show
Label head and Justin Bieber supporter, Diplo, will premiere a new radio show this Saturday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra. “Diplo and Friends,” featuring new Diplo mixes, Mad Decent and “big name” guests, will … read more »
Azealia Banks, “Fuck Up the Fun” (Prod. by Diplo) MP3
At 4AM in Japan, Azealia Banks decides to give away “Fuck Up the Fun,” a rum and snare-fueled collaboration with her Twitter buddy Diplo. Banks debuted the track over the weekend at a party celebrating … read more »
Diplowatch 2012 #3: Diplo to Headline “Ridiculous” AXE-Sponsored College Tour
Turtleneck model and budding author Diplo is teaming up with AXE, the purveyors of lacrosse-scented mens’ fragrances and grooming products, for a headlining tour of college campuses across the US. Reflecting the mindset of AXE’s … read more »
M.I.A. to Release Autobiography
Rizzoli New York has announced they will be publishing M.I.A.’s self-titled autobiography in October. The 192-page book will be a “monograph in collages made by the powerful and thought-provoking artist herself” and will include over … read more »
Video: Diplo f. Nicky Da B, “Express Yourself”
Diplo’s video for the title track from his forthcoming Express Yourself EP is exactly the kind of gluteus maximus fest you’d expect from him when he dabbles with New Orleans bounce and is fortified by … read more »
Video: Usher, “Climax” (Prod. by Diplo)
Usher and Diplo’s Valentine’s Day jam, “Climax,” reconfigures its place in your life as Spring Fever anthem with this new, Sam Pilling-directed video. The clip is drama-packed and the narrative’s, uh, climax can make you … read more »
Stream: Diplo f. Nicky Da B, “Express Yourself”
On Tuesday, Diplo unveiled “Climax,” his huge but restrained collaboration with Usher, featuring instrumentation arranged by Nico Muhly. Stream the track below and download it from Jeffree’s tomorrow. Diplo’s Express Yourself EP, which you can … read more »
Diplowatch 2012 #2: Diplo and Usher’s Valentine’s “Climax”
Diplo teams with Usher on “Climax,” which is too dirty for Justin Bieber to sing. It is basically a trance song, but with a delicate, tiny beat. Usher, absolutely the man you want to hear … read more »
Video: Po Po, “Teen Dreamz/Let’s Get Away”
When Po Po first showed up on the Mad Decent roster, it was a serious WTF moment. It seemed kinda weird that Diplo felt the need to sign a bunch of lanky lo-fi scuzz rockers … read more »
Diplowatch 2012 #1: Diplo is Writing a Book
Diplo, Blackberry anthropologist and Vanity Fair culture columnist, has composed his first printed tome, a hefty book entitled 128 Beats Per Minute: Diplo’s Visual Guide to Music, Culture, and Everything in Between. The manual, driven … read more »
