Diplo Pt. 2: The M.I.A. Connection

It's pretty much impossible to mention anything about Diplo without touching on the work he's done with Sri Lankan-born, London-bred popstress M.I.A.

The story goes... "After hearing one of Diplo's songs in 2004, M.I.A. approached Diplo when he was DJing one night at the Fabric Club in London. Regarding their first meeting, M.I.A. said "It had that same homelessness about it. It didn't have a particular genre, which is what people always say to me: Your song doesn't fit anywhere. So I went on a mad mission to find other people like that, because then we could make a home."[5] Diplo adds, "Besides me being a white dude from Florida and her being a Sri Lankan girl in England, everything else was the same: [We were both] film graduates, [listened to] all the same music when we were kids, were going in the same direction right now in music, it was amazing."[6] Coincidentally, Diplo was playing her single "Galang" as she entered the club, which he got from a worker at i-D magazine.[6] The two became romantically involved for some time and collaborated on a mixtape, Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1. They have collaborated on songs since the release, and he toured as a DJ on her 2005 Arular Tour."






DOWNLOAD: Diplo & M.I.A. - Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 1
1 M.I.A. (2) - Galangaton (Diplo Mix) 2:04
2 M.I.A. (2) Featuring Lil Vicious* - Galang 2:59
Featuring - Lil' Vicious
3 LL Cool J / Cavemen (2) - Two Bit Rhythm (M.I.A. Mix) 3:44
Remix - M.I.A. (2)
4 M.I.A. (2) - Fire Bam (Diplo Mix) 1:55
5 M.I.A. (2) - Fire Fire 3:35
6 M.I.A. (2) / Missy* - One For The Head Skit 1:39
7 M.I.A. (2) - Amazon (Diplo Mix) 3:34
8 Clipse, The* - Definition Of A Roller 3:16
9 M.I.A. (2) / Cutty Ranks - Untitled 2:42
10 M.I.A. (2) - MIA 3:12
11 M.I.A. (2) - You're Good (Diplo Mix) 3:06
12 M.I.A. (2) - Pop 2:37
13 M.I.A. (2) - Sunshowers (Diplo Mix) 3:01
14 M.I.A. (2) - Baile Funk One 2:17
15 M.I.A. (2) - Bucky Done Gun 2:47
16 M.I.A. (2) - Baile Funk Two 1:46
17 M.I.A. (2) - China Girl (Diplo Mix) 2:10
18 M.I.A. (2) - Baile Funk Three 1:26
19 M.I.A. (2) - Lady Killer (Diplo Mix) 3:24
20 M.I.A. (2) - URAQT (Diplo Mix) 2:47
21 M.I.A. (2) - Bingo (Diplo Mix) 3:19

When it came time for M.I.A.'s sophomore effort, Diplo once again stepped up and provided production (most notably for the beat on the collabo that simultaneously imprinted both artists on the pop cultural consciousness with "Paper Planes"):


Paper planes (M.I.A.) from Cedric GODART on Vimeo.


Following the blueprint from his work with M.I.A, Diplo has seen himself as the architect of other female rappers and singers' careers-- most notably Santigold and Rye Rye.




DOWNLOAD: Diplo vs. Santigold - Top Rankin
TRACKLIST:

1. Dub Selection Intro
2. 3-6 Mafia – Late Night (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold – Shuv It (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold – I’m A Lady (Diplo Mix Ft Amanda Blank)
5. Sir Mixalot – Posse On Broadway
6. Santogold – Lights Out (Diplo’s Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha Franklin – Save Me
8. Devo – Be Stiff
9. B52’s – Mesopotamia
10. Gerri And The Holograms – Gerri And The Holograms
11. Santogold – Anne (Switch Mix)
12. Santogold – LES Artistes (XXXchange Mix Ft Movado)
13. Cutty Ranks – Dutty Six Pack
14. Santogold – Find A Way (Graeme & Switch Mix Ft Kid Cudi)/ Lunar Camel
15. Richie Spice x Ratatat – Marijuana
16. Desmond Dekker – Shanty Town
17. Santogold – Guns Of Brooklyn
18. Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
19. Tony Matterhorn – Big Belly Guns
20. Santogold – Get It Up (Radioclit mix Ft MIA & Gorilla Zoe)
21. Mark Ronson In Studio
22. Trouble Andrew – Run – Hide
23. Sister Nancy – Pigeon Rock
24. Nora Dean – Barbwire
25. Shinehead – Know How Fe Chat
26. Clash – Ghetto Defendant
27. Warrior Queen – Check It
28. Santogold x Benga – Unstoppable / Night Dub
29. Shawty Lo x Skream – They Know / Stagger
30. Santogold – Creator (Mumdance Mix ft Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman & Tempz)
31. Xray / Turbulence Duplate (Starstruck Diplo Mix)
32. Barrington Levy – Send A Moses
33. Prince Jazzbo – Ital Corner
34. Santogold – Icarus
35. Santogold x Diplo – Right Brigade (hidden track)