Diplo & Tiesto "C'mon" Toadally Krossed Out Remix

Toadally Krossed Out remix of that weird Diplo x Tiesto collabo "C'mon!" (coming out as a Beatport x Mad Decent exclusive, July 20th). This takes the cake... I wonder who these toad guys are!?

Favela on Blast

Favela On Blast - Official Trailer from Mad Decent on Vimeo.

"Favela on Blast, the directorial film debut from Grammy-nominated DJ and producer, Diplo, and his partner Leandro HBL, documents a vibrant and innovative musical subculture that has emerged in Brazil's impoverished slums, known as favelas. Well beneath the radar of mainstream society for the last 20 years, they have their own language, style and heroes. Their music and culture have gone mostly unnoticed outside of South America until now.  Favela on Blast captures the rarely seen stories of MC's, DJ's, dancers, and cultural producers through the eyes of Diplo and Brazilian filmmaker Leandro HBL, with memorable appearances from funk superstars Deize, Tigrona, Mr. Catra, and Duda Do Borell.

Diplo x Tiesto?

Tiesto isn't normal fodder around these parts, but there's been rumors of a collabo between Diplo & Tiesto going on for quite awhile. I thought it was Diplo just having a laugh on Twitter, but I guess it's actually true:



Too bad it kinda sucks.

Heaps Decent

Heaps Decent, the brainchild of Diplo and other minds at Mad Decent is "an initiative committed to finding and nurturing the creativity of underprivileged and Indigenous young people and emerging artists. By providing resources and opportunities, Heaps Decent supports the development of high quality Australian music with a unique identity."

They recently sent over a mini-mix of original productions from the project that showcases the burgeoning talents of some indigenous, underprivileged youths alongside big names like A-Trak, Diplo, Pase Rock, etc:

Download: 5 Minute Mix - 3 Years of Workshops

YOUNGBLOOD RELAUNCH TONIGHT!

Youngblood RELAUNCHES tonight in Vancouver with a MAD DECENT INVASION featuring DIPLO and PAUL DEVRO!

We are vurrrry excited to be back, so we went through the archives and picked out a few old Diplo fav'z to share.

Drop the Lime - Devil's Eyes (Diplo B-Live Remix) via The Fader (buy Devil's Eyes on iTunes)

Bart Bmore - Bingo Players (Diplo Remix)

Groove Armada - Pull Up Crank it Up (Diplo B-Live Remix)

Lil Flip x Radiohead - Game Over x Sit Down Stand Up (Diplo Mix)

Spank Rock - Put that Pussy on Me (Diplo Tonite Remix)

Bonus:

Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel (Toadally Krossed Out Remix) via Pop Stereo

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."

Diplo: The Early Years w/ HOLLERTRONIX

In honor of the Youngblood Sundays relaunch featuring Diplo, we've decided to do a career retrospective on the venerated DJ/Producer that has influenced the new crop of DJs (including your very own Expendable Youth!) and helped shape much of the current pop culture landscape.



If you weren't a hipster in the early aughts, you probably missed out on Diplo's early career output. Back in '03-'05, wayyy before Mad Decent & Major Lazer, Diplo was best known as being 1/2 of the Philly-based music collective, Hollertronix, with DJ Lowbudget (now Low-Bee).

More info & downloads,

Youngblood Opening Night Announced!

MARCH 14th, save the date!

Diplo and Paul Devro (MAD DECENT) with your Youngblood pals Expendable Youth and Mike Lake. BOOM!

This show WILL SELL OUT so get tickets at Clubzone, stat!

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This is gonna be everywhere, but here it is. The Diplo x Gucci Mane Mixtape featuring remixes from just about everyone...

GET IT HERE

via MADDECENT

1.Danger’s Not A Stranger (Diplo Remix)
2.Dope Boy (Bird Peterson Remix)
3.Excuse Me (Memory Tapes Remix) - DOWNLOAD (via We're Tapes)
4.No No No (Brodinski & Monsieur Monsieur Remix)
5.Frowny Face (Douster Remix)
6.Frowny Face (Emynd Remix feat Playboy Tre)
7.Im Expectin (Teenwolf Remix)
8.Boi (Zomby Remix)
9.My Shadow (Salem Remix)
10.Excuse Me (Diplo Remix)
11.Photo Shoot (Flying Lotus Remix)
12.I Be Everywhere (Mumdance Remix)
13.I Be Everywhere (DZ Remix)
14.Im The Shit (Benzi & Willy Joy Remix)
15.Break Yourself (Diplo Remix feat Lil B)

The official FREE GUCCI t-shirt is for sale HERE.