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Diplo
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Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Diplo, is an American DJ, music producer, rapper and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as co-founding the non-profit organization Heaps Decent. Among other jobs, he has worked as a school teacher in Philadelphia. He is also the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project, Major Lazer. His 2013 EP Revolution debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard 200.
During his rise to fame, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with giving him exposure in his early career. Later, he and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch created a Jamaican dancehall project and cartoon series titled Major Lazer. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other notable pop artists, such as Britney Spears, Beyoncé, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, CL and G-Dragon. His alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. He is the co-producer of several tracks on Madonna's 2015 album Rebel Heart (2015) and he collaborated with Skrillex to create the duo Jack Ü.
-1657639446-248x248.jpg "Swae Lee ft. Diplo - Tupelo Shuffle (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ELVIS)")
-1540556313-248x248.jpg "Silk City & Dua Lipa Ft. Diplo & Mark Ronson - Electricity (Acoustic)")
-1535621402-248x248.jpg "Diplo - Sun In Our Eyes (Don Diablo Remix Ft. MO)")
-1532689696-248x248.jpg "Diplo Ft. Lil Pump, Famous Dex & French Montana - Welcome To The Party (Remix)")
-1517651043-248x248.jpg "Diplo Ft. MO & GoldLink - Get It Right (Remix)")
-1498069330-248x248.jpg "Diplo & Sia - Testosterone (CDQ)")
-1496911205-248x248.jpg "Diplo Ft. Justin Bieber, Rich The Kid & Young Thug - Bankroll (CDQ)")
-1489610612-248x248.jpg "Zeds Dead & Diplo Ft. Elliphant - Blame (Gorgon City Remix)")
-1484027203-248x248.jpg "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Vs. Diplo Ft. Debs Daughter - Hey Baby (Blasterjaxx Remix)")
-505x284.jpg "Diplo Ft. Trippie Redd - Wish (Alternate Music Video)")
-505x284.jpg "Sia, Diplo & Labrinth Ft. Lil Wayne - Genius (Lil Wayne Remix)")
-505x284.jpg "Diplo Ft. MO & GoldLink - Get It Right (Remix)")
-505x284.jpg "Diplo & Lil Yachty - Worry No More (Superpig Remix)")
-505x284.jpg "Skrillex, Diplo, ASAP Ferg - Devil Pay (SWOG Mashup)")
