Diplo

M.I.A. and her most frequent producer -- and ex-boyfriend -- Diplo have engaged in a nasty war of words over the past year. Diplo, who consciously crafted the sound of the singer's first two records, was let down by her most recent effort 'Maya...

Diplo's Twitter feed is usually a thing of beauty, but yesterday things turned ugly after he took a dig at M.I.A.'s new album, '// / Y /,' and then lashed out at popular music website Pitchfork Media for publishing the quote in its news section...

Once controversial, the practice of sampling is now generally regarded as a viable artistic method of production and a mostly legitimate commercial endeavor. Good public reception of a sample-use often depends on a combination of factors including what is sampled, who is sampled, and how that sample is used to create something new...

Diplo is a tricky one. He's a master producer that has dipped his foot in many ponds, from Brazilian baile funk to Baltimore club music to the backbeats for M.I.A. He loves the big and the absurd, so it's only right that he put together a crew of underground producers and experimental musicians to reinterpret their favorite gems from Gucci Mane's ultra-ambitious 'Cold War' mixtape series... Read M

Atlanta club king Gucci Mane has released plenty of mixtapes in his career. The frequently incarcerated rapper recently dropped his epic three-part 'Cold War' mixtape series, which featured titles like 'Brrritain,' and 'BurrRussia,' yet his newest pairing with hipster producer/DJ Diplo, is drawing attention from all kinds of unlikely places...

It's been a tumultuous 2009 for singer Kelis, who gave birth to her son Knight and saw her divorce battles splashed all over the Internet, but the Harlem native is finally making headlines for her music again. On Monday (Nov. 23) the 'Bossy' singer officially announced her return to the scene with the release of her new single 'Acapella...

A rowdy crowd of 1200 chanted for Diesel U Music Miami co-headliners Kid Cudi and Santigold. The pair, along with openers 'Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, known for their flamboyant stage costumes, and a solo Jemina Pearl, formally of neo-punk outfit Be Your Own Pet, had an amped crowd before them thanks to the evening's open bar at Miami Beach's Paris Theater...