Wesley Pentz, better known by his dinosaur-derived stage name, Diplo, is one of the most influential DJs / Producers in the business. He played an important role in M.I.A.’s Kala, Santigold’s self titled debut, and in this year’s Major Lazer album. In addition, he used to be a schoolteacher in Philadelphia and at one point dated M.I.A.
I am a big fan of his work, so I threw together a mix of my favorite Diplo tracks / remixes / productions for your listening pleasure.
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“Rollin (Diplo Remix)” – Paper Route …

This edition of The Weekend Mixtape features an emerging genre with roots in the underground of London. Beginning as a subculture with just a few dedicated clubs, Dubstep has since become a legitimate genre, with it’s own radio stations and record labels. Today, more and more international artists are incorporating the dubstep sound into their music (see Snoop Dogg, below).
This mixtape features Dubstep legends Burial and Four Tet alongside emerging acts like Emalkay and Rusko. Optimize your high-cut, sit back, and enjoy.

We have all been there. You hear this great song on America’s Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest. However, because you are so “alt” and completely not “mnstrm”, the original version is immediately disqualified. What you need is a good remix. This weekend’s mixtape has all (8 of) the answers. Plus, these tracks bang hard. Enjoy!

Dayve Hawk is a stay at home dad in New Jersey who is “not that good with computers”.  For a couple months in late 2008, he was music’s most mysterious new artist.  He achieved this status while anonymously releasing mixtape after mixtape of amazing new material and remixes on his blog We’re Tapes, under three different aliases (Memory Cassette, Weird Tapes, and Memory Tapes).  If you ask him today “why the big mystery?” he will tell you that its because he doesn’t have a cell phone and he has a bad …