UPDATE: Diplo’s Favela on Blast documentary on sale now for only $5, or pick up the tshirt combo pack for $25. Back in 2005 I was sent down to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to cover what was then the burgeoning scene of baile funk for the late BPM magazine, and I could not […]

Maluca was nice enough to take us on a personal guided tour of her hometown, New York City, for our COORDINATES: NYC feature, so we try to give her some love back. Here’s the new mixtape she dropped today from Mad Decent, China Food. It’s mixed by Paul Devro and features Proxy, Don Omar, Jay […]

Let’s face it, Diplo made his name on the mixtape — first with his Hollertronixxx mixes with Low Budget back in the day, and then his gamechanging Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape that put M.I.A. on the map back when she couldn’t even read a map. Then there was his superlative mix with Santogold, Top Ranking, […]

As described on Mad Decent, “Diplo’s been working on a new documentary series for Current called No One is Safe, where he sort of Anthony Bourdains on the music scenes he’s deep into and explores their origins/history/current state, etc. This is the pilot, on New Orleans Bounce music, and it turned out to be really […]

Mad Decent is launching a new Remix Contest Series, and the first challenge will be with a track off the great Yeasayer’s latest album, Odd Blood. All you have to do is go here, get the various parts, make a remix and submit it for both prizes and full coverage from Mad Decent. Finally, just […]