Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Diplo, is a Los Angeles-based American DJ, music producer, rapper, and songwriter. He founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as the not for 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.
During his rise to notability, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with helping expose him in his early career. Later, he and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch created a Jamaican dance hall project titled Major Lazer. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mix tape projects with many other notable pop artists, such as Beyoncé, No Doubt, Justin Bieber and Usher. His alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs.
His most reputed and critically acclaimed work till date has been a collaborated work with Nicola Roberts on her debut solo album "Cinderella's Eyes" in 2011. Critics have lauded its production alongside other producers such as Sohodolls and Dragonette. It continues to sell extremely well in the United States and Asia (especially India) ever since its release in September 2011.
Diplo was in the washroom stall and took to snapping his member and posting it on instagram only to then freak the hell out and destroy it [the photo, not the member]. As we know, the internet lives forever, so here it is for all too see.
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