Why he would have a photo (below) of his limp dick at what appears to be a toilet bowl is puzzling.
Grammy nominated producer Diplo had a pretty wild night out in Rome, and he decided to post a photo of a certain body part on his official Twitter account.
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, Usher and Snoop Lion. 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
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi and raised in various regions across Southern United States, Diplo developed an interest in much of the local culture. He began attending the University of Central Florida in 1997, and then moved to Philadelphia to continue his studies at Temple University, where he first garnered attention as a DJ. After frequently running into fellow DJ Low Budget, the two began throwing parties under the Hooked on Hollertronix moniker in 2003 as a way of maintaining control of what they were able to play during DJ gigs in Philadelphia. The success of these parties allowed the two to release mix tapes, both separate and together, gathering acclaim across the country. One such mix tape, Never Scared, was named one of the New York Times' top ten albums of 2003, and the Hollertronix name became synonymous with parties featuring guests like Bun B, Spank Rock, M.I.A., among others. Hollertronix's sound has been described as "disparate genres to be smashed together for maximum attention-grabbing impact" an aesthetic which takes from the "organic, cohesive, whole" aesthetic of acts such as Bun B, Lil Jon, Drama, M.I.A., Björk, Busta Rhymes, and others
Diplo accentuated the club aesthetic of his Hollertronix music for a more reflective sound on his solo debut, Florida, which was released on the Ninja Tune imprint, Big Dada Records. The album Florida was pressed twice, first with a CD and the second with a CD and DVD. The DVD was created by System D-128, another artist who has collaborated with Diplo on some audio and video projects. Before Florida’s DVD accompaniment, another DVD surfaced called Diplo: "Banned in Libya" which was released by Money Studies, the first label to release a solo project by Diplo under his original DJ name Diplodocus. It was a 45 rpm record called "Thingamajawn" for which there is also a music video System D-128 directed. Similar to the Florida DVD, "Banned in Libya" is an experimental audio and video mix of some of Diplo's original music blended with a number of other unidentified sources.
His particular affinity for one genre of music called baile funk (or favela funk) would spawn a series of mixtapes (Favela on Blast, Favela Strikes Back), which served to bring the Brazilian dance music of the ghettos to the United States
It was not long before his Hooked on Hollertronix parties would provide him the success necessary to move to the next logical step and build a studio where music would become his full-time focus. With this goal in mind, Diplo built "The Mausoleum," a video studio, recording studio, record label office, gallery, and event space in Philadelphia.[15] Since its inception, The Mausoleum has become the home to recordings by artists like Christina Aguilera, Shakira, M.I.A., Santigold, Spank Rock, Plastic Little, Blaqstarr, Paper Route Gangstaz, and hosted concerts by Glass Candy, Skream, Boys Noize, Nicos Gun, and more
He previously dated singer M.I.A. for five years. He also has a son named Lockett, born in 2010. In July and August 2013, he was in a publicized Twitter feud with rapper Flo Rida. Diplo claimed that Flo Rida's video for the track "Can't Believe It", featuring Pitbull copied his video for the track "Butter's Theme" featuring Gent & Jawns. Flo Rida responded, claiming that he had never seen the video
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