Diplo

Real Name:
Thomas Wesley Pentz
Profile:
American musician, DJ, music producer, rapper and songwriter who has colaborated with some major contemporary pop stars. Born on 10 November 1979 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. Founder of label Mad Decent.

In 1997 he enrolled in the University Of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, then at Temple University, Philadelphia. He got a diploma in Film Studies from Temple University in 2003.

Used to work as a school teacher in Philadelphia & as a social worker.
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Albums

none Sound And Fury — Diplo Form Diplo* Sound And Fury(CDr, Promo) Not On Label (Diplo Self-released) none US 2002 Sell This Version
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BD069 Florida — Diplo Diplo Florida (Album) Big Dada Recordings BD069 UK 2004 Sell This Version
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19075904821 LSD — Diplo Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present LSD (53) Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Present LSD (53) - LSD (Album) Columbia, Records (11), Mad Decent, Monkey Puzzle Records, Sony Music 19075904821 Europe 2019 Sell This Version
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none Chapter 1: Snake Oil — Diplo Diplo presents Thomas Wesley* Diplo presents Thomas Wesley* - Chapter 1: Snake Oil(12xFile, MP3, Album) Columbia none 2020
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HIGH024 MMXX — Diplo Diplo MMXX(12xFile, MP3, Album, 320) Higher Ground (5) HIGH024 UK, Europe & US 2020
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none Diplo — Diplo Diplo Diplo (Album) FFRR none US 2022 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

ms-003 Thingamajawn — Diplo Diplodocus* Thingamajawn Money Studies Records ms-003 US 2003 Sell This Version
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BD062 Epistimology B/W Summers Gonna Hurt You... — Diplo Diplodocus* Epistimology B/W Summers Gonna Hurt You... (EP) Big Dada Recordings BD062 UK 2003 Sell This Version
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BD055 Newsflash — Diplo Diplodocus* Newsflash (Single) Big Dada Recordings BD055 UK 2003 Sell This Version
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BD062 Diplo Epistemology Suite / Summer's Gonna Hurt You (CD, Advance, EP, Promo) Big Dada Recordings BD062 UK 2003 Sell This Version
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none Florida Mega-Mix — Diplo Diplo Florida Mega-Mix (Single) Not On Label none UK 2004 Sell This Version
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BD055X Diplo Rhythm — Diplo Diplo Diplo Rhythm (EP) Big Dada Recordings BD055X UK 2004 Sell This Version
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TGBM 001/TGBM 003 Diplo / Amon Tobin / Lotek Hi-Fi / Blockhead Diplo / Amon Tobin / Lotek Hi-Fi / Blockhead - The Getaway - Black Monday(12", M/Print, W/Lbl) Ninja Tune TGBM 001/TGBM 003 UK 2004 Sell This Version
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TGBM 001 The Getaway - Black Monday — Diplo Diplo / Amon Tobin Diplo / Amon Tobin - The Getaway - Black Monday(12", S/Sided, Etch) Ninja Tune TGBM 001 UK 2004 Sell This Version
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UP003 Shhake It Up — Diplo Diplo Shhake It Up(12") Uppercuts UP003 US 2006 Sell This Version
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YF-001 Young Folks (Diplo Remix) — Diplo Peter Bjorn And John And Diplo Peter Bjorn And John And Diplo - Young Folks (Diplo Remix)(12") Mad Decent YF-001 US 2007 Sell This Version
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none Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) — Diplo Diplo Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)(4xFile, AAC, EP, 256) Mad Decent none US 2007
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DPL 04 DJ Wassup Wassup REMIX E.P. — Diplo Diplo Wassup Wassup REMIX E.P.(12", EP, Promo, W/Lbl) Not On Label DPL 04 DJ 2007 Sell This Version
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XL-GEN Maps / Haiti On Blast — Diplo Bonjay, Diplo Bonjay, Diplo - Maps / Haiti On Blast(7", W/Lbl) XL Recordings, Ghetto Arc XL-GEN 2007 Sell This Version
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MAN 021 Bandida / Me Chinga — Diplo Diplo / Deize Tigrona* Diplo / Deize Tigrona* - Bandida / Me Chinga (Single) MAN Recordings MAN 021 Germany 2008 Sell This Version
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MAD-087 Blow Your Head — Diplo Diplo Blow Your Head (Single) Mad Decent MAD-087 UK 2008 Sell This Version
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Whirlychunk 003 Whirlyball Single 3 — Diplo Diplo / Dark Meat Diplo / Dark Meat - Whirlyball Single 3 (Single) Chunklet Magazine Whirlychunk 003 US 2008 Sell This Version
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HJP42 Fuji Ouija / Tetsuya's Theme / Boys, Girls, Let's Dance  / Thank You, God — Diplo Diplo / Newham Generals / Elewedu Of Agege Diplo / Newham Generals / Elewedu Of Agege - Fuji Ouija / Tetsuya's Theme / Boys, Girls, Let's Dance / Thank You, God(12") Honest Jon's Records HJP42 UK 2008 Sell This Version
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MAD-093, SCV-SP001 Get Off — Diplo Diplo & Blaqstarr Diplo & Blaqstarr - Get Off Mad Decent, Serato Pressings MAD-093, SCV-SP001 US 2009 Sell This Version
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none Hey — Diplo Laidback Luke & Diplo Laidback Luke & Diplo - Hey (EP, Single) Dim Mak Records none UK 2009 Sell This Version

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winesue

winesue

November 20, 2022
Still love his first record, i can see why Ninja Tune would endorse it. Everything else sucks.
Pobwall

Pobwall

November 9, 2020
Can someone change the bio please to: “BlackBerry mobile phone salesman, who also made some very average records”
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juancs

juancs

December 11, 2014
just curious, how did this guy end up making such horrible music...?
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