Hit maker Diplo says his priorities, and pop music itself, have changed since his big break a decade ago
by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times
Oct 30, 2018
4 minutes
It's not that Diplo doesn't like Kanye West and Lil Pump's ultra-lewd hip-hop hit in which the two rappers enthusiastically describe a woman's sexual appetite.
"Look, it's a fun song," the popular DJ and producer said of the thumping "I Love It," which after premiering at last month's Pornhub Awards has quickly racked up hundreds of millions of plays on YouTube. "I can see why people want to hear it."
But in Las Vegas, where Diplo holds down a regular nightclub gig, he just can't be the guy to give it to them.
"A bunch of frat boys singing about
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