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'What Would Diplo Do?' is the TV show dance music never asked for but probably needed

Using Diplo as the butt of the joke, the Viceland series might actually succeed

  • Valerie Lee
  • 4 August 2017
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"So, who's winning?" the kid quips back. Van Der Beek might've left him hanging without an answer, but it's almost as if he's broken down the third wall without ever looking into the camera. I guess it's still Diplo, in the end.

We're all too familiar with the profiles that are seemingly just waiting with baited breath for the next Diplo-related Facebook post, with their fingers at the ready to type some snarky criticism about how much he totally sucks. WWDD zeroes in on that strange population who carry the mindset that they know all there is to know about Diplo - the dumb, bro'd out version of him - and are confident that he's a total tool, but remain absolutely fascinated by him. What (terrible) song is he working on? What (stupid) collaboration is coming out next? What (horrible) festival is he playing at next? What would (that dumb guy) Diplo do?

Coming from a guy who once said that he "isn't much a fan of DJ culture", called it "lame" and actually said in real life that he is "playing the game", it's important to remember that WWDD is, in the end, one big marketing package for Diplo Inc., LLC. There won't be much diving into the history of his youth getting entangled in Miami's bass scene, the nights he spent grinding as a promoter and DJ in Philly or details on what big pop star he's in cahoots with next. It probably won't do any good in inspiring the next generation of real young music makers. But you probably knew that already.

 
 
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