JILLIONAIRE of MAJOR LAZER
Major Lazer originally stems from a collaboration between Diplo and DJ-producer Switch. Their first album, released in 2009, is titled Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do and mixes rap, electro, dancehall, jungle, and reggae. Many American and Jamaican artists collaborated on it: Mr Lexx, Santigold, Ms. Thing, Mr. Vegas, Jovi Rockwell, Trouble Andrew, Turbulence, Jah Dan, Mr Evil, Mapei, T.O.K, Amanda Blank, Stein, Nina Sky, Ricky Blaze, Vybz Kartel, Prince Zimboo, Leftside, and Supahype, Bruno Mars.
The group became known for the song Hold The Line, quickly followed by Pon de Floor in collaboration with Afrojack. A 5-track EP titled Lazers Never Die was released in 2010. It includes remixes of the first album by K.L.A.M., Azealia Banks then known by the pseudonym Miss Bank$, Thom Yorke, Collie Buddz, Lindi Ortega, as well as rapper M.I.A. and DJ Buraka Som Sistema, both produced by Switch and Diplo under his label Mad Decent.
Major Lazer also released a mixtape in collaboration with the English duo La Roux, titled Lazerproof.
GENRE: DJ SET
DURATION: 1 H 30
DEDICATIONS: YES
COUNTRY: US