A collision of Jamaican dancehall, swaggering hip-hop and howling electro
samples, Major Lazer built their reputation on funky, genre-melding, eccentric
dance beats to become one of the most imaginative DJ/producer outfits around.
Formed when production duo Diplo and Switch met while working with M.I.A. in
Jamaica in 2008, the pair recorded their debut album Guns Don't Kill People...
Lazers Do in 2009 at Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studio with Santigold, Amanda Blank,
Mr. Vegas, Turbulence, and Nina Sky all making guest appearances. The mixtape
Lazerproof (2010), featuring La Roux and...