In aĀ new interview withĀ GQ, Diplo has graciously sacrificed all remaining dignity to share a story about the time Rihanna ripped him a new one. He recalled once begging her to appear on Major Lazerās āLean Onā only for Rihanna to respond,Ā āI donāt do house music,ā with what we can only imagine were lethal levels of shade in her tone. āI face-palmed so hard on that one,ā he said. (Of this same situation, Diplo also onceĀ said, āāLean Onā is bigger than any of her songs around the world right now. Why am I even sitting here trying to negotiate?ā, then downplayed it as a misquote, as if weād forget that other time heĀ accusedĀ her of copying M.I.A.) Diplo, presumably having done a double take at Rihannaās discography and noticed quite a few house-style songs done by other house producers not named Diplo, then got desperate:
Another time I had a session with her, and Future was also invited. The Weeknd was there. Metro Boomin was there before anybody knew who he was. I was so contact high. Future played her, like, 700 songs. It was four in the morning. Finally, I was like,Ā Yo, G, Iām leaving unless you let me play her a song.Ā So I played her a song. And she was like,Ā This sounds like a reggae song at an airport. [laughs]Ā I was like,Ā Iām gonna go kill myself.
Elsewhere in the interview, Diplo does admit āIām not good at anything specificallyā because thereās no recovering once Rihannaās laid waste to your career.
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