As the brains behind tracks like “Lean On”, “Cold Water” and, uh, “Bubble Butt”, Diplo is no stranger to the limelight.
His official Twitter account also boasts around 2.33-million followers, which isn’t minuscule at all. But while his timeline is laced with fans’ adorable letters expressing their love for his music, his Diplo account isn’t quite the best Diplo account.
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That honour belongs to James van der Beek. Yes, Dawson Leery of Dawson’s Creek fame.
Van der Beek’s parody account — @_diplo_ and not the more official @diplo — also boats a verified badge, which makes it notably difficult to tell the actual from the fake for untrained eyes.
‘EDM used to stand for Essential Diplo Music back in 2002 when i was the only one doing it’
But the account wasn’t set up to simply troll the musician.
Van der Beek is starring in a new Viceland comedy series dubbed What Would Diplo Do? produced by Diplo himself.
The show is a satirical look at life as a larger-than-life EDM star, with the account acting as a part of weird extension of the show, method acting and marketing.
Said marketing includes picking fights with food chain Denny’s for using a meme often adopted by Diplo’s record label Mad Decent.
sorry we tweeted a picture of you without your permission, dilpo 🙁 https://t.co/Ax4zsU6w3U
— Denny’s (@DennysDiner) August 1, 2017
aw no hard feelings dilpo, please DM us an address we can send a personalized gift to 😉 pic.twitter.com/so0xSlLhvF
— Denny’s (@DennysDiner) August 1, 2017
Other musicians aren’t safe either.
Other EDM regulars Zedd, Dillon Francis, Hardwell and the Chainsmokers have been targeted by 140-character gems too.
RT if u love Zedd pic.twitter.com/GBntyMshgf
— Diplo (@_diplo_) July 26, 2017
say what you want about the chainsmokers, but you gotta admit those boys know how to dress! pic.twitter.com/IC6V7qCMib
— Diplo (@_diplo_) July 30, 2017
update: jamaica calls hardwell customer service asking about the return policy https://t.co/jkBvsc2sZU
— Diplo (@_diplo_) July 28, 2017
rare photo of legendary edm icons and also @DILLONFRANCIS pic.twitter.com/Bi18WU0wIB
— Diplo (@_diplo_) August 1, 2017
If that doesn’t impress you, try these more generic sassy tweets.
EDM used to stand for Essential Diplo Music back in 2002 when i was the only one doing it.
been p annoying watching the phrase get stolen
— Diplo (@_diplo_) July 17, 2017
thank you wikipedia
pic.twitter.com/e4GeLAHqRQ — Diplo (@_diplo_) July 28, 2017
And of course, what would a satirical look at the life of an EDM star be without the odd self-deprecating tweet?
DO YOU GUYS REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND GET PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PLAY MUSIC OFF OF A USB THUMB DRIVE?????!!??
— Diplo (@_diplo_) July 27, 2017
According to a Variety review, the show largely lives up to the hilarity of van der Beek’s Twitter account.
“[Van der Beek] throws himself into the absurdity of Diplo with self-effacing ease: swagging out in expensive athleisure, snapping a shirtless selfie for ‘the ‘gram,’ and bouncing with restless energy behind his soundboards,” the publication writes.
We’re not completely sure if we’ll see the show on South African shores, but at least the Twitter account makes up for that.
