‘Big up to Kendall girls': Diplo gives a shout-out to all his suburban Miami fans
The world class DJ recently appeared on the 'TSL Time Podcast' discussing a wide range of topics, including his fans.
The electronica king's favorite?
'Kendall girls are special, man,' said Diplo, real name Thomas Wesley Pentz. 'You can tell right away because of the accent. It's crazy.'
'I can't pick up on it that much,' said host Richie Lovelace, which prompted Diplo to launch into a perfect impression:
'Literally, pero,' Diplo says, imitating the cadence so unique to the 305. 'Me and my girlfriend we come to Club E11EVEN and saw you DJ.'
Lovelace immediately recognized the sing song way of speaking, not to mention adorable use of Spanglish.
'You don't know when you're in it,' said Diplo, 'When you leave the city you hear it more and you're like, damn, it's like a real accent!'
The South Plantation High School alum is not only appreciative of the women of Miami's exburbs, he actually credits the nightlife queens with launching his career.
'Big up to Kendall girls,' said the UCF dropout. 'If it wasn't for them I wouldn't even make music ... I wouldn't even be here.'
The 'TSL Time' Instagram post featuring the clip received almost 4,000 likes, including one, fittingly, from E11EVEN.
This is hardly the first time Diplo's shown the love for the unincorporated area about 15 miles southwest of downtown Miami.
In a TikTok interview with 'Best Of' influencer Isaac Hindin-Miller in 2023, the mega producer was asked what his favorite neighborhood in town was.
The answer? You guessed it.
'Every girl that comes to my parties is from Kendall,' the Grammy winner revealed. 'It's true!'
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