Earlier this week, we explained how some Twitter riffing from Ezra Koenig led to a Diplo-crafted take on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps” popping up on Beyoncé’s Lemonade. That’s an awful lot to process, and on top of that, you can always become an expert on the complete, star-studded credits of Beyoncé’s latest masterwork. But before you dig into all that, we’ve unearthed the demo from Diplo and the Vampire Weekend frontman that helped inspire the final version of “Hold Up.”
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Below, listen to a snippet of the studio tinkering, grabbed from Diplo’s Snapchat via the VW fansite Team Vampire Weekend: