Diplo Talks New Major Lazer and Nicki Minaj With Zane Lowe: Listen

“She wrote 16 different verses for this song,” Diplo says. “She's so inspired. It's crazy. I've never had an artist be so disciplined on cutting a song … She's one of my favorite rappers.”

After more Minaj chit-chat, Lowe turned his attention to what Major Lazer material fans may be graced with in the coming months.

“This next whole year is about us trying to do pop records, but we always try to do it in a different way,” Diplo says. “We always try to improvise, do something that's just progressive … We're just going to put out a bunch of singles. I don't know if we're going to do an album this year, but three or four singles, building a culture around every record.”

He's got more records in the works with MØ, and he's been hitting the studio with young, poppin' rappers Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott, Migos, and MadeinTYO.

“It's all about chemistry for me,” he says. “It's not really about chasing a big stars. We never really had to rely on star power, we just want to make great records.”

Of course, who needs to chase when big stars come to you? Hear Diplo's full interview with Lowe below (lol rhymes).