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A lot of people don't know who Major Lazer is. Well Major Lazer is a Jamaican commando who fought and lost his arm in a secret zombie war in 1984. The US military rescued him and retrofitted him with an experimental lazer for his lost arm. Major Lazer has been a hired renegade soldier operating for M5 and the CIA. His cover, which is still top secret is that of a dancehall night club owner from Trinidad. To maintain this cover he has decided to release his first LP with the help of long time friends Diplo and Switch.

At this point we don't know if he has wavered from his mission, his songs have gone viral. His initial mission was "to protect the world from the dark forces of evil that live just under the surface of a civilized society." He primarily fights vampires and various monsters, parties hard, and has been spotted on a rocket powered skateboard.


Sneak peek into what the man looks like with his retrofitted lazer>>

Nothing out of the ordinary here. Now carrying on to the record itself. The collaboration has led to his first album, titled "Guns Don't Kill People… Lazers Do," a collection of tracks that draws from the rich dancehall tradition of Jamaica. Diplo and Switch have set him up with futuristic dance-floor-killing beats. Since going viral he has had some of the biggest names in dancehall step up to contribute. The record runs global pop culture through the filter of Major Lazer's particular brand of 80's-inspired digital dancehall. If you want the R-Rated version click here.



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