Just how rad is the Major Lazer remix of The Beastie Boys’ second single, Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (featuring Santigold)? How rad? RAD! There, we said it.

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This awesome video for Major Lazer’s Hold The Line Friktailers Remix is a behind-the-scenes parody of a futuristic Cumbia TV program, where a producer calls pretty girls to dance on the show. Rounding off the set, made in CGI, are the paper costumes worn by the musicians and dancers, created by American artist Tranqui Yanqui. The video was directed by Javier Lourenco (former director at Amautalab) and produced by Flamboyant Paradise.

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So who is Major Lazer? He is a Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. Diplo and Switch produced his first LP.

Major Lazer also have a cool iPhone app, too:

iDrum: Major Lazer lets you instantly remix elements from the new album, Guns Don’t Kill People … Lazers Do, produced by dancefloor innovators Diplo and Switch along with lazer-armed commando Major Lazer. With a huge arsenal of dancehall drums, laser blasts, instrument hits, sound effects and vocal samples, iDrum: Major Lazer is the ultimate zombie-fighting accessory. Take control and re-arrange rhythms, drums, effects and more from songs on the album. Or use the raw drums, effects and instrument sounds to make your own musical creations. iDrum’s simple interface lets you build beats layer by layer by tapping the touch screen. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never made a beat before, with iDrum, you can create music with simple shapes and color combinations that let you visualize the rhythm.

Super hyped producers, Diplo & Switch, have joined forces as Major Lazer to record a thumping album called Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazer’s Do. Already responsible for pioneering the hottest ghetto sounds — including tracks for M.I.A and Santigold — the pair’s genre-mashing debut will be released in June on New York label, Downtown, home to Santigold, Spank Rock, and Kid Sister. We have an MP3 from the album, Hold The Line, available for free download in our Music Download section, which is in the third column of the Lost At E Minor site.