[2] In the early 2010s, it popularized moombahton, a genre of electronic dance music created by DJ Dave Nada.

"[7] The label gained more attention in 2012 and 2013, with the worldwide success of Baauer's single "Harlem Shake", which went viral on YouTube.

[9] The travelling festival began at a much smaller scale with simply a rented tent, dunk tank and barbecue on a Philadelphia street (Block of 12th St. and Spring Garden St.).

In 2015, Mad Decent released Major Lazer's "Lean On," which Spotify named the most streamed song of all time that year.

[13] In 2016, Mad Decent launched a sub-label, Good Enuff, which opened with the song "Echoes" by Fossa Beats.