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Diamond District is a DC hip-hop group made up of state veterans Oddisee, Uptown Xo & yU.
Their highly anticipated debut album ‘In the Ruff’ is the answer for any lover of hip-hop who asks the question - “Where did that grimy East coast sound go?”
The group was founded by Oddisee, who has collaborated with the likes of Freeway, Talib Kweli, Saigon, Little Brother, Trek Life, Charles Hamilton, Jazzy Jeff, Buckshot, Royce The 5”9’, Nikki Jean, Muhsinah, J-Live, lil fame of M.O.P. , Skyzoo, and many more. Oddisee’s soulful, haunting samples over bass-heavy beat breaks create the perfect instrumentals for him, X.O. & yU to match with their street savvy, politically conscious lyrics.
“The ware wolves wear wool suits, be ware of them …” - yU
‘In The Ruff’ is a raw mid-90’s Boom-Bap themed album for the DC state of mind, destined to appeal to all lovers of hip hop’s golden era, managing to travel back in time and push the boundaries of DC Hip-Hop simultaneously.
www.diamonddistrictdmv.com/
Their highly anticipated debut album ‘In the Ruff’ is the answer for any lover of hip-hop who asks the question - “Where did that grimy East coast sound go?”
The group was founded by Oddisee, who has collaborated with the likes of Freeway, Talib Kweli, Saigon, Little Brother, Trek Life, Charles Hamilton, Jazzy Jeff, Buckshot, Royce The 5”9’, Nikki Jean, Muhsinah, J-Live, lil fame of M.O.P. , Skyzoo, and many more. Oddisee’s soulful, haunting samples over bass-heavy beat breaks create the perfect instrumentals for him, X.O. & yU to match with their street savvy, politically conscious lyrics.
“The ware wolves wear wool suits, be ware of them …” - yU
‘In The Ruff’ is a raw mid-90’s Boom-Bap themed album for the DC state of mind, destined to appeal to all lovers of hip hop’s golden era, managing to travel back in time and push the boundaries of DC Hip-Hop simultaneously.
www.diamonddistrictdmv.com/
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In the Ruff
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Who I Be (Single)
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In The Ruff - Instrumentals
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I Mean Business (Single)
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apryz wrote:
oddisee is the future!!!!!!!!1111
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Splif4d wrote:
пиздатенько
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micheldemimonde wrote:
so much more to this than east coast 90s revival, fresh and awesome beats, get in line is insane shit
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FourThirtyAM wrote:
next album PLEASE
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sha-wu wrote:
cant wait for another album
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blksbeautiful wrote:
no word on the release date as of yet.
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peopleselbowen wrote:
vvvv that news just made my day. any word on a possible release date?
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blksbeautiful wrote:
YEEEEEEES! new album "March On Washington" coming soon.
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JL3001 wrote:
Hey all, wrote about a top track from the District, check it out: http://emaciatedwildebeest.tumblr.com/post/5439995677/
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LyricEater wrote:
This shit is dope son.
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chromegat wrote:
showdeez co-sign!
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showdeez wrote:
i fucks with diamond district!
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Chingy314 wrote:
in the ruff is underrated!
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dj-clap wrote:
Still extremely underrated...
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Soulpriest wrote:
One of the best of the 00's era to me
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felipexiz wrote:
In The Ruff, Get In Line and Let Me Explain ... hearing these three tracks for months!
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shingiro wrote:
super good
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McNastyFilth wrote:
In The Ruff is amazingly fresh. I wish more hip hop was like this.
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pourmeanother wrote:
Only 68k plays? 'In the Ruff' is really slept on...
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Diamond District #12 on DJ Premier's Top 20 Albums of 2009!!!
3 Jan 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/diamonddistrictdmv
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lhoodsavvy, Kool_G, KumoElnee and 2 other people added Diamond District to their libraries. Wednesday evening
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blksbeautiful uploaded to Diamond District’s images. last month
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EXtrez wrote about Diamond District in Best Hip Hop Albums of 2011. December 2011
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DELLFM connected Diamond District to the group The Boot Camp. December 2011
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SimonePerrota tagged Diamond District with ‘alternative rap’. November 2011
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