Posts tagged diamond district

XO – ONE.ONE.TEN

Here is a brand new free album from D.C. native XO. If you’re a fan of the Diamond District, you will probably like most of this project. XO does what he usually does on the mic. He delivers. Most of the production on this project is done by Oddisee and AB the Producer, so make [...]

Diamond District – Exclusive Verses

Oddisee uploaded this video of him and the rest of Diamond District going in acapella with some exclusive verses. All around great stuff, but as with anything hip hop, there’s inherently always gonna be a competition. So I’m gonna go ahead and give it up to yU on this one. But XO and Odd really [...]

Diamond District – Something for Y’all

Today marks the official release of Diamond District’s debut album, In the Ruff. Which means you need to grab your cash and head out to your local record shop ASAP. You already know this is one of the best albums of the year, so you don’t need me to tell you. The other day they [...]

Oddisee on Diamond District

While up in New York for CMJ this past month, Oddisee and yU sat down with Jerry Barrow to talk about his group, Diamond District. In the interview, he also talks about his approach to producing those tracks, and goes into a little detail about the science behind what he’s doing with his drums. Producers, [...]

Diamond District – Hologram

Ok… so if you were wondering why you should buy Diamond District’s In The Ruff when you already got it for free (and legally) hopefully this convinces you. This is one of the bonus cuts that are included in the official release. Plus, you’ll finally get to know what they’re actually saying when all you [...]

Diamond District the Documentary

Diamond District Mini Documentary from Diamond District on Vimeo.
If you’re not up on Diamond District by now, you need to get familiar. Seriously. They dropped one of the best albums of 2009 with In the Ruff. Previously it was only available as a radio-edited free download. Come next week, they’ll be dropping the phyisical release [...]

XO – Do It

Brand new joint from Diamond District resident XO. This is off of his upcoming release 1-1-10 which, as the name indicates, will be dropping January first 2010. The beat is by AB the Pro who has consistently had great chemistry in the studio with XO. If you can’t wait to get your hands on more [...]

Slimkat78 – Soundfreakers Vol. 1 [beat tape]

One of DCs most known unknowns, Slimkat78, just dropped a real dope 15 minute instrumental mix. For those who don’t know Slimkat78, he’s done stuff for Musinah, Bilal Salaam, Diamond District, Finale, and is one half of the 1978ers with yU. If those credits aren’t enough for you, then download the mix to be convinced. [...]

Charlie Ross – The Charlie Ross Project [free EP]

DMV area MC/Producer Charlie Ross comes out of nowhere and drops this gem he recorded in 2007 in Okinawa, Japan. To be honest, this is the first I’ve heard of dude (that I can remember at least) but hopefully it won’t be the last. The project is presented by yU of Diamond District, which is [...]

Low Budget All-Stars – Budget is Low vol. 001

DC’s crew of Low Budget All-Stars have been on their grind lately. And just so everyone knows how the District gets down, Roddy Rod and Marshall Law have compiled a nice mix of tracks featuring the likes of Oddisee, Kev Brown, Kaimbr, Kenn Starr, Cy Young, XO, yU, and a gang of others. Yeah, we [...]