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APOLLO BROWN MINI-MIX (MIXED BY TREETOPS)

TreeTops comes with a dope mix of Apollo Brown-produced tracks for your listening pleasure. Stream and download link below. If you’re diggin’ what you’re hearing be sure to pre-order Apollo Brown’s instrumental album Clouds on iTunes here.

APOLLO BROWN MINI-MIX [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: Apollo Brown, CLOUDS, Danny Brown, DETROIT, Diamond District, DUDLEY PERKINS, MAGESTIKLEGEND, MARVWON, MELLO MUSIC, TREETOPS

SMKA PRESENTS: 2010 OFFICIAL A3C MIXTAPE

For those who don’t know A3C is an annual 3-day Hip Hop festival that takes place in the beginning of October here in Atlanta. And yes, it is as epic as it sounds. To help promote this year’s festival (taking place October 7th-9th) the good folks of SMKA have blessed the masses with this mixtape featuring some of the artist that will be performing. If you will be or can be somewhere in or around I-285 next weekend, do yourself a favor and cop a 3-day pass here so you, too, can partake in the awesomeness. Hit the jump for the tracklist and download link, and be sure to keep an eye out for Part 2, slated to drop October 5th.

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Tags: 2010, A3C, ALEON CRAFT, ANDRE NICKATINA, ATLANTA, BUN B, chaundon, CLOUDEATER, CROOKED I, CYMARSHALL LAW, Diamond District, EL DA SENSEI, Jean Grae, Joe Scudda, Killer Mike, LIL BOOSIE, Masspike Miles, Mistah Fab, PUNCHLINE, SENOR KAOS, SHA STIMULI, SMKA, SPECTAC, Styles P, TALIB KWELI, Termanology, Wordsworth, YO GOTTI

NMDZ | FRESH SELECTS | DIAMOND DISTRICT

Our extended fam Chase Freeman (NMDZ) & Kenny Fresh (Fresh Selects) brought out Oddisee, yU, & X.O. better known as Diamond District to The Fix in Portland, OR on May 6th 20X. The footage above makes me wish I was there but the link down below allows me to listen & relive like I was.

DOWNLOAD DIAMOND DISTRICT LIVE @ THE FIX [SENDSPACE]

Tags: CHASE FREEMAN, Diamond District, FRESH SELECTS, KENNY FRESH, NMDZ, ODDISEE, OREGON, PORTLAND, THE FIX, X.O., YU

ODDISEE – ODD SPRING

If you’re not understanding how RIDICULOUSLY THOROUGH of a producer the DMV’s Oddisee is by now, you’ll find out soon enough. His range and attention to detail with all of his music is beyond stellar, and the final installment of his Odd series, “Odd Spring” is merely another testament to his skill. As an MC I run through beats like water, but I find myself enamored by what Oddisee creates. Check out Odd Spring and then hit the jump to check out the previous 3 seasons. Props to PMOI for the drop!

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Tags: Diamond District, ODDISEE

DIAMOND DISTRICT LIVE THIS THURSDAY! [FOR FREEEEEEE!!]

The homies Kenny Fresh of Fresh Selects & Chase Freeman of NMDZ are proud to present the Portland debut of Washington, DC supergroup Diamond District. Compromised of rapper/producer, Oddisee, and his MC counterparts, yU and X.O. – Diamond District have been making a tidal wave of noise throughout the music world after the release of their debut album, In The Ruff, last fall.

Hailed by such hip-hop notables as DJ Premier, Posdnous (De La Soul), Phonte (Little Brother/The Foreign Exchange) - In The Ruff was widely accepted as one of the essential hip-hop albums of 2009. All three members have surely been no slouch in their solo careers either. Oddisee recently released the instrumental album, Travelin Man, and has produced tracks for everyone from DJ Jazzy Jeff to Freeway to Talib Kweli. yU officially released a retail version of his underground classic, Before Taxes, this month, which was selected as a XXL Editor’s Choice and licensed for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers Fourcompilation when FRESHselects.net first released it last year. Lastly X.O. has been continuing his reign over the DMV-area mixtape scene through a slew of releases with the reputable Studio43 label, most recently One. One. Ten.

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Tags: CHASE FREEMAN, Diamond District, FREE BEER & SHOW?, FRESH SELECTS, KENNY FRESH, NMDZ, ODDISEE, X.O., YOU A STUPID MUH FUCKA IF U IN THE HOOD AND DONT GO!, YU

TEEKO | MAX KANE [4ONEFUNK/F.A.M.E.]

Jedi Respecognition to J1 (aka The Deer) for calling on our brethren; Fresh Analog Musical Experience’s own Max Kane & Teeko by way of the 4OneFunk! The doodes did this super super super dope mix for Beats+Crates including heaters from our brothers Black Spade, Coultrain, DaVinci, Nemo, Vinroc, our sisters JimiJames, Georgia Anne Muldrow, our doodes Madlib, Spinna & Sasac just to name a few. Teeko & Max stay grinding tho I swear… I have no idea how they found the time to do this schitt when they forever locked away @ The Sanctuary (shout out to my doode MugPush)

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Peep & Get. TL & all that after the after…

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Tags: 4ONEFUNK, Ayah, BEATS+CRATES, BLACK SPADE, COULTRAIN, DAVINCI, Diamond District, DJ SPINNA, Electric Wire Hustle, F.A.M.E., FRENZA, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, HEADNODIC, HI-TEK, JIMIJAMES, MADLIB, MAX KANE, MONO/POLY, NEMO, REFLECTION ETERNAL, SASAC, TALIB KWELI, TEEKO, VINROC

YU (OF DIAMOND DISTRICT) – NATIVE

Diamond District’s own yU is droppin his single Native from his forthcoming album entitled Before Taxes. droppin April 13th (before tax day… duh!?). He & the entire Diamond District along with Trek Life killed the Audible Treats showcase out in SXSW. Peep & get…

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DOWNLOAD YU – NATIVE [AUDIBLETREATS]

Tags: AUDIBLE TREATS, Diamond District, YU

FOOTAGE/INTERVIEW: DIAMOND DISTRICT, TREK LIFE & QUARTERMAINE W/ STOLEN MOMENTS

The homies over at SpineTV sent us over some cool footage of the DMV’s own Diamond District while they were over in Berlin ripping shit up. It always amazes me how a group like DD can have a stupid big sellout crowd overseas but find it much more difficult to draw the same amount of people here in the states. We at Blind I hope to be a catalyst for change in that department though! Indulge.

Tags: Diamond District, QUARTERMAINE, SpineTV, TREK LIFE

FREESTYLE:BLU x DIAMOND DISTRICTx FASHAWN x EXILE

Recent footage from a show in Paris. Partake.

Tags: BLIND I, blu, Diamond District, Exile, FASHAWN

X.O. – BLAH BLAH (PRODUCED BY ODDISEE)

X.O. comes with a new joint produced by fellow Diamond District member Oddisee, entitled “Blah Blah“. X.O.’s a winner, you’ll see more in 2010 for sure. Indulge!

Tags: Diamond District, ODDISEE, X.O.