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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]

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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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LATE PASS | JANUARY 3, 2010

You know when you’re off that champagne for NYE you miss a few things the next day. Hah! Here’s some stuff that may have got lost in the fold over the past few days….Reflection Eternal’s RE:Union mixtape, Raekwon’s Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill mixtape, X.O.’s One One Ten mixtape, a new beat tape from Chicago producer Slot-A, Medina Green & Mos Def, and Joe Scudda x Naledge x Freddie Gibbs x Mistah Fab. Hit the jump for all that and more…
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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!

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DIAMOND DISTRICT – I MEAN BUSINESS (YU REMIX)

I hope you mogs were smart enough to take my advice and cop that Diamond District album. Ask anyone who’s heard it or seen Oddissee, X.O., and yU perform and they’ll tell you, they mean biz (no pun intended.) To celebrate the release of the instrumental version of the already highly acclaimed album In The Ruff, Diamond District is proud to release the “I Mean Business” yU Remix. Produced by fellow group member yU, this track is reminiscent of the 90′s East Coast hip-hop that the DMV-based trio has often credited as a major influence on their sound.

Diamond District – I Mean Business (yU Remix) (DL Sharebee)

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and cop the album if you haven’t already!

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DEL | EL MICHELS AFFAIR

So it goes like this… El Michels Affair dropped their Enter The 37th Chamber which consisted of them playing out live instrumatation versions of some of the Wu Classics. NOW… they Enter The 38th Chamber. A chamber that invites MC’s such as Diamond District, Del The Funky Homosapien, A-Plus of Souls of Mischief, Kam Moye, Nightclubber Lang of Boom Bap Project, Sandpeople, Von Pea of Tanya Morgan & much more. This is Bay Areas own Del The Funky Homosapien‘s take on Bring Da Ruckus

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Peep Diamond District’s PJ’s Remix & DL after the J…

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VIDEO: X.O. – DO IT

New video from the DMV’s X.O. I’m tellin you 2010 is X.O.’s year to shine. Partake!

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VIDEO: XO – F.R.N.O.

X.O.’s the truth! I told ya’ll mogs over a year ago, he’s the next up from out of D.C. This reminds me, I have some Diamond District flipcam footage I need to bless ya’ll with….stay tuned…

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DIAMOND DISTRICT-DIAMOND EXCHANGE MIXTAPE

Diamond District, the DMV-based  trio comprised of X.O., yU and Oddissee are back with a new mixtape with both solo and group joints.   These 12-tracks   will hold you down until their official release, In The Ruff, hits stores October 27. Enjoy!

Diamond District-In The Ruff

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X.O. – MONUMENTAL MIXTAPE

I been feeling X.O. (pause) since Modi put me on last year, and that Diamond District project only made me more of a fan. This is X.O.’s newest mixtape, and it doesn’t dissapoint. DMV stand up! Listen to my favorite track from the project, I Do It For Ya’ll, and partake!

X.O. – I Do It For Ya’ll (Feat. IhsAn)

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Tracklisting after the jump.
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