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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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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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NO KNOWS DOPE – DECEMBER 2009

The last of the mohicans… or shall I say NKD’s for oh nina! I wanna say thank you to my brother like no other $ulaiman for not only droppin’ one of the illest mix/albums in a minute but for making good on our bet. Which was, had he lost (& he did) then he would have to make all the covers for NKD for 2009 & he did just that. So… thank you $ir. Never bet against my Lakers again hahahaha Anyways y’all.. it’s Christmastime & I come through with the come thru bearing gifts.

Tracks & DL after after…

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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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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., ODDISEE, AND YU ARE THE DIAMOND DISTRICT

D.C. / DMV has been going hard for the past three years. Wale and Tabi were the first platoon of the new generation, and The Diamond District, consisting of D.C. natives X.O., Oddisee, and YU, are ushering in the second storm. This joint they just laid in the inbox is something crazy, the fuck I look like NOT putting up the heat right? This joint is called Who I Be, and it’s got the ODB sample in it for the chorus for all you purists! Partake!

The Diamond District – Who I Be

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