Swiped from the Diamond District blog:
“In The Ruff is the highly anticipated debut album from new DC hip hop group The Diamond District, created by state veterans Oddisee, X.O. & yU. 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 rapper/producer Oddisee, who has a long list of production & collaboration credits 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, XO & yU to match with their street savvy, politically conscious lyrics.
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.”
This is a limited edition, free download of the clean version of the album. Mello Music Group & Oddisee Music will be partnering up for the official, un-edited retail release of the album with added bonus tracks, so look out for that coming soon. I’ve also got some dope exclusives from the different members of Diamond District coming to the site in the next week, so as always, stay tuned.
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LOL @ the strikeout on Charles Hamilton.
This is Crazy!
Ahhh yes! Been waiting for this!
THanks man! I was wondering when this was gonna drop. Also, LOL at Charles’ name being crossed out!
Seems like cats are sleeping on this dope album
i will need to d/l this at home. hopefully, it is still up when i get the chance to!
Thanks for this. I have the retail copy coming in the mail soon but I wanted to give the clean edit to some students that I tutor since they are not hip to Diamond District. They need a change of pace from the stuff they are used to listening to on the radio. I appreciate the post. PEace and GOD BLESS