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Diamond District - In the Ruff

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There is something to be said for solid simple hip hop in 2009. There are way too many rappers in polos copying Kanye's stilted deliveries without his cleverness. There are just as many wack thug types who think selling crack is the only prerequisite to emceeing. Diamond District alleviate our collective stress in just the right ways: throwing street rhymes over good old fashioned soul samples and emulating the true greats.

Diamond District are a D.C.-based three MC collective with smooth beats and thugged out subject matter. Theirs is a dying breed. Their approach is raw, with just enough engineering to prevent it from scraping against your brain.  

 

 Diamond District - In the Ruff

Label: Ryko Distribution Partners

Release: October 27, 2009

Tracks:

00 Intro
01 Streets Wont Let Me Chill
02 Who I Be
03 Back To Basics
04 I Mean Business
05 Get In Line
06 In The Ruff 
07 The Shining  (Produced by Dunc)
08 The District
09 Make It Clear
10 Off The Late Night (Produced by Slim kat 78)
11 Let Me Explain
12 First Time

 

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