I spoke to Patrick Stickles (Diplomats,Titus Andronicus) and Alex Tretiak (Dipolomats,Zombie Orgy), about their old bands from high school, bootlegs, tone deafness, back to the future, touring and various other things - FNR: So I've been listening to those diplomats recordings Mr. Tretiak hooked me up with. That was you on lead vox? I thought it was the other guy and you were on backing vocals... STICKLES: It was mostly Sarim of Liquor Store, I sang lead on 'Who's Barbara [...]
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Before we start complaining, let's just make one thing clear: I'm happy to have Dip Set back. Even with new kids leading the way, Harlem doesn't sound like it used to, and Jimmy, Cam and Juelz (and araabMuzik, who has taken the favored producer status that once belonged to Heatmakerz) can do no wrong in the eyes of this writer, who remembers hording copies of the original Diplomats mix tapes like they were gold back in the day. But during the group's absence, some of the less talented but equally entertaining members of the crew-my favorite being Mr. [...]
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"Cars they wasn't leapin over, we'll put you in that mix tell your legs your knees are over Puta in Paris, cojo in Kijo(?) The coolest jump shot in the hood? Peter Marino" [See post to listen to audio] Cam'ron x Vado - Hood Shhh Cam'ron x Vado - "Hood Shhh" via
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I don't need an excuse to post up a 7L mix of ' 80s yacht rock ...so how do you think when I saw this? Shouts to JTTS fam George and Frank the Butcher (Concepts) for this. via The Butcher's Block The reign of the Harlem Diplomats is without a doubt one of the most influential periods in modern hip-hop. The movement that officially started with family features on Camron's [...]
Dip Set producer and Providence native Araabmuzik announced yesterday via Twitter that he will be releasing a deluxe edition of his excellent, MPC-and-rave-music fueled instrumental album Electronic Dream , one of my favorite albums of 2011, today (December 13), which will feature six new bonus tracks not included on the original release. Despite the glaring lack of Cam, Jimmy, Juelz or Vado, this shit still bangs heavy. Not to mention dude has one of the best drops in the game. check after the jump for [...]
Previously: The 50 Greatest Producers of All-Time #50-31 30. The Alchemist Overlook the Beverly Hills roots for a second, no producer represents raw underground material better than Alan Maman. Stepping on the scene with Cypress Hill affiliates Soul Assassins, the young Alchemist got his feet wet supplying sample-heavy beats to backpacker stalwarts Dilated Peoples. His love of East Coast classics brought Alchemist to NY, and he soon cultivated a [...]
The "unlikely"/totally likely Diplomats reunion is already well into its second year, and yet, we're still without much product except for tons of blog coverage of their reunion shows. That makes sense in some regards: The Diplomats were always style over substance. But some rap media outlets are totes sick of waiting: Take Vibe, for instance, which recently cornered Juelz and asked him about the Diplomats reunion album. Juelz mostly just says that the group doesn't want to rush the album, and it'll be out when it's ready. So, basically Juelz is saying no new Diplomats album yet, but expect [...]
photos by Brook Bobbins , words by BBG Before the Diplomats hit the stage, the DJ treated the highly energized crowd to a mix of current hits and classics - shouting out the late, great Harlem emcee Big L while mixing it up with hits by Rick Ross and Meek Mill. Once the Diplomats hit the stage, the crowd's energy level soared, chants of "Dipset!" accompanying the Diplomats as they performed songs like "Bout It Bout It Pt. 3," [...]
This man needs his own show. You listening KarmaLoop TV ? Miss Info is good for something.
by BBG Black Moon at Rock The Bells 2011 ( more by Dana (distortion) Yavin ) Like Mobb Deep & Lloyd Banks did on Sunday , Black Moon & Big Daddy Kane will perform albums as part of a series of Red Bull-sponsored shows. This one goes down at Southpaw in Brooklyn TONIGHT (9/29) . Black Moon is focusing on their Timbs-and-backpack classic LP Enta Da Stage . Rabid fans of the LP should get to the [...]
The 14th annual Red Bull Music Academy is taking place in Madrid, Spain from October 23rd to November 25th. Leading up to the event, the Academy is holding a World Tour of 10 international locations, with each stop getting a unique and appropriately themed series of workshops and concerts. Next week sees the tour rolling into New York City for Five Out Of Five, a five-day celebration of iconic hip hop originating from each of NYC's five boroughs. Set to run September 25th through the 30th (skipping the 24th - it's still five days), the series [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. The Red Bull Music Academy in New York is doing a 5 day, symposium on 5 Classic albums from the 5 Boroughs from September 25-30th.. Wu-Tang Clan's 36 Chambers ,, Dipset 's Diplomatic Immunity , Black Moon's Enta the Stage , Slick Rick's The Great Adventures of Slick Rick and Mobb Deep's the Infamous are the 5 Classics....wow. For more info visit the Red Bull Music Academy's site .
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New classics being cooked up by Dipset beatsmith araabMUZIK and cloud-hop newcomer ASAP Rocky . Expecting big things from the collaborative effort of these talented artists.
The Red Bull Music Academy World Tour announced it will makes two stops in the States. On Monday, Sept. 12, the week-long festivities start in Detroit. The Detroit stop focuses on Detroit's musical history (Motown, Garage-Rock, Techno, etc.) but the second stop in New York City is called, "Five Days. Five Boroughs. Five Classic Albums.", is the kind of concert that makes WIB readers drool/foam at the mouth/momentarily black out. From Sept. 25 to Sept. 30 each of the five boroughs will host a discussion-slash-concert commemorating, honoring and featuring an artist native to its borough. As far as [...]
by BBG Cam'ron (Dipset) @ Best Buy Theater ( more by Brook Bobbins ) The Diplomats will once again return to the live stage as a crew, for a third round at Best Buy Theater on September 30th . Tickets are on sale. The show takes place just a few days before Dipset member Juelz Santana plays SOB's on October 4th . Tickets are [...]
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Looks like there will be a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Blakroc project after all. The collaborative project, which saw blues-rock revivalists The Black Keys and Roc-A-Fella co-creator Damon Dash bringing together a wide range of established emcees to the booth for the 2009 self-titled studio album, will bring in some newer heads for the upcoming sequel including Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, The Cool Kids, Jay Electronica and more. Watch the teaser video below:
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The Diplomats ' wunderkind in-house beatmaker and overall MPC-ravaging producer, araabMUZIK made big moves this past year with his debut solo endeavor, Electronic Dream . Taking a small step away from his careful street anthem formula, the artist melded techno and trance elements into his high BPM, upbeat music and demonstrated a knack for creating lush soundscapes (without losing the rap banger feel that fans recognize him for). Watch the latest video for "Streetz Tonight" and an in-studio peformance in which dude provides a no-frills demo of his Akai mastery. araabMUZIK - Streetz Tonight [...]
Last week DJ Munari dropped the snippet to "PUSH", this week we have the full version. Track taken off the upcoming collaborative album OVERDOZE MUZIK with AraabMUZIK(Diplomats).
Here's one of those stories that seems impossible, and probably just a case of the group blowing smoke, but might be crazy enough to be true: According to a story on XXlmag.com, the Diplomats are currently shopping their life stories to Hollywood screenwriters, in an effort to get someone to turn their story into a biopic. The group's idea is that someone could write a movie about them forming as a group, ending with their "triumphant" reunion (which technically has hardly started yet). They envision it as something like Notorious, apparently and they think they can play themselves: [...]
Seems like a silly headline, but it actually makes sense when you think about it: http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/a rticle/norwegian-government-pr ovides-black-metal-training-fo r-diplomats/
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