ESPN Uses Apllo Brown's Remix Of Daimond District's "Streets Won't Let Me Chill"

ESPN covers NYC's biggest skate competition to date and uses Apollo Brown's remix of Diamond District's "Streets Won't Let Me Chill" as background music.

Featured Artist On Brandracket

Taken from Brandracket.com

Our friends at Audible Treats recently hipped us to Oddisee, a Washington, DC-based emcee and one-man production juggernaut. A true citizen of the world (the songs on his amazing Traveling Man LP are named for cities at home and abroad), he's like musical catnip to our actions sports clients. Recent placements include Quiksilver North America, Quik Europe, DC Shoes and Etnies.

XXL Says Trek Life Single Is A Banger

The first single off Trek Life's new album "Everything Changed Nothing" was on the front page of xxlmag.com yesterday under BANGERS!

Trek Life's New Single "So Supreme" On iTunes

You may have heard this while watching the NBA finals on ESPN. "So Supreme" the first single off Trek life's new album "Everything Changed Nothing" is now available on iTunes. I release free music so that when something is for sale you all support it. Put your money where your ears are folks! I produced Trek's entire album during one of my stays on the west coast and I promise you it will be on of the best albums of 2010. links to buy the single and pre-order the album are below.

Purchase "So Supreme" on ---> iTunes

Pre-order "Everything Changed Nothing" on ---> UGHH.COM

BONUS: Trek cruises LA while listening to his album. Check it out!

LRG Uses "Streets Won't Let Me Chill" In Skate Video

5th Annual J Dilla Tribute & Fund Raiser

The DMV loves Dilla each and every day, but this Friday heads are really expected to come out and represent for the 5th Annual J Dilla Tribute and Fundraiser. The Washington, DC music community will come together once again for a night filled with hip hop and soul to honor the legacy of beatmaker, producer and DJ extraordinaire J Dilla who lost his battle with lupus in 2006. This year's tribute is on tap to be the largest yet, with a venue change to the Black Cat and with special guest Talib Kweli headlining the event, which will feature local talent galore such as Kokayi, Diamond District and Alison Carney to name a few. The brainchild of J Laine who will serve as the evening's musical director, proceeds from the event will benefit the J Dilla and Lupus Foundations. Tickets are on sale for the low-low of $15 in advance and $20 day of the show at the Black Cat box office or online at TicketAlternative.

Taken from http://soulbounce.com

[Adult Swim]

So my homie Ralph Real calls me up and says... "Yo, I was watching adult swim last night and they were playing your beats!" Nice! Thank you adult swim, you all have great taste in music.

Hip Hop Leaves The City [Interview With NPR]

Last week I took NPR around Prince Georges county, Maryland (Where I was raised) to show them how gentrification, stagnant development, poor public schools & crime is effecting America's wealthiest majority black county. The interview has generated allot of controversy from NPR's older & conservative online subscribers.
They seem to have focused in on the fact I use profanity and the "N" word. They also say my accent and use of slang is butchering the English language.... Their English, not mine. My English is a colloquial tongue that allows my people to know where I'm from. It was given to me by my ancestors who learned English improperly from lower class Englishmen. (most of them from the mid-lands of the UK, Scotland & Ireland. English was often times their second language and they spoke it poorly) My accent is an un-removable stain from their white collars & dirty hands. it's proof that no matter how many centuries I've been in America, no matter how well I choose to speak English... English is my second language.
The funny thing is, by looking at the comments I can tell none of them "listened" to my interview. They simply read the paraphrased summery and started attacking.

Interesting fact: Out of NPR's 80 million listeners only 80 thousand of them are online subscribers. out of those 80 thousand, only a handful post comments. Out of that handful, an even smaller amount post over opinionated, close minded, pseudo intellectual bullshit. :)

Any how, Ya'll bes lissen to ma mu'fuckin intaview oan NPR!

Interview With WeAreHQ.com

While in London over the winter, the good folks over at WeAreHQ.com sat down with me for a chat in park. click here to read -----> WeAreHQ.com

Interview with Ashley Outrageous

While in LA with Diamond District, Ashley of AshleyOutrageous.com caught up with us to conduct individual interviews. You can find XO's & yU's on Ashely's site.

Outrageous Xclusive: Diamond District Part 2 - Oddisee from Ashley Outrageous on Vimeo.

Interview With Ig'nantWitted.com

for more visit ignantwitted.com

Diamond District Performing At The 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Bodega, and The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF), announces today the addition of Diamond District, Large Professor, J. Period, Rakaa Iriscience, DJ Babu and Uncle Ralph McDaniels to the 2010 lineup.

DC’s own Diamond District and mixtape king and BHF repeat offender, J. Period will perform on the 6th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival’s main stage. Two-thirds of California trio Dilated Peoples, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu, will bring their West Coast stylings to the thousands in attendancel. Hip-Hop pioneer, entrepreneur and visionary, Uncle Ralph McDaniels will again host for the fifth time. The legendary Large Professor will be on the wheels of steel during the Show & Prove Super Bowl on Monday, July 5th.

“Diamond District released one of the best albums of 2009 with ‘In The Ruff’. For a lot of people BHF ’10 will be their first taste of the Washington, D.C. trio and they will not be disappointed. J. Period is one of the few acts that have participated in The Festival for multiple years. His live mixtape with special guests has been a consistent Festival highlight. This year he has even a few more tricks up his sleeve that may even be better than Black Thought last year. We’re also honored to have Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu on hand, further highlighting Hip-Hop’s cross-regional artistry. And of course we are honored to have our mentor, Uncle Ralph back as our host. His dedication to Hip-Hop for over 20 years is our inspiration. If that was not enough The Extra Large Professor will be joining us for July 5th’s ‘Show and Prove’ Super Bowl. A great lineup just got better.” – Wes Jackson, Executive Director, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

For More On The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Visit http://www.bkhiphopfestival.com/

Diamond District XXL Mention

If you’re like me, then you’re probably worn out from all of the Drake footage that sites like the main hustle are flooding the e-waves with (I apologize for that). It happens from time to time, and while I do find it somewhat annoying myself there’s actually a percentage of society that truly care about every single thing the guy does.

For the other 85% of the hip hop world, however, most of us look to the sites like the main hustle either for new, different sounds or to snatch up “unauthorized” leaks before those alphabet boys come killing UserShare links and what have you. I personally have been listening to stuff that’s decidedly un-Aubrey like, and here are a few of said artists.

Diamond District: Wale isn’t the only act people should recognize from the DMV. Oddisee, XO and yU have ironically made some of the best East Coast boom-bap from the land of go-go and… errr… The Wire. The Diamond District released In The Ruff as a free (albeit edited) album last spring, and when it officially dropped in stores several months later it was still able to move units. Perhaps New York should pay attention to that instead of blaming everybody else for its issues.

Video: Trek Life - "So Supreme" On ESPN

As many of you may or may not know, I produced Trek Life's next album "Everything Changed Nothing". Trek is like a brother to me & when he agreed to let me produce his next album, I felt it was only right to pack my bags & head out to LA to produced. I'm such a fan of regional rap, I wanted the challenge of creating a "California" Hip Hop record after crafting such a rugged, east coast sound for Diamond District. Trek is a veteran in what I see as a new wave of Cali Hip Hop. Trust me when I say this will be one of the better releases of 2010 and of west coast Hip Hop in recent years.

Trek Life's - "So Supreme" Available On iTunes July 13th
The Album - "Everything Changed Nothing" Available July 24th

ESPN is now using Trek Life's single "So Supreme" as the theme music to their NBA & NHL finals montages.




Bonus: Trek & I Cruise While Listening To His New Album "Everything Changed Nothing"

Diamond District LIVE @ The Fix (Portland, OR debut)

Diamond District LIVE @ The Fix (Portland, OR debut) from Chase.Freeman on Vimeo.

May 6th, 2010 [Portland, OR] - Chase Freeman and Kenny Fresh of FreshSelects.net had the opportunity to introduce the city of Portland to the D.C. collective by the name of Diamond District (Oddisee, yU, & X.O.)

Above are some visuals of the FREE show at Someday Lounge during First Thursday @ The Fix, a legendary Thursday night event in Portland showcasing the ever-changing art and music scene.

Bonus

Click the cover to download our live performance in Portland or visit
:: REALNMDZ.COM (MUSIC section).

Live Performance Track Listing
1. Something For Ya’ll
2. Oddisee Accapella
3. Streets Won’t Let Me Chill
4. Who I Be
5. yU Accapella
6. Back 2 Basics
7. In The Ruff
8. X.O. – I Want In (Accapella)
9. The Shining
10. Make It Clear
11. Let Me Explain
12. I Mean Business
13. Ronin Roc Outro