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Collectors Item - Music, Art and Life: Diamond D
The Boombox Corner Presents Instrumental Albums of Common, Diamond D & Souls Of Mischief

By JR on 12:59 PM

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If you haven't experienced these classics yet in instrumental form, I hope you enjoy. I had the good fortune of discovering these on the shelves of record shops in NYC. Now The Boombox Corner brings these top-notch beats to your home in streaming form. 

If you'd like to get a copy of these on vinyl, I've got the instrumentals for "Hatred, Passions & Infidelity" and "93 'Til Infinity" here at my eBay storefront. You can sign up to receive an update for when the "Resurrection" instrumentals become available here at Turntable Lab.

 

Diamond D Mixes Classic Breaks & Samples, Then Gets On The Mic After Craig G

By JR on 12:17 AM

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Witness the power of The Crates as DJ Diamond D cuts up staples of Hip Hop sample history in this live performance. The Best Kept Secret digs in the crates for the funkiest of sounds, then allows The Kingpin Craig G to hop on the microphone. Then Diamond gets on the mic himself to perform some of his all-time classics.

Dillon, eLZhi & Diamond D Turn Hip Hop Into A Slugfest With "Comin' Out Swingin"

By JR on 11:31 AM

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Feel the hook sting as this lethal trio come to knock 'em out the box with Hip Hop inspired by the adrenaline of a fist fight. Dillon, eLZhi & Diamond D emphasize the battle aspect of the culture and present it in a unique form in beats and rhymes on "Comin' Out Swingin". Stay tuned to the forthcoming album "Uncut Gems" produced by Diamond D, and check out a new interview with Diamond below.
 

Hip Hop Instrumental LPs For Sale: NaS, Sadat X, Diamond, J Dilla, Inspectah Deck, Pharoahe Monch, Kweli & Hi-Tek

By JR on 7:03 PM

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Some late-90's/early 2000 flavor now available on vinyl at the cratesofjr Discogs. Each of these (except the Sadat X) were bought new and played only a few times. For the most part, they've been sitting here at home on the shelves as collector's items. Now I would like to offer each of these to a good home. Enjoy the playlist below and I hope to hear from you at Discogs!










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Music On Vinyl Reissues Diamond D's Debut on 180 gram 2XLP

By JR on 3:14 PM

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If you talk to vinyl collectors from the early 90's, your likely to hear that this classic was hard-to-find on wax, and was originally released on promo vinyl. In 2018, the profilic Music On Vinyl label reissue "Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop" on 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Get down with the best kept secret once again as he takes you on a journey through life as a kid from the ghetto on this special collectors item. Avaialble here at Music On Vinyl.

Instagram Celebrates Classic Debuts By Showbiz & A.G., Diamond D & Redman

By JR on 10:03 AM

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The innovative picture-sharing community known as Instagram provides us with a peek into the bedrooms and studios of Hip Hop heads along with great memories in time. For Hip Hop there was no better time to be alive then late-September of 1992 when 3 landmark albums all dropped on the same day. In 2017 for the 25th anniversary of "Runaway Slave", Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop" and Whut? Thee Album", Hip Hop pays a pictorial tribute. Check out these hashtags as owners of these timeless albums each share their personal thoughts of an era that kept it real like none other.

                                                         

If you are in the tri-state area, catch Diamond D performing at B.B. Kings in midtown Manhattan for the 25th anniversary of his debut album. Tickets available here at Ticketliquidator 


DJ Hellee Hooper does the honors in paying tribute to Diamond D's classic debut with a mix that combines the songs and original samples from Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop".


Sy Scott, Jamal of Illegal & Diamond D Bring Hip Hop "U Deserve"

By JR on 6:05 PM

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After over 20 years a since they first collaborated on Illegal's debut, Jamal aka Mally G & The Best Kept Secret Diamond D unite once again along with Sy Scott for the Funk Rock-fueled sound and aggressive lyrical display of "U Deserve". When Hip Hop is made with the purpose of righting wrongs, the result is power as demonstrated by the fiery attitudes of these 3 MCs who get on the mic and proceed to back slap the reckless and inconsiderate bastards of society.

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