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Album Stream: Uptown XO (of Diamond District) “Colour De Grey”

– January 28, 2013Posted in: US Hip Hop

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Uptown XO is DC through and through. Born as Jamaal Walton, XO grew up immersed the District of Columbia’s music and culture, leading to the formation of his acclaimed group with Oddisee and yU, Diamond District. Now XO is ready to unveil his Mello Music Group solo debut, Colour De Grey, which features lead single “Finding My Way.” In addition to rhymes from XO, the 14-track project comes complete with guest appearance from Messiah, AB the Pro, Docigapom, Benji, Danni and U St. Face. AB The Pro also provides production throughout the album with the exception of If I Should Die, which is produced by Drew Dave. “Get down if you know what’s up.”

Colour De Grey is currently available for stream exclusively on The DJBooth, and will be available for purchase beginning January 29.

[ Stream here ]

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Video: Sean-Toure’ “In the Heat of the Night” ft. yU of Diamond District

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– December 12, 2012Posted in: Featured, US Hip Hop, Videos

Sean-Toure’ has released his brand new music video for “In the Heat of the Night” ft. yU of Diamond District/Mello Music Group. The song was written some time ago and quickly became a fan favorite, with Sean performing it live on his MPC drum machine at his energetic shows. The music video (Directed by Seannie Cameras) gave the song new life. The video also features a cameo appearance from J. Sands of Lone Catalyst.

Sean’s self-produced album “The Soundchanneler” includes songs featuring artists such as, the aforementioned Kev Brown, YU of Diamond District/Mello Music Group, J. Sands of the legendary Lone Catalyst, Substantial of Mello Music Group, Wordsmith of NuRevolution Music, the soulful sounds of House Music Vocalist, Marc Evans and many others. The Sound Channeler album and the newly released Sean-Toure’: The Sound Channeler, The Invisibleman Instrumentals album are in stores now and also available online at iTunes, Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, and many other outlets.

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New Video: XO (of Diamond District) – “Petey Greene”

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– September 26, 2012Posted in: US Hip Hop, Videos

“The Schools closed, the prisons open.”

Hip-Hop at it’s best is more than entertainment – it is political. Enter Petey Greene: 70’s & 80’s DC radio host turned television celebrity, who made his mark discussing racism, poverty, drugs, and life in America with unparalleled candor. Fast forward 30 years and much of rap has lost its edge, much of its political ambition.

Bringing it back, is Diamond District emcee Uptown XO on the newest cut, Petey Greene, from his soon to be released mixtape “The Color Grey” (10/1). The Washingtonian rapper uses his platform to explore the Chicago School Teachers Strike, the judicial system and institutionalization, and racism in general. Enjoy the new video, look out for the mixtape, and educate yourself for the action.
The Color Grey drops October 1st and XO’s official Mello Music Group debut album Colour de Grey lands in January.

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New Video: Uptown XO (of Diamond District) – Errybody

Wanja

– August 16, 2012Posted in: Videos

As part of the triumvirate of Diamond District, XO has been pushing intelligent DC street rap to the forefront for the past few years. Before XO reconvenes with Oddisee and yU for their sophomore group effort (March On Washington), XO is gearing up for the release of his new mixtape “The Color Gray” October 1st. To be followed by his new solo project “Colour de Grey”, to be released w/ errybodies hometeam Mello Music Group this January.

The first taste from the pre-album mixtape is “Errybody”, The uptown Washington, DC native named the track phonetically to reflect the area dialect, highlighting the culture of the DMV. Much like the place, XO is a convergence of different styles and influences that created his uniquely sharp talent. Produced by AB the Pro, XO’s longtime collaborator and producer of his upcoming solo album, the menacing and militant track is a perfect example of the intricate and gritty energy that’s been bubbling out of the district.

The video for “Errybody” was shot at SXSW earlier this year, blending the street banger with images from the crew’s trip to Austin. Nipsey Hussle, Peter Rosenberg, Killer Mike, Danny Brown, and Oddisee are some of the cameos that pop up throughout, recognizing and giving XO his props. Capitalizing on the momentum of earlier projects, the mixtape “The Color Gray” (October 1st) and the upcoming album “Colour de Grey” (January) will further ensure the rest of the world is hip to that DC slang when it drops through Mello Music Group.

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Free Mp3: Oddisee “For Certain” (feat. Diamond District)

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– October 3, 2011Posted in: Downloads

B8j9 oddiseestreetsprofile 1 1 Oddisee has enlisted the rhyme services of his Diamond District brothers yU & Uptown X.O. to craft a new track entitled “For Certain” over Rock Creek Park production. The new song is now available for free download. The album Rock Creek Park is now available on Vinyl, CD, and Digitally.

<a href="http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/track/for-certain-feat-diamond-district">For Certain (feat. Diamond District) by Oddisee</a>

[ Download here ]

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Free Beat Tape: Diamond District “In The Ruff Instrumentals” – Free All Week!

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– May 3, 2011Posted in: Downloads

B8j9 DiamondDistrictDigitalInstrocover 1 this week we are giving away the classic Diamond District “In The Ruff – Instrumentals” free all week!

The group, composed of three DC members, Oddisee (Producer & Emcee), yU (Emcee), and X.O. (Emcee), dropped the critically acclaimed album with MMG in late 2009 and never looked back. Currently the group is in production on their follow up album “March On Washington” which is expected late this year!

The 15 track album was produced by Oddisee with a few dope guest producers for good measure: Kev Brown, Dunc of DTMD, and Slimkat78.

<a href="http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-ruff-intrumentals">In The Ruff Intrumentals by Mello Music Group</a>

[ Download here ]

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Free MP3: yU – This Is It (Prod. By SlimKat78)

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– December 8, 2010Posted in: Downloads

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Up third in the line of singles from the freshly released Mello Music GroupHelpless Dreamer, is “This Is It.” With the track, emcee yU, also known for his work with Diamond District, and producer SlimKat78 manage to again show off the strength and diversity of the MMG roster, while allowing yU to give fans a taste of his own upcoming full-length, The Earn, which will be released on Mello Music Group this coming April.
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The song, featuring chopped up vocal and piano samples over a pulsating beat, comes as the result of the strong relationship that yU and Slimkat have built over time. “Slimkat and I have been putting music together for about 10 years now, and we’ve been striving to get to the point where we could put stuff out at will,” yU explains. The lyrics clearly convey this dream, especially in lines like “I’m working as hard as a job/ Using my art as a guide/ Progress in mind,” a statement that could just as well act as the pair’s credo.

The Mello Music Group compilation, Helpless Dreamer, is available now.

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Free MP3: Trek Life – So Supreme (prod Oddisee)

Wanja

– July 13, 2010Posted in: Downloads

this joints a first leak off Trek Life’s upcoming Everything Changed Nothing album, which is entirely produced by Oddisee… what a lovely combo!

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Free MP3: Diamond District – Streets wont let me chill (remix)

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– June 12, 2010Posted in: Downloads

this is a very incredible sounding remix..i love it..

Get it here: http://usershare.net/z3b19yb2cx1h

Detroit Producer “Apollo Brown” recently drop an album titled “The Reset”
The album features remixes of several Oddisee Music artist such as Diamond District, Tranqill & Oddisee