Audio: yU - I Believe (ODDISEE Remix)

Oddisee pulls out something that sounds like a left-over from Illadelph Halflife. What`s up with a new Diamond District album?

jimmmy
 

MP3: The Black Opera - Black Superstar prod. yU

We are big fans of yU and Black Opera,so it's more beautiful to hear them working together. Black Superstar is a critical look on the role of  African-Americans in the American Culture.
(Further informations and download).

atarikid

Audio: L'Orange - Lost Souls feat. Hassaan Mackey, yU & Kelsey Lu

 
Lost Souls is off L'Orange's "Old Soul" instrumental project and is the only song with vocalists. The project is a tribute to legendary Billie Holiday. "Each track is designed to represent a significant part of Billie Holiday’s life." (Play all tracks and get your download link after the jump)

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Audio: yU - Blind prod. by Kev Brown // MP3

Freebie off yU's new album The EARN. If you listen to yU's music you will find a lot nuggets of wisdom by an narrative Mc . Soulful production delivered by Kev Brown. If you like linctus music, pls visit ªº∆ª∆º©º∆©.com.

hezig

Audio: yU - If U Down (Prod. By SlimKat78)

yU never comes with superficial crap. He always keeps it personal. Can`t wait for the album The EARN dropping Dec. 13th.

jimmmy

Audio: yU - A Garbage Beat Tape

yU, Diamond District and Mello Music Group member has this nice Beat Tape give away for your evening. Raw, filthy, dusty and psyched out from time to time. 23 lovely sample-based tracks (and interludes). // Complete stream and download after the jump...

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Audio: yU - Disturbed Feat. B.Jamelle (Prod. By Usef Dinero) // Mp3

yU`s new album The Earn is dropping Dec. 13th. This is not off the actual album, but a little digital Halloween gift in form of a mp3.

Enjoy.

jimmmy

Audio: the1978ers (yU & Slimkat 78) - G​.​I​.​R​.​L. // Beat Tape

A while ago we showed you the "Slimkat78 - Soundfreakers (Beat Mix)" with a bunch of nice and soulful beats. The Saga continues with this "G​.​I​.​R​.​L." Beat E.P. featuring yU78 of Diamond District.
Complete Stream after the jump.

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Video: Blackberry Jones & YU (Diamond District) "The Life Line" Installment 1 Video

The Life Line is a series inspired by an event that took place in “BLACK HOLLYWOOD” AKA 9th & U Streets in the Nations Capital, Washington, D.C. Circa mid’ 1990′s Era. Blackberry Jones one of the Beatsmith’s that was raise through the realms of The original Life Line and it’s likes bring to you a series of INNOVATIVE Virtual Collaborations. Blackberry Jones explains "It was an event in which cats would bring their machines of choice Loaded up with samples and we would create beats live on the spot and all else vibing would be improvised as well." So, Blackberry decided to bring the innovation of The Life Line to the world via the web as he is joined by YU of Diamond District for Installment 1!

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Audio: MelloMusicGroup - Helpless Dreamer // Sampler

Kenn Starr, Finale & Apollo Brown - Home Comes First


Inincible, Finale & Black Milk - Don`t Sleep



Wow. Take a look at the tracklist by skipping through the tracks. If you are a regular visitor to our site you should be familiar with all of those kats.
Track 11 is featuring Roc Marciano, X.O.,Tranqill and Apollo Brown. WTF. This is absurd. Make no mistake and spend your 7 bucks on this.
MelloMusicGroup as always. Via DGI.

jimmy

Audio: Slimkat78 - Soundfreakers (Beat Mix) // Mp3

Talking about yU... his partner from his "1978" clique has put together a very nice instrumental mix. 15 minutes long, very laid back. No need to skip at all. Dope.
One.
jimmy

Audio: yU (of Diamond District) - Brainwash (feat Finale, Grap Luva & Op Swamp 81) prod by Slimkat78 // Mp3

Another good track of the "Before Taxes" album which is in stores. Support! Soul Brother Nr. 2 on here too. Nice. The 2dopeboys put up a couple of the "Before Taxes" Instrumentals in form of a zip file. You can get it here
Yeah.
Jimmy

Audio: yU (of Diamond District) - Close // Mp3

A Diamond District concert is one of the reasons why I still love HipHop...It becomes more and more a thing that lives in this bright box we fool around with half the day. Let`s take it outside. Use the box to get people to attend a show. That´s my HipHop message for today.
yU`s "Before Taxes" album is out now. Get it
jimmy

Audio: yU (of Diamond District) - Breakdown featuring Bilal Salaam

yU (of Diamond District) - Breakdown featuring Bilal Salaam

ok now this exactly what i need right now. you know how music helps you get up, gets you going, makes you wanna make music...
i heard this curtis mayfield sample just a short while ago when tha chill used it for mc ren (nwa), normally i can`t stand the second song i hear the same sample in, but this time it`s different. for a moment you think curtis mayfield came back to earth again, but it`s just bilal doing his greatness.
this here is the westcoast version i was talking about (dope track aswell):

Tha Chill & Mc Ren - Have that money rite

solo, remember the diamond district concert in jena? so far the best concert this year.
yU`s before taxes album drops 14th of april, yeah.
well i am off to the studio.
peace
jimmy

Audio: Hip Hop’s Cool Again » (The Mixtape) featuring Fashawn, Blu, Exile, Diamond District (Oddisee+yU+XO) & Trek Life

Download - Hip Hop’s Cool Again » (The Mixtape)
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01. Frequency Modulation (prod. Exile)
02. Diamond District - Who I Be (prod. Oddisee)
03. Fashawn – Ecology (prod. Exile)
04. Trek Life – Big Picture (Remix) (prod. Oddisee)
05. Blu – Dancing In The Rain (prod. Exile)
06. Oddisee – Hip Hop’s Cool Again (prod. Oddisee)
07. yU – Thought About It (prod. yU)
08. XO – Blah Blah (prod. Oddisee)
09. Do It (prod. Blu)
10. Trek Life – Hard Work (Remix) (prod. Oddisee)
11. Fashawn feat. Exile – Bo Jackson (prod. Exile)
12. Diamond District – The District (prod. Oddisee)
13. No Mine (prod. Blu)
14. XO – Fast Life (prod. Oddissee)
15. Blu – My World Is (prod. Exile)
16. yU – Lunchin (prod. Oddisee)
17. Fashawn feat. Blu – Samsonite Man (prod. Exile)
18. Trek Life – Cold For That (prod. Oddisee)
19. The Sound Is God (prod. Exile)

Eine Mischkaste die ja gar keine ist.Eher ein Best-Of oben genannter Künstler das sich sehen lassen kann.Für mich ist bis auf 2 Tracks nichts neues dabei aber es bleibt eine empfehlenswerte Auswahl dieser Super Protagonisten.Für alle die planen auf eins der Konzerte in nächster Zeit zugehen,ein gutes WarmUp!YO!

R.O.L.°Solo