*This month we are proud to feature legendary D.I.T.C. founding member Diamond D!! The king of digging will be flipping an exclusive ALL 45’s set for your listening pleasure! Get ready, Philly…The best kept secret is coming to town, and he is NOT playing around!!*
On the 3rd Saturday of every month national DJs mixed with hometown favorites converge at Fluid behind 4 turntables to @#$%#$ DO THE G@D#%@#%THANG!
Starting out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay back in the late 80’s, Diamond was at the same time perfecting his skills in beat making and turntablism, and together with rhyme partner Master Rob, he was one half of the group Ultimate Force. The group signed with Jazzy Jay’s Strong City Records, and Diamond and Rob started recording their debut album, I’m Not Playin’, in 1988 and released the 12-inch single with the same title, which spawned a buzz in the underground. Year later as Ultimate Force dissolved, record executives got their eyes on the Bronx phenomenon, which eventually resulted in the release of Diamond’s debut album, Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop (released under the moniker Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics), in 1992. The album is considered to be one of the finest D.I.T.C. solo LPs and features early appearances from Big L and Fat Joe, the latter of whose 1993 debut album, Represent, was mainly produced by Diamond D.
Diamond’s second album, Hatred, Passions and Infidelity, was released in 1997 to mixed but mostly positive reviews. Following the release, Diamond established his name as a sought-after producer after providing impressive beats for hip hop legends such as Busta Rhymes, Fugees, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, the Pharcyde, and Brand Nubian, among others. He is regarded as one of the first hip hop producers to work with artists on both the east and west coasts. Since then, he released the independent street album Grown-Man Talk, the official mixtape compilation The Diamond Mine, and provided contributions to his D.I.T.C. cohorts’ projects including the crew’s self-titled 2000 debut album on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records.
THE BOOM BAP w/ DJs lil’dave, Apple Juce, & Case Bloom
special guest Diamond D
Saturday January 21st
at Fluid Nightclub
(613 South St.)
$10 Cover
FOUR TURNTABLES
THIRD SATURDAYS
FREE ISSUES OF FRANK 151
GIVE AWAYS FROM GRIFFEN TECH
MORE MADNESS THAN CAN WE CAN LEGALLY DISCLOSE.
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