Diamond District is the latest group to receive the official interview treatment from The Stand. For those who want to delve deeper into the people behind the music, the video features Oddisee and yU talking about what it’s like to be a part of the talented trio that is Diamond District. Personal and deep, Oddisee and yU describe the process of making the album In The Ruff and working together alongside X.O. Despite the different talents and styles of the three members, Oddisee states how important it was for “like-minded individuals” to come together to create a Diamond District sound that is greater than the sum of its parts.
PREVIOUS: Diamond District – I Mean Business (rmx) (prod. yU)
Support support!
dope
Support these brothers..XO-1.1.10..yU-Before Taxes..Oddisee-101…Diamond District-In the Ruff..that is all
Begins March on Washington countdown.
Diamond District go hard. Oddisee is a beast on the beats. The In The Ruff album has been on heavy rotation in the ipod. Also check out the homie Draft’s video on The Stand “That’s Us/Stay Real”. Atlanta got soul too.
[...] Spotted at 2DopeBoyz via The Stand, a deeper look into a group that a lot of y’all are still sleeping on, even though they dropped one of the best albums of last year! Oddisee & yU talk about their different styles, how the “In The Ruff” record came about, how they got a record deal after dropping the clean version on the Internet and gaining a buzz from it in order to properly release it thereafter. Take notes, artists! [...]
Diamond District – The Stand Interview (VIDEO) | The Real Frequency said this on January 14th, 2010 at 8:32 am