Diplomats Present: Dipset, More Than Music [PA]

Performer: Dipset
Artist: Fabolous; Freekey Zekey
Producer: Duke "Da God"; Dame Grease; Heatmakerz; Nomadic
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Dipset: 40 Caliber, Jim Jones, Cam'Ron, J.R. Writer, Hell Rell, Jha Jha, Juelz Santana. Additional personnel include: Fabolous, Freekey Zekey. Recording information: Honor Room, New York, NY; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY. In his introduction to DIPSET: MORE THAN MUSIC, Diplomat Records VP Duke Da God offers up his own unique reinterpretation of the famous Malcolm X line, declaring "we didn't land on (Plymouth) Rock, we moved the rock." It's as good a summation as any for the Diplomats' raucous, uncompromising style, on display in full effect on this supremely potent mixtape-style release. Every member of the Harlem crew shows up on DIPSET: MORE THAN MUSIC, from founder Cam'Ron to eccentric Jim Jones to newcomer Jha Jha, the group's first female rapper. As usual with this crowd, the hooks are non-stop, from the gratifying loop of Otis Redding's "Hard To Handle" on "Dipset Symphony" to the distorted lushness of a child's choir singing Jefferson Starship on "If Only You Believe." The former, which features most of the Diplomats chiming in, reaffirms the band's abiding love for hip-hop history, effortlessly weaving in knowing references to everyone from A Tribe Called Quest to Eric B. & Rakim. Every member of the Diplomats flows, and they play off each other with ease; it's hard to imagine them having more fun than they do on DIPSET: MORE THAN MUSIC.

The Wire (p.71) - "The thing about Harlem's Diplomats is that they always manage to pull off things that, on paper, seem kind of absurd."

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