I might have slept on the Diamond District album, but you won’t catch me sleeping twice. I found two new albums from Washington DC rapper/producer Oddisee. The first one is called “Odd Winter” and you can get it for free from his bandcamp page. Odd Winter is a part of a series, and the other parts Odd Autumn and Odd Summer can also be downloaded from his bandcamp site. However the real gem has to be “Traveling Man” which you should go and buy from iTunes.

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Considering how long I lived in Washington DC I ashamed that I slept on this album for so long. Diamond District’s “In The Ruff” is some real good classic 90’s boom-bap sounding hip-hop. It’s a fantastic record that any hip-hop head should go and check out. Check out Diamond District’s blog for more information on the group and make sure to check out the album.