Thursday, May 10, 2007

Summer School: D.I.T.C.

In recent light, discovering how many people slept on the DITC crew (only knowing Big L from DJ Premier saying "Big L REST IN PEACE" or Fat Joe from the wack MTV or BET/Radio ish) I have provided a list of my favorite DITC crew classic LP's...
-Enjoy
In the late 1980s a young man by the name of Robert Hall, better known as Lord Finesse, met Joe "Diamond D" Kirkland on his way to school. Over time they grew to be close friends and decided to form a rap group. The group wasn't named yet, but it would later become widely known as D.I.T.C., short for Diggin’ In The Crates, referring to the art of sampling records. Lord Finesse, caring more for reputation than money, travelled through the Bronx, battling any MC he could. Most MCs proved to be easy victims for Finesse’s developed skills, until he met Andre Barnes. Better known as Andre The Giant, or A.G., Andre, who carried the name "Infinite" at the time, battled Lord Finesse to a draw. Finesse was impressed and introduced him to Diamond D. Showbiz was a respected DJ, who was brought into the family by Diamond D, and later by Finesse. After meeting in this way Showbiz and A.G. went on to make several solo albums together, with their first EP released in 1991. Another Bronx inhabitant, Fat Joe, a notorious drug dealer, met up with Diamond D after growing tired of the drug trade. At first, Diamond D wasn’t impressed at all. He wanted Fat Joe to enter a rap contest at the Apollo to further test him. After winning for four weeks straight, Diamond D was convinced enough to help Fat Joe with a record deal. He released his first album in 1993. Buckwild joined the crew when he was Finesse’s DJ during a tour in 1993. Buckwild introduced Omar “O.C.” Credle to the others. The two knew each other because Buckwild produced O.C.’s solo album, Word…Life. Big L was the last member to be welcomed into the family. Finesse met him in the back of a store called "Rock N Wills", and Finesse was immediately convinced that Big L was more than just a rapper. Being featured on Finesse’s B-Side "Yes You May (Remix)", Big L’s name started growing. -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DITC
O.c. - Word... Life
http://uploaded.to/?id=6fq666

Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous (95)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L4B54QTA

Lord Finesse - The Funky Technician
http://www.badongo.com/file/2230829

Lord Finesse - The Awakening
http://www.mediafire.com/?6ntyjzgyhnq

Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BB8COA9T

Showbiz & A.G. - Goodfellas
http://sharebee.com/e3fc8275

Diamond D - Stunts Blunts and Hiphop
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=29H2FZNQ

Fat Joe - Represent
http://rapidshare.com/files/24802607/Fat_Joe-Represent-1993-RMG__Moreno_.rar

Thats the make-up class for today.
(I jacked all theese links. but...Big ups to the heads that upped theese)

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