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Jim Jones Responds to Cam'ron's "Dipset Is Over" Statement

Cam'ron may have recently declared that the Diplomats movement he feverishly worked to promote in the early 2000s is "over," but Jim Jones disagrees.

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Related Topix: Rap

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Chicago Reader Online

Bob Dylan Meets Pyrex

The Dipset of today is a much different creature than the Dipset of five years ago, its core of ganglike us-against-the-world camaraderie torn apart by, among other things, Jim Jones's ego in the wake of "We Stay Fly" and his obsessive quest to find the worst pair of jeans in the world .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bob Dylan, Rap

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Hip Hop Press

Hell Rell Releasing New Album 'Live From Hell' On November 3

One of the original members of NYC based hip hop crew Diplomats Hell Rell is back with 'Live From Hell,' a 12 track official album, his first in a year.

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Related Topix: Rap

Fri Sep 25, 2009

The Journal News

Diplomats, suburbia often clash in Westchester

With its proximity to the United Nations, Westchester County can claim to host something of a league of nations of its own.

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Related Topix: Rap, Westchester County, NY, Bedford, NY, New Rochelle, NY, Mount Vernon, NY, Yonkers, NY

Wed Sep 23, 2009

HipHopDx

DX News Bits: Jim Jones, Sean Price, Swollen Members

Two of Harlem's most successful Rap acts, Diplomats ' present CEO Jim Jones [ click to read ] and "Chicken Noodle Soup" co-creator DJ Webstar are doing a collaborative album.

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Related Topix: Swollen Members, Hip-Hop, Jim Jones, Rap, Life, Food, Soup, Juelz Santana, Heltah Skeltah

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Metromix Cincinnati

Cam'ron

Don of respected hip-hop crew the Diplomats , New York MC Cam'ron dropped his sixth solo LP in May.

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Related Topix: Cam'ron, Rap, Music, Entertainment

Tue Sep 08, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Hell Rell Accuses Jim Jones Of Stealing Royalties In Lawsuit

The beef between former Dipset members Hell Rell and Jim Jones has landed in court in a new lawsuit against Jim Jones and a number of record labels.

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Related Topix: Jim Jones, Rap, New York County, NY

Fri Aug 28, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Hell Rell Launches Label; Announces 'Live From Hell'

Bronx, New York rapper Hell Rell recently closed a deal with EMI to distribute his new album Live From Hell via his own flagship label, Money Maker Entertainment.

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Related Topix: Rap, Jim Jones, Marketing

Thu Aug 27, 2009

MTV News

Juelz Santana Arrested After Argument With Police

Juelz Santana was arrested Tuesday morning after an argument with police, but he is not in jail, according to the rapper's rep.

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Related Topix: Juelz Santana, Rap, Teaneck, NJ

VH1 News

Juelz Santana Arrested After Argument With Police

Santana and his son's mother had a dispute in front of his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, and neighbors called the police.

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Related Topix: Juelz Santana, Rap, Teaneck, NJ

Wed Aug 12, 2009

B92

Some 200,000 visitors expected in Gu a

The Guea brass band festival expects close to 200,000 visitors on Saturday, according to festival organizers.

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Related Topix: Rap

Sat Aug 08, 2009

B92

Some 200,000 visitors expected in Gu a

The Guea brass band festival expects close to 200,000 visitors on Saturday, according to festival organizers.

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Related Topix: Rap

Queerty

Rappers Interjecting 'No Homo' in Their Gay Lyrics Is Good For Hip-Hop

APPARENTLY The use of "no homo" by rappers to shrug off any notion their lyrics or behavior might be G-A-Y is actually doing more to free hip-hop from homophobia than it's encouraging it.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Cam'ron, Rap, Human Sexuality

Fri Jul 10, 2009

HipHopDx

Cam'ron Adjusts "Oh Boy" Lyrics To Dipset Fallout

Cam'ron [ click to read ] dissed onetime protege and fellow Diplomats member Juelz Santana [ click to read ] on stage earlier this week.

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Related Topix: Rap

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Metromix Connecticut

Cam'ron

Harlem rapper and multimedia mogul Cam'ron has been influencing the direction of East Coast hip hop for more than a decade, getting his start alongside fellow Uptown emcees Mase and Big L before breaking out on his own in 1998 with "Confessions of Fire" and later unleashing his own crew, the Diplomats.

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Related Topix: Cam'ron, Rap, Mase, Big L, Music, Entertainment

Thu May 28, 2009

KISS 107FM

There It Go - Juelz Santana

Born LaRon James in Harlem, the energetic Juelz Santana cut his teeth as an MC with the duo Draft Pick.

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Related Topix: Juelz Santana, Rap, Cam'ron

Sun May 17, 2009

The Review

Mosaic

Friday's release of the latest "Star Trek" movie may not be the franchise's final frontier, but it certainly marks several new ones for its cast and crew.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Dashiell Hammett, Vocal, Green Day, Punk, Rap

Fri May 15, 2009

The village VOICE

Cam'ron, the Prodigal Killa

When news first leaked that erstwhile Harlem bard Cameron "Killa" Giles was returning from his mysterious three-year sabbatical to grace the world with new music, Internet rap nerds, particularly New York ones, seemed almost pathetically eager to welcome him back into the fold.

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Related Topix: Cam'ron, Rap, Jim Jones, Music, Entertainment

Wed May 13, 2009

Vibe

Cam'Ron: Family Guy

Cam disappeared for nearly two years. Now that he's back, will hip hop embrace Harlem's prodigal son? From the outside, it's nothing.

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Related Topix: Cam'ron, Rap

Tue May 12, 2009

The Review

Cam'Ron - Crime Pays reviewed

Crime Pays Cam'Ron Asylum Records Rating: 3 stars After an extended hiatus and the disbanding of his group The Diplomats, Cam'Ron might be the most intriguing figure in rap today.

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Related Topix: Cam'ron, Rap

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