Diamond District-The Shining

If you think back half a year, then you should probably remember the week that every blog fell in love with Diamond District's In The Ruff. Imagine DMV hip hop, minus the go-go influence, but with an boom-bap influence. Unthinkable.
Looking back, all the hype was somewhat unwarranted. If you listen to In The Ruff with an unbiased state of mind, you can instantly pick up on the weaknesses. Sure, the instrumentals are top-notch, but the rhyming is just abhorrent at times. The In The Ruff instrumental album is 10 times more cop-worthy than the 'clean version', what type of underground artist even makes clean and dirty copies of an album?
The Shining, although not living up to Dilla's concoction, is a gem of it's own, other than the hook which inspires cringes.





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