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Diamonds In The Raw - DC Examiner Interview (Part 1)
Diamonds In The Raw - DC Examiner Interview (Part 2)
Diamonds In The Raw - DC City Paper Review
Diamonds In The Raw: J-Mill interview
Diamonds In The Raw - featured in Amadi Magazine
Diamonds In The Raw - Prince George's Gazette Article
Dimaonds In The Raw - People's District Interview
DIAMONDS IN THE RAW
The Past, Present, and Future of the DMV Music Movement
"Fat Rodney was like B.I.G. before B.I.G. was B.I.G." - Chucky
Thompson
"I haven't heard from a lot of the rappers I've defeated. The only one that bounced back
was Wale" - Carty Yeah
"Payola is supposed to be illegal but everyone in DC's underground knows what the deal is."
- Hitmaka
"I know payola is real because
I've taken it. Any DJ who says they haven't taken money is lying" - Paul Porter (former DJ
on WKYS and WHUR)
"Tru Skool was a weekly event where MC's came to be an MC." - Flex
Mathews
"I had gained a following in New Orleans. If you look at the cover of my album, you don't have
to be genius to figure out where Lil' Wayne got his style from." - Black Indian
Diamonds In The Raw also features interviews and
commentary from: DC Scorpio,
Stinky Dink, Nonchalant, DJ Red Alert (from NYC), Section 8 Mob, Poem-Cees, Skinny Corleone, Tony Blunt, The Oy Boyz, DJ Kool,
Judah, 20 Bello, Carty Yeah, Go-Go Michelle, Tabi Bonney, Chucky Thompson, Kokayi, Toni Blackman, Head-Roc, Storm the Unpredictable,
Whitefolkz, Dre "All Day In The Paint", Brother Maniac, Kingpen Slim, DJ Jaymo, DJ Heat, Black Indian, Likeblood,
Lyriciss, Hitmaka, Whop (Wisdom Speaks), X.O., Pro Verb, Young Sleep, Raheem DeVaughn, and many more.
Diamonds In The Raw is available now at: The Howard University Bookstore (2225 Georgia Avenue)
Busboys and Poets (14 & V Streets, NW)
The Literary Joint Bookstore (Forestville Mall) Borders
Books - The Blvd. at the Capital Center in Largo, MD
Shooters Sports (District Heights, MD)
Diamonds In The Raw in The
Source (Hip-Hop magazine):
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