The Diplomats
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| The Diplomats | |
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| Also known as | Dipset, Byrd Gang, Skull Gang, 730 Dips |
| Origin | Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2002[citation needed] – present |
| Label(s) | Diplomat, Warner Bros., Koch, Def Jam, Asylum |
| Website | dipsetmixtapes.com |
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| Cam'ron Jim Jones Juelz Santana J. R. Writer Mustie tha Dawn Hell Rell 40 Cal. Freekey Zekey Katt Williams |
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| Former members | |
| S.A.S. Jha Jha |
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The Diplomats of Harlem World are an expansive Harlem, New York-based hip hop group who are more commonly known as Dipset. The group was formed in 2002[citation needed] by founding members Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and Freekey Zekey. Many of their albums are released under Diplomat Records, of which Freekey Zekey is the President and, Cam'ron and Jim Jones are Co-CEO's.[citation needed] From their roots in Harlem, New York, The Diplomats have expanded to other countries and feature artists from the United Kingdom and Canada.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
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The group first emerged as a creative conglomerate in 1999-2000, although many members were associates long before this.[citation needed] The first commercial appearances of the group were on Cam'Ron's 2000 album SDE, released on Epic Records. During this period various members of the "original" group consisting of Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and Freekey Zekey also appeared on New York area radio stations for live "freestyle" performances. The Diplomats were first signed together as a group to Roc-A-Fella Records from 2002 to 2004, but are now signed to their own label, Diplomat Records. Each individual artist, however is signed to different record labels, including Koch Records, Asylum Records, Def Jam, and others.
[edit] Diplomatic Immunity 3
On December 17, 2007, Jim Jones said to sixshot.com that even though there are controversies between the Dipset members (Jim Jones vs. Cam'ron, Hell Rell, ASAP & 40 Cal.), they plan to bring back The Diplomats after a year break. Sixshot.com stated, "Jones, who hasn’t been on speaking terms with Dipset honcho Cam’ron, also revealed that people from their camps have had conversations and a third installment of the Diplomatic Immunity series is in the works." The album is expected to be released somewhere in the summer of 2008. [1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Commercial releases
- 2000:SDE
- 2002:Come Home With Me
- 2003:Diplomatic Immunity, From Me To U
- 2004:On My Way To Church, Diplomatic Immunity 2, Purple Haze
- 2005: What The Game's Been Missing, Duke Da God presents DipSet: More Than Music Volume 1, Harlem: Diary of a Summer, Philadelphia Beast
- 2006:Duke Da God presents Dipset: The Movement Moves On, History in the Making, Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment), Killa Season, Broken Safety
- 2007: Duke Da God presents Dipset: More Than Music Volume 2, Book of Ezekiel, For the Hell of It, Broken Safety 2, Eye of the Eagle
- 2008: Harlem's American Gangster
[edit] DVD releases
- The Original Harlem Diplomats
- Sippin' On Sizzurp Bonus DVD
- A Day in the Fast Life
- Killa Season
