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Also known as Diggin' in the Crates Crew

The '''Diggin' in the Crates Crew, commonly known as D.I.T.C.''', is an American hip hop collective formed in 1992 in New York City. The collective's name derives from the act of seeking out records to sample for production. The collective is composed of Lord Finesse, Diamond D, Big L, O.C., Fat Joe, Buckwild, Showbiz and A.G. Ghetto Dwellas Party Arty and D-Flow. Its members have achieved substantial and consistent recognition in underground rap circles, having often collaborated with undiscovered talents and underground hip hop artists alongside mainstream rappers.

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Musical artist.name
D.I.T.C.
Musical artist.origin
New York City, U.S.
Musical artist.genre
Hip-hop
Musical artist.years_active
1992–present
Musical artist.label
Tommy Boy
Musical artist.past_members
Lord Finesse Buckwild O.C. Big L (deceased) Fat Joe Diamond D Showbiz and A.G.

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Instance of
musical group
Genre
hip-hop
Country of origin
United States
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inception
1990-00-00
location of formation
New York City
start of work period
1992-00-00
name
D.I.T.C.
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The '''Diggin' in the Crates Crew, commonly known as D.I.T.C.''', is an American hip hop collective formed in 1992 in New York City. The collective's name derives from the act of seeking out records to sample for production. The collective is composed of Lord Finesse, Diamond D, Big L, O.C., Fat Joe, Buckwild, Showbiz and A.G. Ghetto Dwellas Party Arty and D-Flow. Its members have achieved substantial and consistent recognition in underground rap circles, having often collaborated with undiscovered talents and underground hip hop artists alongside mainstream rappers.

==History== ===Later years=== On December 4, 2008, D.I.T.C. member Party Arty unexpectedly died of unspecified health complications, aged 31. In 2008, Freddie Foxxx (using his Bumpy Knuckles pseudonym) released the long-shelved Crazy Like A Foxxx album. The second of two discs featured DITC produced demo versions of the original tracks dating to 1993. DITC production contrasted with the Jailhouse version of production from 1994.

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