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.
Key facts
- 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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