1998 B DIAMOND drop his first single ‘Same Old Game’ under the independent record label DACRIM RECORDS. That track made
B Diamond the first solo male r&b artist to have a song played on a major radio station in Vancouver BC and the first to have a video played on much music. with the label and B Diamond’s management team not seeing eye to eye, the label and his management team parted way. But he didn’t let that stop him.
B Diamond. known as Vancity’s underground r&b king or some may call him DIAMOND IN THE RUFF or “B DIAMOND the legend”. You may have seen him performing alongside acts like LIL FLIP, YUNG JOC, THE GAME, E40, ICE T, ICE CUBE, SNOOP DOGG and FABOLOUS to name a few. B DIAMOND has been making music waves all the way from New Orleans LA “his native land” where he grew up on some of the roughest streets, to Vancouver BC Canada which he likes to call “RAIN DROP CITY” B DIAMOND has worked with some of Vancity’s top artist: Concise the Black Knight, Check Mate, The Camp, Vic Vodka & P MAN, RED 1,OCP CREW, Kannibliss, and the list is continuing to grow. B Diamond formed a hip/hop group called “DEM BLOCK BOYZ” B Diamond produced a mix tape “The Blockz is Watchin” which featured Dem Block Boyz. The cd was named “one of the best local underground mix tapes of 2006,
Keep your eyes open for a raising star and a legend in his time.
A Classic Grab given to the community by yours truly, a classic hot blended mix from the 90s, hes one of the first to do it up in the early 90s, Mr Rumble has been a major contributor to Vancouver’s music scene for 20 years. He’s the creator of Vancouver’s first all rap radio show, a 2 time Juno Award nominee (producer), and a talented DJ Mr Rumble’s true passion though is production. His trademark style is deeply rooted in the traditional production techniques of Marley Marl, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock, but with a keen interest in evolving the artform, and is displayed on such gems recorded with Checkmate, Royce the 5′9″, Concise, Birdapres, Usual Suspecs, Dilemma, Illa Brown, and Rick Threat among others.
One of the first groups to do music and have a label called Sugar Shack Records which was found by one of my favorite Vancity groups, C.I.A. Criminalz In Aktion, Social Deviantz is a Vancouver-based hip hop trio that first formed in 1992, right around the time Sugarshack became an offical label, essentially to create a hip hop sound they felt was missing somehow.
The artists have spent the last several years exploring the various branches of hip hop, following a guiding principle best summed up as “speak what you would like to hear!” Social Deviantz is composed of Fatbone, A-Train, and Junya, who are of Jamaican, Egyptian, and Caucasian descent respectively. Their multicultural foundation gives Social Deviantz a unique perspective that informs their music, giving it depth, meaning, and a wellspring of creativity.
This is a gem, reppin for Chin Injeti, it paved the way for his success today reppin for Vancity working with Legendary Artists, Dr Dre, Knaan, Mos Def to name a few. Bass is Base was a Canadian R&B group in the 1990s, The band consisted of Chin Injeti on bass, Ivana Santilli on keyboards, and MC Mystic (Roger Mooking) on percussion. All three members contributed vocals, Injeti and Santilli as singers and Mystic as a rapper.
In addition to the early single “Funkmobile”, which garnered the band a deal with A&M Records, the band had one breakout top 40 hit, “I Cry”. Their debut album, First Impressions for the Bottom Jigglers, was nominated for, and won
a Juno Award in the Best R & B/Soul Recording category in 1994.
This was one of the local highlights in hiphop radio It was big history for Dj Kilocee & Mr Incredible Ease, these 2 started a show in the mid 90’s called The Krispy Biskit represented fully By F.W.U.H Clothing owned by Mr Martini & Blaze this group of Vancity originators who kept the scene alive for years held it down, their are some real great times with kuts from Mr Kilocee and The flows from Incred Ease,
keepin hiphop alive was what these guys did, from mostly underground and east coast hiphop the radio show was a hit for years. Enjoy these great memorys I can share with yall big ups to Dj Kilo Cee For his footage, Straight Goods for doing a Reunion for the Krispy Biskit And Incred Ease for being a pioneer locally reppin his group EQ.
