Let's get some hip-hop context out of the way here: The Diplomats (aka The Dipset) are a rap collective consisting of Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Freekey Zekey that formerly featured Hell Rell, 40 Cal. and J.R. Writer. DJ Funkmaster Flex is oftentimes in cohoots with the boys, who have been pretty much out of commission since the mid-2000s. But Funk Flex recently dropped some serious news on rap heads: The Dipset are returning in 2015 for a series of five shows and a new mixtape.
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While fans are already #hype over the news, The Dipset have tricked us before.
After releasing their sophomore LP, Diplomatic Immunity 2, in 2004, they teased fans with years of rumors about a third album that never came to fruition. Jim Jones told HipHopDX in February that a reunion was imminent, and Cam'ron was still talking about the group in 2013.
"When we did Diplomats music it was all genuine," Cam told MTV. "I think that's why people love it so much, because they seen a group of kids from Harlem that had almost nothing come up to be platinum-selling artists and people rode that wave with us. So, that's the one thing that we don't want to do, is make it watered down or it's not genuine." Flex is pretty sure that they've got something special on their hands.
Check out a slice of music from the glory days: