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Harlem Based Producer Digga Says He Owns The Diplomats Brand
Source: hhnlive.com
Posted on: November 8, 2007 01:20 PST
Filed under: Rap

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In an up-coming exclusive interview with HHNLive.com, Harlem based producer Darrell "Digga" Branch says he is the co-founder of Diplomats and that he owns the brand. Digga has worked extensively with Cam'Ron in the past, producing the majority of his first two albums "Confessions Of Fire" and "S.D.E." He has also produced such tracks as 50 Cent's "Many Men", Young Gunz "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" and Jay-Z's "Dopeman."

"I'm gonna be honest with you and this is the first time I ever spoke about this in an interview. Me and Cam are the founders of Diplomats" Digga tells HHNLive.com. "Anyone that really knows the history on me and Cam knows this. I own the Diplomat brand and I have paperwork that says so. Not Cam, not Jimmy. They have been using the logo all this time without ever hollering at me...I decided to step away from Cam because dude is selfish."

Digga also touched on the infamous Cam'Ron song "Do It Again" featuring Beyonce. The song was referenced in a diss track by Cam'Ron directed at Jay-Z called "You Gotta Love It." In the song, Cam'Ron brags about having Beyonce in the studio singing about slinging crack in relation to the song's hook which references drug dealing. Digga tells HHNLive.com things didn't exactly go down that way.

"Cam wasn't even in the studio when Beyonce recorded that song...Cam did write that hook about slingin crack but Beyonce got a check and she muscled Cam out of some of his publishing and writer credits too. So, who really won? That's the part he doesn't want to tell you."

Additionally, in a recent interview with HHNLive.com, Diplomats A&R DukeDaGod spoke about his early beginnings with the Harlem based group Children Of The Corn (Ma$e, Bloodshed, Big L, McGruff and Cam'Ron):

"That was like early training. It was like "Training Day". I learned a lot back then, the game was a lot different back then, but I learned how to work with artists. I mean just being around artists like Big L, going to the studio; I learned how to make a record basically. It was a great experience. I learned a whole lot."

Digga took exception to this:

"To set the record straight, Duke is my man but it seems like people try to re-write history. I don't get many opportunities to speak but it seems like there is some type of conspiracy when these guys don't mention my name. I released a CD called "Children Of The Corn-the Collectors' edition" a few years ago. I produced that entire CD. On top of that, I was signed to Priority Records in 1996 under the name "C.O.C" with Cam and Bloodshed. I just wanted to clear that up because Duke knows me and he knows he never rapped or made beats. So when you ask him questions about C.O.C, it's weird especially when he doesn't mention me.

These are just a few of the many revelations in an interview where Digga also discusses the state of Hip-Hop in Harlem, what beat Jay-Z swiped from Cam'Ron, 50 Cent's "Many Men", the state of Dipset and much more.

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