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The legendary hip-hop rap D.I.T.C. crew which included members A.G., O.C., Buckwild, Diamond D, Showbiz, Lord Finesse and the late great Big L are still making great music and still has fans looking for more from them.

There is a lot going on with the D.I.T.C. crew and first some news on the O.C. ‘Starchild’ album from Grit Records:

"Aighh. Here is some news we were not hoping to announce. It is official as of Friday that the O.C. ‘Starchild’ album is internally shelved due to sample clearance issues stemming from 4 tracks from the import album that were going to be included on the re-worked North American version.

O.C. has an album called Rebel Music being released on Heiro that was due to come out in few months after being set up by the U.S. version of ‘Starchild’. Unfortunately, this cannot happen as ‘Starchild’ will never see the light of day in the U.S. in its current state.

Given the inevitable cannibalization of both albums if ‘Starchild’ is released upon immediately clearing these songs, we have opted to shelve the album and rework from the ground up.

Due to this unfortunate set of events we have no choice but to pull the album and allow fans to enjoy Rebel Music and whet their appetite for the eventual re-configured version of ‘Starchild’. The versions that you see being sold online will serve as the very last incarnation of this album.

‘Starchild’ will be reborn with new material and reconstructed with new vocals and beats by Pete Rock. This will be an un-cut version that will be the album we wanted D.I.T.C fans to have featuring production from some authentic underground producers.

I am very disappointed to keep this project on ice even longer. Fans that want the "dope album 2005 never heard of" then head to places like Hiphopsite.com, ughh.com and undergroundhiphop.com. Thanks to all the fans that supported it and showed love” - Grit Records.

In other D.I.T.C. related news

- Finesse will be releasing singles for "Funky Technician/Bad Mutha", "You Know What I''m About/Yes You May (RMX)" and "Hip 2 Da Game/Brainstorm" within the next couple of months. All the tracks will be available with an instrumental and a acapella version of it (except for the "Yes You May - RMX").

- Legendary DJ Roc Raida will be releasing a exclusive Lord Finesse Edition Mixtape which will sport a interactive CD which features a exclusive preview of his upcoming "Underboss Documentary", to quote the man himself: A must have item.. Trust me..

- The "Funky Technician Remix Project" is slated for definite summer release. The project consists of 2 cd's, with the first being the remixes and the second an instrumental version of the original version.

- In June we can expect a new edition of the memorial concert for Big L held at Tramps. According to Finesse this double cd will feature some previously unreleased performances from that same night (Fat Joe? Gang Starr? Freddie Foxxx?, Afu-Ra?, Kool G Rap?).

- New D.I.T.C. EP slated for a October release.

- The Underboss Documentary + soundtrack is set to be released in November on his own Underboss Records.

Affiliate members of the legendary D.I.T.C. crew include hip-hop and rap artists: Artifacts, Black Sheep, Brand Nubian, Freddie Foxxx, Ghetto Dwellas, KRS-ONE, Milano, Organized Konfusion, and Terror Squad.

To keep up on all the news on with the entire D.I.T.C. crew visit the D.I.T.C. HQ site HERE.