{"id":123331,"date":"2017-11-20T15:03:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=123331"},"modified":"2017-11-17T03:55:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T02:55:50","slug":"the-diplomats-once-upon-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-diplomats-once-upon-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Diplomats &#8211; Once Upon A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6h9wRBzaqwc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Diplomats<\/strong> season returns with a surprise new record, <em>Once Upon A Time<\/em>. Aside from brief flickers of a reunion in 2010 and 2015, this is the first new music from the legendary Harlem supergroup this decade. The longstanding <strong>Dipset<\/strong> production duo <strong>Heatmakerz<\/strong> assists bringing back the classic sound of <em>Diplomatic Immunity<\/em> from 2003. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"123332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-diplomats-once-upon-a-time\/diplomats-once-a-time\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?fit=1100%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diplomats-once-a-time\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?fit=540%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?fit=640%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?fit=640%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-123332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?resize=540%2C368&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?resize=768%2C524&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/diplomats-once-a-time.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/massappeal.com\/diplomats-heatmakerz-camron-jim-jones-once-upon-a-time-track\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mass Appeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Diplomats season returns with a surprise new record, Once Upon A Time. 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