Young Max and Pat Stashs careers in the business have spanned just two and a half short years. In that time though, their straight up, honest approach to their trade (both producing and rapping) has had a pretty significant impact on the scene. 2004s classic single For The Haters (played 6 weeks running by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1) and the Freakishly Strong album (a quality debut that confirms their status as one of the most exciting hip-hop acts in the country - Hip Hop Connection) created the buzz, and were quickly followed by the cheeky white-label version of J DIlla/Steve Spaceks Let The Dollar Circulate (reworked into Let The Pound Get Around which gained the nod of respect from Mr Spacek himself). A long list of energetic live performances followed, playing at Cargo and Jazz Café in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and everywhere in between.
A brief hiatus then ensued, with the Diggers locking themselves away in a West Yorkshire studio in order to complete their tricky second album, only to emerge 6 months later, all bleary eyed and pale, clutching the fruits of their labour; The Pleasure Is All Mine. And it does not disappoint! 13 tracks of high quality, honest hip hop music from Blighty's answer to Show & AG! (HHC), The Pleasure
delivers a more developed sound from the guys, displaying a thoughtful, more mature approach to their music, but still managing to retain that sense of humour that has won them fans across the board.
The album features a host of guests too; DJ Woody (One Self) shows why hes currently one of the UKs most in demand DJs, cutting a banger of a break for the perfect intro. Nostalgia 77 (Gilles Petersons Jazz Album Of The Year Winner) weighs in with a down-right filthy low-slung groove on So Grown Up and UK soul wonder-girl Alice Russell gets the remix treatment on Hurry On Now. Even label mate Rup pops up with a brilliant, typically wildernessed-out guest verse on City To Sticks.
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