The Diplomats members: Who is in the Dipset crew?

FANS of The Diplomats were thrilled when they took on The LOX in a Verzuz battle.

The Dipset Crew have a HUGE following and have been going strong for more than two decades.

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The Diplomats AKA Dipset Crew are still going strongCredit: Getty The Diplomats members: Who is in the Dipset crew?

The Diplomats AKA the Dipset Crew is an American hip hop group formed in 1997 by a group of childhood friends from New York.

The group is composed of Cam’ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom grew up together in Harlem.

In 1999, fellow Harlem-based rapper Juelz Santana joined the group.

The group are still going strong to this day, and remain great friends.

Cam’ron

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Cam’ron of The Diplomats is a founding memberCredit: Getty

Cameron Ezike Giles was born February 4, 1976 and is better known by his stage name Cam’ron,

He is an American rapper, record executive, and actor.

Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, he signed to Lance “Un” Rivera’s Untertainment under the aegis of Epic and released his first two studio albums Confessions of Fire and S.D.E. in 1998 and 2000 respectively.

Jim Jones

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Joseph Guillermo Jones II is better known as Jim JonesCredit: Getty

Rapper Joseph Guillermo Jones II was born July 15, 1976 and is better known by his stage name Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones).

He is also a known for being a music video director under the pseudonym CAPO.

In 2004, he released his debut solo album On My Way to Church.

Freekey Zekey

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Freekey Zekey is also Cam’ron’s cousinCredit: Getty

Ezekiel Giles was born October 13, 1975 and is better known by his stage name Freekey Zekey.

He is an American rapper and music executive, and is also the cousin of Cam’ron.

Freekey also serves as the owner and CEO of 730 Dips Records.

Aside from The Diplomats, he is a member of fellow rapper Jim Jones’ ByrdGang.

Juelz Santana

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Julez Santana was last to join the groupCredit: Getty

LaRon Louis James was born February 18, 1982 and is better known by his stage name Juelz Santana,

He is also known for his appearances on Cam’ron’s 2002 singles, Oh Boy and Hey Ma, as well as Chris Brown’s 2005 triple-platinum single, Run It!.

In December 2018, Julez was sentenced to 27 months in prison for carrying an unconcealed weapon in his bag at an airport.

He was released early from prison on August 5, 2020, after serving 17 of his 27 month sentence.

Have there been any other band members?

Over the years, the group has added to their line-up, but ultimately, only the original band members have stayed together.

Past group members include: