The Diplomats are a Harlem, New York-based hip hop group who are more commonly known as Dipset. The group was formed in 2002 by founding members Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana. All member albums are released under Diplomat Records to which Freeky Zeeky is the President and, Cam'ron and Jim Jones are Co-CEO's. From its roots in Harlem, New York, The Diplomats have expanded to other countries and feature artists from the
United Kingdom and Canada.
The group were originally signed to Roc-A-Fella Records from 2002 to 2004, but are now signed to their own label, Diplomat Records. Each
individual artist, however is signed to different record labels.
Many people sometimes get confused after hearing about The Diplomats and Dipset. It's
officially stated that Dipset is the movement that consists of over 80 members (Jay Bezel, Max B, Un Kasa,
Purple City, The Senate, S.A.S., Chubbie Baby, A-Mafia, Katt Williams, DukeDaGod and others) and The Diplomats is the group that leads the Dipset movement and consists of 8 members (Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Freekey Zeekey, Juelz Santana, J. R. Writer, Hell Rell, 40 Cal., Jha Jha)
