Diamond D
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{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Diamond D
|Img =
|Background = non_performing_personnel
|Alias =
|Born = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|Instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]<br>[[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]]<br>[[Drum machine]]<br>[[String instrument|Strings]]<br>[[Turntablism|Turntable]]
|Genre = [[Hip Hop]]
|Occupation = Producer-MC
|Years_active = [[1988]]–present
|Label = [[PWL America Records|Chemistry]]/[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]/[[PolyGram Records]]<br>[[Diamond Mine Records]]
}}
'''Diamond D''' is a [[Hip hop production|hip hop producer]] and [[rapping|MC]] from [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]].
==Biography==
He was a member of [[Ultimate Force (group)|Ultimate Force]], along with [[Master Rob]] and together they appeared on the [[Jazzy Jay]] album ''Cold Chillin’ In the Studio'', released by Strong City/Uni/MCA Records. They also recorded an album together titled ''I'm Not Playing" which. After Ultimate Force split in 1992, he was a founder of the [[Diggin' in the Crates Crew]] (D.I.T.C.).
He has worked as a producer on some classic hip hop records, including [[A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest's]] ''[[The Low End Theory]]'', [[The Pharcyde|The Pharcyde's]] ''[[Labcabincalifornia]]'', [[The Fugees|The Fugees']] ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'', and [[Mos Def|Mos Def's]] ''[[Black on Both Sides]]''
In 1997, Diamond D started his own [[record label]], [[Diamond Mine Records]], from which he has released his two latest solo albums.
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="650"|Album information
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|align="left"|'''''[[Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop]]'''''
*Released: [[September 22]], [[1992]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: -
*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #47
*Singles: "Best Kept Secret"/"Freestyle (Yo, That's That Shit)", "Sally Got a One Track Mind"/"Check One, Two", "Fuck What U Heard"/"I'm Outta Here"
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[Hatred, Passions and Infidelity]]'''''
*Released: [[August 26]], [[1997]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: -
*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #40
*Singles: "The Hiatus"/"No Wonduh (The Projects)", "J.D.'s Revenge"/"This One"
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[Grown Man Talk]]'''''
*Released: [[2003]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: -
*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
*Singles:
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[The Diamond Mine]]'''''
*Released: [[2005]]
*Billboard 200 chart position: -
*R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
*Singles:
|}
===Production===
*1990: [[Lord Finesse|Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth]] "Funky Technician," "Bad Mutha," from ''[[Funky Technician]]''
*1992: [[Showbiz and A.G.]] "Hard to Kill," "Soul Clap," from ''[[Runaway Slave]]''
*1992: [[Lord Finesse]] "Fuck ’Em," from ''[[Return of the Funky Man]]''
*1993: Illegal - "CrumbSnatcher" and "Illegal Will Roc" from ''[[The Untold Truth]]''
*1993: [[Fat Joe]] "Flow Joe," from ''[[Represent (album)|Represent]]''
*1994: [[Fu-Schnickens]] - ""Sneakin' Up On Ya", ""Aaahh Ooohhh!" from ''[[Nervous Breakdown (Fu-Schnickens album)|Nervous Breakdon]]''
*1994: [[Another Definition of Real|A.D.O.R.]] - ''[[The Concrete]]'' - 4 songs
*1994: [[House of Pain]] "Word is Bond," from ''[[Same As It Ever Was]]''
*1994: [[Brand Nubian]] "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down," from ''[[In God We Trust (Brand Nubian album)|In God We Trust]]''
*1994: [[Ed O.G.|Ed O.G. &]] [[Da Bulldogs]] "Love Comes and Goes," from ''Roxbury 02119''
*1994: [[The Pharcyde]] "Groupie Therapy," from ''[[Labcabincalifornia]]''
*1995: [[KRS-One]] "Build Ya Skillz," "Squash All Beef," from ''[[KRS-One (album)|KRS-One]]''
*1995: [[Tha Alkaholiks]] "Let it Out," "Next Level," from ''[[Coast II Coast]]''
*1996: [[The Fugees|Fugees]] "The Score," from ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]''
*1996: [[Xzibit]] "Bird's Eye View," from ''[[At the Speed of Life]]''
*1996: [[Ras Kass]] "Soul on Ice (Remix)", from ''[[Soul on Ice]]'' (12" single, not on album)
*1997: [[Organized Konfusion]] "Questions," from ''[[The Equinox (album)|The Equinox]]''
*1998: [[Busta Rhymes]] "What the Fuck You Want!!" from ''[[Extinction Level Event (Final World Front)]]''
*1998: [[Brand Nubian]] - "Foundation", from ''[[Foundation (album)|Foundaction]]''
*1999: [[Mos Def]] "Hip-Hop," from ''[[Black on Both Sides]]''
*1999: [[Pharoahe Monch]] "The Light," "The Truth," "The Ass," from ''[[Internal Affairs (album)|Internal Affairs]]''
*2000: [[Freddie Foxxx]] "Bumpy, Bring it Home," from ''[[Industry Shakedown]]''
*2000: [[D.I.T.C.]] "Day One," from ''[[D.I.T.C. (album)|D.I.T.C.]]''
*2000: [[Busta Rhymes]] - "Do The Bus-a-Bus" Remix
*2003: [[Akrobatik]] "Feedback," from ''Balance''
*2005: [[Earatik Statik]] "People Like Us" feat [[Pacewon]] fron ''Feelin Earatik''
*2005: [[Sadat X]] - "The Great Diamond D", from ''[[Experience & Education]]''
*2006: [[Sadat X]] - "The Post", from ''[[Black October (album)|Black October]]''
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