Diamond D 3348779 220906331 2008-06-22T04:20:27Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}} {{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]]&ndash;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 |- |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]]'' {{D.I.T.C.}} [[Category:Hip hop record producers]] [[Category:African American rappers]] [[Category:People from the Bronx]] [[Category:Five Percenters]] [[Category:D.I.T.C. members]] [[de:Diamond D]] [[es:Diamond D]]