Diamond D
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| Diamond D | |
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Brooklyn, New York
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 5, 1969 Bronx, New York City, United States[citation needed] |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, rapper |
| Instruments | Keyboard Sampler Drum machine Strings Turntable |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Chemistry/Mercury/PolyGram Records Diamond Mine Records Babygrande Records |
Diamond D (born Joseph Kirkland; April 5,[1] 1969) is a hip hop producer and MC from the Bronx, New York City, and one of the founding members of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew.[2]
Contents
Discography
Albums
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Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop
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Hatred, Passions and Infidelity
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Grown Man Talk
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I'm Not Playin' (with Master Rob part of Ultimate Force)
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The Huge Hefner Chronicles
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The Diam Piece
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As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
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| "One for the Money" (Royce da 5'9" featuring Skillz and Diamond D) |
2012 | — | — | — | TBA |
Production
- 1989: Raheem - "I'm The King"
- 1990: Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician (LP):
"Funky Technician", "Here I Come", "Bad Mutha", "I Keep The Crowd Listening" - 1990: Ultimate Force - "I'm Not Playin'" (LP)
- 1999: Showbiz & AG - "I'm Convinced", previously unreleased
- 1992: Lord Finesse - Return of the Funky Man (LP):
"Fuck ’Em", "Isn't He Something", "Praise The Lord", "That's How Smooth I Am", "Praise The Lord (Remix)" - 1992: Showbiz & A.G. "Hard to Kill", "Soul Clap," from Runaway Slave
- 1992: The Ghetto Girlz - Ain't Takin' No Shit (LP):
"Alphabetical Order", "Bitch Ass Nigger", "Marked For Death", "That's All She Wrote" - 1992: Diamond D And The Psychotic Neurotics - "Best Kept Secret (Remix by 45 King & Diamond)"
- 1993: Brand Nubian - "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down", "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down" (Remix)
- 1992: Busy Bee - Thank God For Busy Bee (LP):
"Get With Me", "Home Boyz", "I Got Thingz Sewed", "My Personality" - 1992: The A.T.E.E.M. - Yeah (Diamond Mix)
- 1992: R.O.C. - Dedicated to My Girl (Diamond Mix)
- 1993: Illegal - "CrumbSnatcher" and "Illegal Will Roc" from The Untold Truth
- 1993: Red Hot Lover Tone - Give It Up (Remix)
- 1993: Cypress Hill - When The Ship Goes Down (Diamond Mix)<--Unreleased & Revamped says year 1996, not 93(?) (The single was released 1993, the album was compiled in 1996)
- 1993: Yaggfu Front & Diamond D - Slappin' Suckas Silly (Remix)
- 1993: Apache - "Who Freaked Who" and "Get Ya Weight Up" from Apache Ain't Shit
- 1993: Fat Joe - Represent (LP):
"Bad Bad Man", "Watch The Sound", "Flow Joe", "Da Fat Gangsta", "Shorty Gotta Fat Ass", "You Must Be Out of Your Fuckin' Mind"and "Get On Up" - 1993: Diamond D - "I'm Outta Here (Remix)"
- 1993: Illegal - "We Getz Buzy (Remix)"
- 1993: Raazda Rukkuz - "Da Chronic Asthmatics" and "Loco Impact", 12" Single
- 1993: Leaders of the New School - "Classic Material (Remix)"
- 1993: Diamond D ft. Lord Finesse & Sadat X - "You Can't Front"
- 1993: Private Investigators - "Who Am I? (God) [Remix]"
- 1993: Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs - Roxbury 02119 (LP):
"Streets of the Ghetto", "Busted", "Love Comes & Goes", "I Thought Ya Knew", "Dat Ain't Right" - 1994: Fu-Schnickens - ""Sneakin' Up On Ya", ""Aaahh Ooohhh!" from Nervous Breakdon
- 1994: A.D.O.R. - The Concrete (LP):
"Day 2 Day", "Heart & Soul", "Keep it Real", "The Kid is Crazy", "Day 2 Day (Mecca Mix)" - 1994: Shadz of Lingo - A View to a Kill (LP):
"Different Stylez", "Don't Test Da Skills", "Ill And Get Clowned", "Think I Give A Fuck" - 1994: Red Hot Lover Tone - "#1 Player" and "Bust The Manueva", from #1 Player
- 1994: Nefertiti - "Come Down Baby" and "Family Tree" from L.I.F.E.
- 1994: House of Pain "Word is Bond", "Word is Bond (Remix)" from Same As It Ever Was
- 1994: Justice System - "Dedication to Bambaata (Remix)"
- 1994: Dana Barros & Cedric Ceballos, ft. A.G. & Brand Nubian - "Ya Don't Stop"
- 1994: Outkast - "SouthernPlayalistiCadillacMuzik (Remix)"
- 1994: Scientifik - "I Got Planz" and "Yeah Daddy", from Criminal
- 1994: The Veldt - "Soul in a Jar (Guitar Mix)"
- 1994: Joi ft. Shadz of Lingo - "Freedom"
- 1994: Total Devastation - "Wonderful World of Skins (Remix)"
- 1994: Lucas - "Cityzen (Diamond D Remix)"
- 1995: The Pharcyde "Groupie Therapy," from Labcabincalifornia
- 1995: KRS-One - "Build Ya Skillz," "Squash All Beef," from KRS-One
- 1995: KRS-One - "Ah Yeah (Diamond Flava)" and "Ah Yeah (Diamond Rhode Mix)", 12" Single
- 1995: KRS-One - "What I Know", unreleased outtake from KRS-One
- 1995: Big C - "Look Alive", from D&D Project
- 1995: Big Red - "Created A Monster" and "How They Want It", 12" Single
- 1995: Various Artists - "Freedom (Theme From Panther)"
- 1995: Tha Alkaholiks "Let it Out," "Next Level," from Coast II Coast
- 1995: Fat Joe - "Bronx Tale" and "Watch Out", from Jealous One's Envy
- 1995: Urban Thermo Dynamics - "Manifest Destiny"
- 1996: Fugees "The Score," from The Score
- 1996: Xzibit "Bird's Eye View," from At the Speed of Life
- 1996: Mondo Grosso - Do You See What I See (Remix)
- 1996: Ronnie Foster - "Summer Song (Diamond D Mix)"
- 1996: Sadat X ft. Fat Joe - "Nasty Hoes", from America is Dying Slowly
- 1996: Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah& Jodeci - "Rainy Dayz (Mr. Dalvin Remix)"; co-production, programming & mixing
- 1996: Ras Kass "Soul on Ice (Remix)", from Soul on Ice (12" single)
- 1996: Broadway A.K.A. Party Arty - "Enjoy Yourself"
- 1996: Sadat X - "Wild Cowboys", "Petty People" and "Move On" from Wild Cowboys
- 1997: Afro Jazz - "Paria v/s Estat"
- 1997: Organized Konfusion "Questions," from The Equinox
- 1997: Diamond D - "Hiatus (Remix)", "MC2", from The Hiatus 12"
- 1997: D.I.T.C. - "Day One", 12" Single
- 1998: A.D.O.R. - "The Rush", from Shoq Frequency
- 1998: Busta Rhymes "What the Fuck You Want!!" from Extinction Level Event (Final World Front)
- 1998: Brand Nubian - "Foundation", from Foundaction
- 1998: D.I.T.C. ft. Brand Nubian - "I Flip Styles"
- 1998: Queen Latifah - "I Don't Know", from Order in the Court
- 1999: A.G. - "Nowhere to Go", from The Dirty Version
- 1999: Busta Rhymes - "The Bus-a-Bus (Remix)"
- 1999: Diamond D - "When it Pours it Rains", from Soundbombing 2
- 1999: Diamond D & Sadat X - "Feel It", 12" Single
- 1999: Mos Def "Hip-Hop," from Black on Both Sides
- 1999: Pharoahe Monch "The Light," "The Truth," "The Ass," from Internal Affairs
- 1999: Scaramanga - "S.I.R.", from 7 Eyes, 7 Horns
- 1999: Too Short ft. Jay-Z - "Here We Go", from Can't Stay Away
- 2000: A.D.O.R. - "Cock'd Back", from Animal 2000
- 2000: Freddie Foxxx "Bumpy, Bring it Home," from Industry Shakedown
- 2000: D.I.T.C. "Day One," "Foundation," from D.I.T.C.
- 2000: Sadat X - "X-Man", "You Can't Deny" from State of NY vs. Derek Murphy EP
- 2000: Unbound Allstars - "Mumia 911"
- 2001: Busta Rhymes - "Wife in Law" featuring Jaheim from Genesis
- 2001: Muro ft. O.C. - "Lyrical Tyrants (Diamond Mix)"
- 2002: The 45 King - "Double Dare"
- 2003: Akrobatik- "Feedback," from Balance
- 2003: ASD - "Sag Mir Wo Die Party Ist"
- 2004: Earatik Statik ft. Pacewon - "People Like Us", from Feelin Earatik
- 2004: Ed O.G. featuring Pete Rock - "Streets is Callin", from My Own Worst Enemy
- 2004: The Omen - "It's Our World", from DJ Rhetmatic Mixtape
- 2005: A.D.O.R. - "The Realness", from Signature of Ill
- 2005: Sadat X - "The Great Diamond D", from Experience & Education
- 2005: Medina Green - "Green Boogie", from Mixtape
- 2006: Cannonball Adderley – "Bohemia in the Dark (Remix)"
- 2006: Sadat X - "The Post", from Black October
- 2007: Sean Price - "Get it Together", from Master P
- 2007: Natalie Cole - "Day Dreaming", from Leaving
- 2008: Terror Tongue - "Lyrical Threat", from Unreleased Production 1994
- 2009: Collective Efforts - "I Get Down"
- 2009: Freestyle Professors - "Think About It", from Gryme Tyme
- 2011: Pharoahe Monch - "Shine", from W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
- 2011: J-Live - "No Time to Waste", from S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)
- 2011: Torae - "Changes", from For the Record
- 2013: Fat Joe - "Cypher", from The Darkside III
- 2014: BIGREC - Doomsday (full album)
- 2014: D.I.T.C. - "Internationally Known (Diamond D Remix)", from The Remix Project
- 2014: Dilated Peoples - "Let Your Thoughts Fly Away", from Directors of Photography
References
External links
Categories:
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2008
- Articles with hCards
- African-American record producers
- American hip hop record producers
- African-American male rappers
- People from the Bronx
- Five percenters
- Diggin' in the Crates Crew members
- Mercury Records artists
- Underground rappers
- Living people
- 1969 births
