In college my man Walt used to say, "my cousin Diamond D is going to come down here for a show, I'll introduce you to him." I'm like, "yea right and I'm the Easter Bunny." A few weeks later a Range Rover pulls up and the passenger side door opens up and sitting there is Diamond D! I was buggin, D was mad cool, he had a huge smile on his face and he gave me a pound before they took off. I must have stood there for a few minutes thinking, "did that just happen?"
+Various Topics that's a cool story, man...I loved this dude's album when it came out "Stunts, Blunts, and Hip Hop"...I listened to that tape every day for months, man...that video he did with Anthony Mason was dope "Best Kept Secret"...loved that beat
Jake B "Take it from Diamond/It's like mountain climbing/When it comes to rhymin/you gotta put your time in." That's in my top 3 punch lines of all time!
+gorillas213 "Take it from Diamond / It's like mountain climbing / when it comes to rhyming / you gotta put your time in." Probably in my top 3 all time favorite punch lines. This cat was ill wit it!
+Various Topics Fuck yeah! “I creep like a theif no doubt the man's swift, I'm more magnificent than Lee Vancliff, you stand stiff, got the nerve to make ya man riff, ya know where to run, and start flaking like dandruff"
this is the guy( him , dj quik & large pro) that got me into making beats back in my teen years..young producers dont know how good they have it..i used to make loop tapes on double deck tape decks..take one hr of recording a loop over & over to get a 5 min insturmental
Diamond is definitely one of my influences. The "Stunts" album changed the way I made beats in my head back then. Way before I had equipment. True Pioneer. Keep em coming. Peace...Netm8kr
Props to Diamond D. He needs to drop some more of those old school gritty beats he was going while he is still with us. We don't need to let the powers of copywrite and modern trends hold this genius down.
"Take it from Diamond / It's like mountain climbing / when it comes to rhyming / you gotta put your time in." Probably in my top 3 all time favorite punch lines. Diamond had the ILL punchlines yo!
That SESAME STREET DISCO break was a surprise milestone.What's even more amazing was when I heard PINKY RING by WU TANG,that sample was from SESAME STREET as well from channel 13 from back in the day.
Ha,ha.yeah Bo Go..that was the Magic moment right there.I think he was on The Electric Company from back in the day,too!!!By the way..check out my You Tube at ''DAVID RADICALS CINEMA ART'',and let me know what you think.Your gonna be really surprised!!!
Shout out to Diamond D, fantastic emcee and producer, been listing to him since 95 when he did cuts on KRS-1 self titled album which led me too check out his whole discography.
Would love to find that instrumental that starts at 7:41. The sax on that is dope. Fellow jazz heads help me out. Great video btw! Shoutouts to Diamond D, great dude from a great era in hip-hop that appreciated the music that came before them.
Hey Izaq. I created the series. Unfortunately, we don't have an exact schedule of upcoming people but we generally release the vids every other Wednesday. Thanks for watching.
I used to trek to the Wiz and Crazy Eddie record stores on 3rd Avenue when I was a little dude as well. I was comin' from Harlem, over the 145th Street Bridge. At that point though, I was coppin' early Funky 4 Plus One More, Treacherous 3, Spoonie G and Grandmaster Flash and the furious 5 twelve inches. It's possible I may have ran into dude back then.
I remember him playing in the bohannon club Berlin. He was banging the 45's! and the crowd standing around like "who the fuck ist this?". I was 17 and now 5 years later i finally get the chance to have a taste of his collection.
Listening at Diamond D talk you tell he will be old and grey and still getting his fingers dusty. These are the dudes i respect in the game. He is a student. A true student of the artform. I bet he doesnt own any kind of music software program/fruityloops.
That Electric Prunes joint is serious business. They have 2 joints that David Axelrod had his hands on. If you see them don't even hesitate to grab them. This was a great episode.
@nealatosis - i was playing Run DMC DWTK the other day and a friend, she said "this beat is dope"... yeah. it's q-tip. anyway DIAMOND D. love my man. keep diggin' - one of the best. never heard a bad D beat.
When I 1st heard "sally got a 1 track mind" I RUSHED to the store and copped 2 MAXISINGLES of them joints ASAP yo! but when I heard "yo thats that.." on the B side? ahhhhhhhhhhhh man! I remember saving up all my bread to cop stunts blunts and hip hop...changed my life...
And is the sesame st break lp or 12 ? Seen an lp with a similar cover (gonzo dressed as john travolta from saturday night fever) but that looked like a 12 he was holding
I've been trying to figure out, I think they are the same.. I wanna know what particular song he's referencing off of that with the drums. I own a copy of the one you are mentioning
If not Q-tip, Maybe you can get DAM-FUNK. he's not well known but he's a super dope funkateer bringing back that old school sound. check him out here. watch?v=6QkoUaKFIFg
Such an underrated Producer. A living Hip Hop legend.
Diamond D has to be one of the most slept on artists..he's constantly put out quality music
Mindfux best kept secret is the title that fits me....
You're right about that...and his flow is so old school that it doesn't offend you.
Diamond D and the Psychotic Neurotics. RESPECT!
him and buckwild
Its cause he always used beeswax he never used grease on his dreads
Stunt,Blunts and Hip Hop will forever be my favorite Rap album of all-tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime
In college my man Walt used to say, "my cousin Diamond D is going to come down here for a show, I'll introduce you to him." I'm like, "yea right and I'm the Easter Bunny." A few weeks later a Range Rover pulls up and the passenger side door opens up and sitting there is Diamond D! I was buggin, D was mad cool, he had a huge smile on his face and he gave me a pound before they took off. I must have stood there for a few minutes thinking, "did that just happen?"
+Various Topics that's a cool story, man...I loved this dude's album when it came out "Stunts, Blunts, and Hip Hop"...I listened to that tape every day for months, man...that video he did with Anthony Mason was dope "Best Kept Secret"...loved that beat
Jake B Loved his production too, very underrated lyricist. He flipped it with Tribe on "The Business."
+Various Topics no doubt...now that I listen to it, it has his fingers all over it...good looks
Jake B "Take it from Diamond/It's like mountain climbing/When it comes to rhymin/you gotta put your time in." That's in my top 3 punch lines of all time!
"I don't sniff coke and I don't smoke woolies, even Italians say I'm one cool mooley"
lmfao best line ever
+gorillas213 Also always loved "Smoke a lot of herb, but I don't chew tobacco. When Show drops the beat, I say - Holy Mackerel!"
+TheMattmatic Fuck yeah! and "Cuz where I come from ya might get done like a steak on a sesame seed bun"
+gorillas213 "Take it from Diamond / It's like mountain climbing / when it comes to rhyming / you gotta put your time in." Probably in my top 3 all time favorite punch lines. This cat was ill wit it!
+Various Topics Fuck yeah! “I creep like a theif no doubt the man's swift, I'm more magnificent than Lee Vancliff, you stand stiff, got the nerve to make ya man riff, ya know where to run, and start flaking like dandruff"
His style will embrace you like a pair of pliers
Diamond D. is thoro 💯💯 - one of the illest producers in hip hop history, definitely most slept on
Diamond D's style will embrace you like a pair of pliers. He will also never go out like a wet piece of tissue.
THE BEST PRODUCER on the mic... respect!
Wow, a true Black 70s kid
One of my favorite all-time beatmakers!
Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop Classic!!!
I'm a young dude and i respect the forefathers like Diamond D!
this is the guy( him , dj quik & large pro) that got me into making beats back in my teen years..young producers dont know how good they have it..i used to make loop tapes on double deck tape decks..take one hr of recording a loop over & over to get a 5 min insturmental
This man just dropped so much game
open yalls ears
When it - rains it pours so I'm weatherin' the storm - been away for three joints but still better than the norm. Diamond!
fast forward 20 something years : "when it waynes,it pours"
Everytime I dig in the crates and pull out Diamond, I'm stuck for 2 days jamming.
In NY I remember Crazy Eddies...
I've always loved Diamond D.
Diamond is definitely one of my influences. The "Stunts" album changed the way I made beats in my head back then. Way before I had equipment. True Pioneer. Keep em coming. Peace...Netm8kr
a very cool dude
Big up to Diamond. A lot of us were only figuratively blown away the first time we heard David Axelrod, but he was LITERALLY blown away.
That remix he did for Brand Nubian 'Love me or Leave me Alone' was epic.
Tadowfunk upinhere.
Props to Diamond D. He needs to drop some more of those old school gritty beats he was going while he is still with us. We don't need to let the powers of copywrite and modern trends hold this genius down.
good to see legit hiphop getting its story told here
D.I.T.C. for life! I enjoyed my experience going with you while diggin', true to the game!
Diamond Much respect, youre amazin. I cant believe how expanded you R in music. Its really unbelievable.
needed a loop so I added a flute ....
Diamond is a legend
"Take it from Diamond / It's like mountain climbing / when it comes to rhyming / you gotta put your time in." Probably in my top 3 all time favorite punch lines. Diamond had the ILL punchlines yo!
One of my many influences! Shout out. To Diamond D!
Been waiting for this!
1000thx for showin´ some crates, Your producing and 45 dj sets are so inspiring! Bless
Would love to see Large Pro, Shokk G, q-tip.
That SESAME STREET DISCO break was a surprise milestone.What's even more amazing was when I heard PINKY RING by WU TANG,that sample was from SESAME STREET as well from channel 13 from back in the day.
Ha,ha.yeah Bo Go..that was the Magic moment right there.I think he was on The Electric Company from back in the day,too!!!By the way..check out my You Tube at ''DAVID RADICALS CINEMA ART'',and let me know what you think.Your gonna be really surprised!!!
Salute BO Go...Dig in and Enjoy!!!
Yo this crate diggers thing has to come back
One of the best rap producers ever
legendary diamond, one of my fav producer from the east...
4:33 track any can help??!! soooooo sooo niceeeee
"Uptown Downtown" by Yaggfuu Front is a Diamond D produced gem
Woo...Yagg Fu...yo went back with that one!
I’m still Rocking that album. I guess we’re showing our age, but it’s back from that era of true hip-hop
Shout out to Diamond D, fantastic emcee and producer, been listing to him since 95 when he did cuts on KRS-1 self titled album which led me too check out his whole discography.
Actually picked up the mother freedom band record like a year ago, for like 8$. Fantastic album
Crazy Eddie's...Fordham Road on the hill. Crazy Throwback.
Early Hank shocklees early with Public Enemy work is incredible.
my all time fav producer
Much respect to Diamond!!!!
True legend and master of the beats. Defo top 5 producer. Rear View album was insaine 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥copped the new one on pre order.
House of Pain - Word Is Bond (Diamond D Remix)...Beauty!
Word up.
best series
that freedom record looks crazy! about to dig in my collection and get to work.
Diamond my man.
Would love to find that instrumental that starts at 7:41. The sax on that is dope. Fellow jazz heads help me out. Great video btw! Shoutouts to Diamond D, great dude from a great era in hip-hop that appreciated the music that came before them.
Hey Izaq. I created the series. Unfortunately, we don't have an exact schedule of upcoming people but we generally release the vids every other Wednesday. Thanks for watching.
I used to trek to the Wiz and Crazy Eddie record stores on 3rd Avenue when I was a little dude as well. I was comin' from Harlem, over the 145th Street Bridge. At that point though, I was coppin' early Funky 4 Plus One More, Treacherous 3, Spoonie G and Grandmaster Flash and the furious 5 twelve inches. It's possible I may have ran into dude back then.
Warriors
"and i still got it...." - beautiful sentence :-)
Love these stories.
That's the number one break beat 45 records I ever heard
oh and shout to that meters "struttin" record he got posted up in the back...word! Still got mine!
One of my favorite Diamond D beats has got to be Soul on Ice remix with Rass Kass
thats Showbiz & Diamond D!
this guy is out of thi world,,i would love 2 meet him
WHAT is that track at 4:34?? I need that funk!
Some more of that classic DITC madness. Looking forward to the Lord Finesse episode!
Damn Spearhead X! Haven't heard that name in years
this is real. diamond d is real on them beats.
I remember him playing in the bohannon club Berlin. He was banging the 45's! and the crowd standing around like "who the fuck ist this?". I was 17 and now 5 years later i finally get the chance to have a taste of his collection.
ditc 'day one' beyond classic. spiritual.
7 solid crates of drums!
Rakim sampled an Eltectric Prunes track "holy are you"
D.I.T.C.
Diggin' In The Crates.
Yeah, D!
hell yea. Nick wiz has some good beats.
Listening at Diamond D talk you tell he will be old and grey and still getting his fingers dusty. These are the dudes i respect in the game. He is a student. A true student of the artform. I bet he doesnt own any kind of music software program/fruityloops.
I like Diamond D on Planet Asia vocals that's when I discovered his sound
thats exactly how my parents feel about buying records to sample.
That Electric Prunes joint is serious business.
They have 2 joints that David Axelrod had his hands on.
If you see them don't even hesitate to grab them.
This was a great episode.
Crazy Eddie the prices are insane, smh I remembered those commercials as a kid,Diamond D pioneer in the game so says Supreme.
LEGEND!
already there
LEGACY HAS BEEN CEMENTED!
Best Kept Secret was the illest beat I had ever heard at the time...
That was a sample from a group called Three Dog Night
The RZA would be very cool and Egon too
His ep goes up Jan 16
Real Nice interview
@nealatosis - i was playing Run DMC DWTK the other day and a friend, she said "this beat is dope"... yeah. it's q-tip. anyway DIAMOND D. love my man. keep diggin' - one of the best. never heard a bad D beat.
2019
When he said he got his Mom's to buy an album u know it was real! S/O to all my hip hop heads who grew up in da struggle!
i see The Meters in the background
diamond d is MA NIGGA, love this guy such a fuckin legend
When I 1st heard "sally got a 1 track mind" I RUSHED to the store and copped 2 MAXISINGLES of them joints ASAP yo! but when I heard "yo thats that.." on the B side? ahhhhhhhhhhhh man! I remember saving up all my bread to cop stunts blunts and hip hop...changed my life...
That is the best way to explain some music.... "This is some definite funk shit right here" I get what you are saying.
what's the song at 4:33??! Thanks
Thumbs up to yourself if you’ve checked out Sesame Street Fever because of this. Double thumbs up to all of you who knew. Ahh..., 78 was a good year.
Q-tip Next on crate diggers
Only subbed for these crate digger episodes.
Excellent stuff.
He took it back with Crazy Eddie's tho lol
And is the sesame st break lp or 12 ? Seen an lp with a similar cover (gonzo dressed as john travolta from saturday night fever) but that looked like a 12 he was holding
I've been trying to figure out, I think they are the same.. I wanna know what particular song he's referencing off of that with the drums. I own a copy of the one you are mentioning
the sesame street break is a "12 only, long version-short version & the track is C is for cookie by Cookie Monster and the girls
If not Q-tip, Maybe you can get DAM-FUNK. he's not well known but he's a super dope funkateer bringing back that old school sound. check him out here.
watch?v=6QkoUaKFIFg
Diamond D = Hip hop Science
Real!
Diamond D LEGENDARY S/O DITC Word! MAXIMUM RESPECT!