Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from The Bronx, New York City and one of the founding members of legendary NY crew D.I.T.C. He started out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay back in the early 1980s and was at the same time perfecting his skills in beat making and turntableism, and together with rhyme partner Master Rob he was one half of the group Ultimate Force.

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  • Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from The Bronx, New York City and one of the founding members of legendary NY crew D.I.T.C. He started out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay back in the early 1980s and was at the same time perfecting his skills in beat making and turntableism, and together with rhyme partner Master Rob he was one half of the group Ultimate Force. The group got signed by Jazzy Jay to Strong City and Diamond and Rob started recording their debut album, I'm Not Playin', in 1988 and released the 12" single with the same title which spawned a buzz in the underground. The album was completed in 1990 but got caught up in label politics and was shelved until 2007 when it got released through Traffic Entertainment. One of the last songs recorded for the album was a Diamond D solo song where he actually picked up the mic for the first time, the song was called "The Best Kept Secret". As Ultimate Force dissolved, record executives got their eyes on the Bronx phenomenon which eventually resulted in the release of Diamond's debut album Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop (released under the moniker Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics) in 1992. The album is considered to be one of the finest D.I.T.C. solo LPs and features early appearances from Big L and Fat Joe, the latter of whose 1993 debut album, Represent, was mainly produced by Diamond D. Diamond's sophomore album, Hatred, Passions and Infidelity, was released in 1997 to mixed but mostly positive reviews. Following the release Diamond established his name as a sought-after producer after providing impressive beats to hip-hop legends like Busta Rhymes, Fugees, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, The Pharcyde and Brand Nubian amongst others. Since then he released the independent street album Grown Man Talk, the official mixtape/compilation The Diamond Mine as well as contributions to his D.I.T.C. cohorts' projects including the crew's self-titled 2000 debut album on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records. In 2008 Diamond signed with Babygrande Records. His fourth album, titled The Huge Hefner Chronicles, was released in October 2008 and unlike previous efforts the LP showed Diamond focusing more on his rhymes as production was handled by other respected underground beatmakers like Nottz, DJ Scratch, IllMind, Def Jef and Jesse West. Diamond has said that he is releasing a second album on Babygrande sometime in 2009 as his contract was for 2 albums although rumours says Diamond is now signed to Duck Down Records.
  • Diamond D (bürgerlicher Name Joseph Kirkland) ist ein US-amerikanischer Hip-Hop-Produzent und Rapper.
  • Diamond D (Joseph Kirkland de nombre real) es un productor de hip hop y remixer del Bronx, New York. Fue miembro de Ultimate Force, junto con Master Rob, y ambos aparecieron en el álbum Cold Chillin In the Studio de Jazzy Jay. Tras desintegrarse Ultimate Force en 1992, Diamond D fue uno de los fundadores de la crew Diggin’ in the Crates (D.I.T.C.). Está también en el grupo The Omen junto con Sadat X y Kamari. Ha trabajado como productor en varios álbumes undeground clásicos, como The Low End Theory de A Tribe Called Quest, The Score de The Fugees y Black on Both Sides de Mos Def. Más recientemente ha aparecido en el álbum Hinterland del artista electrónico británico Aim. En 1997, Diamond D creó su propio sello discográfico, Dusty Fingers Records.
  • Diamond D, właściwie James Kirkland - amerykański producent hip-hopowy, DJ i raper. W 1992 razem z Lordem Finesse założył grupę hip-hopową Diggin' in the Crates Crew.
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  • Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from The Bronx, New York City and one of the founding members of legendary NY crew D.I.T.C. He started out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay back in the early 1980s and was at the same time perfecting his skills in beat making and turntableism, and together with rhyme partner Master Rob he was one half of the group Ultimate Force.
  • Diamond D (bürgerlicher Name Joseph Kirkland) ist ein US-amerikanischer Hip-Hop-Produzent und Rapper.
  • Diamond D (Joseph Kirkland de nombre real) es un productor de hip hop y remixer del Bronx, New York. Fue miembro de Ultimate Force, junto con Master Rob, y ambos aparecieron en el álbum Cold Chillin In the Studio de Jazzy Jay. Tras desintegrarse Ultimate Force en 1992, Diamond D fue uno de los fundadores de la crew Diggin’ in the Crates (D.I.T.C.). Está también en el grupo The Omen junto con Sadat X y Kamari.
  • Diamond D, właściwie James Kirkland - amerykański producent hip-hopowy, DJ i raper. W 1992 razem z Lordem Finesse założył grupę hip-hopową Diggin' in the Crates Crew.
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