Diamond D
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Diamond D (real name, Joseph Kirkland) is a hip-hop record producer and remixer from the Bronx, New York City.
He was a member of Ultimate Force, along with Master Rob and together they appeared on the Jazzy Jay album Cold Chillin In the Studio. After Ultimate Force split in 1992, he was a founder of the Diggin’ in the Crates (D.I.T.C.) crew. He is also in the group The Omen along with Sadat X and Kamari.
He has worked as a producer on some classic hip-hop records, including A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory and The Fugees' The Score, and Mos Def's Black on Both Sides. More recently he appeared on British electronic artist Aim's album Hinterland.
In 1997, Diamond D started his own record label, Dusty Fingers Records.
Production / Remixing
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Akrobatik
- Apache
- Brand Nubian
- Class A Felony
- Joe Control
- Ed O.G.
- Fat Joe
- Freddie Foxxx
- Fu-Schnickens
- The Fugees
- House of Pain
- Illegal
- K-Terrorbull
- KRS-One
- Ras Kass
- Red Hot Lover Tone
- Shadz of Lingo
Discography
- Stunts, Blunts, and Hip-Hop (1992) (released under the band name Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics)
- Hatred, Passions, and Infidelity (1997)
- Bootlegs & B-Sides (2001)
- Grown-Man Talk (2003)
- Diamond D presents the Diamond Mine (2005)
| Diggin' in the Crates Crew |
| Core Members |
|---|
| Lord Finesse | Showbiz and A.G. | Diamond D | Fat Joe | O.C. | Buckwild | Big L |
| Albums |
| Funky Technician | Return of the Funky Man | Runaway Slave | Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop | Represent | Word...Life | Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous | Goodfellas | Jealous One's Envy | The Awakening | Jewelz | Hatred, Passions and Infidelity | Don Cartagena | The Dirty Version | D.I.T.C. | The Big Picture | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | Bon Appetit | Loyalty | Grown Man Talk | Starchild | All or Nothing | Smoke and Mirrors | The Diamond Mine |
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