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''Michael Diamond is also the name of an Australian Trap shooter.
Michael Diamond, a.k.a. Mike D (born November 201965), is a founding member of New York hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. Mike D raps, sings punk rock, and plays drums alongside fellow members Adrock and MCA.

Mike D was the founder and president of Grand Royal Records, the Beastie Boys' own record company. Along with the Latch Brothers, Mike D created the soundtrack for Jet Set Radio Future for Xbox. He appeared on the U.N.K.L.E. album "Psyence Fiction" in 1998.

He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York for six months. It is rumored that he was expelled after throwing a keg from the 9th floor of Jewett tower. It is the common consensus that this is a myth.

Mike D. is married to Tamra Davis, director of the film Half Baked starring Dave Chappelle.

Contrary to the persistent rumors, Mike D. is not the elder brother of Dustin Diamond, better known to most as Screech from "Saved By The Bell".

Mike D is the world's blackest white man.

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Beastie Boys
Mike D - Adrock - MCA
Discography
Albums: Licensed to Ill - Paul's Boutique - Check Your Head - Ill Communication - Hello Nasty - To the 5 Boroughs
EPs and compilations: Pollywog Stew - Cooky Puss - Rock Hard - Some Old Bullshit - Aglio e Olio - The In Sound from Way Out! - The Sounds of Science
Related articles
Old school rap - Capitol Records - Mix Master Mike - Discography - Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

 


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