Diamond D | Crate Diggers | Fuse

Diamond D shows off his favorite breakbeat records and talks about how he was inspired by everyone from Afrika Bambaataa to The J.B.'s.
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[@dakritic]

Such an underrated Producer. A living Hip Hop legend.

[@Fable206]

Diamond D has to be one of the most slept on artists..he's constantly put out quality music

[@remimartin1925]

Mindfux best kept secret is the title that fits me....

[@broccolihart1]

You're right about that...and his flow is so old school that it doesn't offend you.

[@jlee5180]

Diamond D and the Psychotic Neurotics. RESPECT!

[@djjamil3033]

him and buckwild

[@HunterGibson6969]

Its cause he always used beeswax he never used grease on his dreads

[@Breakbeats92.5]

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?"

[@jakeb3055]

+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

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Jake B Loved his production too, very underrated lyricist. He flipped it with Tribe on "The Business."

[@jakeb3055]

+Various Topics no doubt...now that I listen to it, it has his fingers all over it...good looks

[@Breakbeats92.5]

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!

[@sexyfatbastid]

The first half o' the 90s were just beautiful.

[@lonelysound1]

THE BEST PRODUCER on the mic... respect!

[@gorillas213]

"I don't sniff coke and I don't smoke woolies, even Italians say I'm one cool mooley" lmfao best line ever

[@TheMattmatic]

+gorillas213 Also always loved "Smoke a lot of herb, but I don't chew tobacco. When Show drops the beat, I say - Holy Mackerel!"

[@gorillas213]

+TheMattmatic Fuck yeah! and "Cuz where I come from ya might get done like a steak on a sesame seed bun"

[@Breakbeats92.5]

+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!

[@gorillas213]

+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"

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

His style will embrace you like a pair of pliers

[@PeediSigel]

Wow, a true Black 70s kid

[@eatfoodmusic3184]

Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop Classic!!!

[@h2junkey]

One of my favorite all-time beatmakers!

[@theadmiral460]

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

[@joao88]

I'm a young dude and i respect the forefathers like Diamond D!

[@monogramadikt5971]

good to see legit hiphop getting its story told here

[@MrBlacknosugar]

That remix he did for Brand Nubian 'Love me or Leave me Alone' was epic.

[@djcaezar]

Tadowfunk upinhere.

[@bigsexyscorpio]

D.I.T.C. for life! I enjoyed my experience going with you while diggin', true to the game!

[@Netm8kr]

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

[@jonassteinberg3779]

When it - rains it pours so I'm weatherin' the storm - been away for three joints but still better than the norm. Diamond!

[@arkhitektz3150]

fast forward 20 something years : "when it waynes,it pours"

[@slab817]

Diamond D. is thoro 💯💯 - one of the illest producers in hip hop history, definitely most slept on

[@merickz78]

I've always loved Diamond D.

[@ArchiveofSoutheastAsianMusic]

a very cool dude

[@aslo4812]

Diamond Much respect, youre amazin. I cant believe how expanded you R in music. Its really unbelievable.

[@Breakbeats92.5]

"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!

[@techromancer1]

needed a loop so I added a flute .... Diamond is a legend

[@kevinscott59]

Stunt,Blunts and Hip Hop will forever be my favorite Rap album of all-tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime

[@SirChocolateHobo]

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.

[@classic9711]

Been waiting for this!

[@thegroove2000]

Early Hank shocklees early with Public Enemy work is incredible.

[@TheMattmatic]

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.

[@soulful1illusion]

One of the best rap producers ever

[@RellyOhBoy]

Crazy Eddie's...Fordham Road on the hill. Crazy Throwback.

[@db3crashcoursecinema]

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.

[@db3crashcoursecinema]

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!!!

[@db3crashcoursecinema]

Salute BO Go...Dig in and Enjoy!!!

[@playdafunk]

1000thx for showin´ some crates, Your producing and 45 dj sets are so inspiring! Bless

[@Narokx]

This man just dropped so much game open yalls ears

[@TheUGhiphop]

House of Pain - Word Is Bond (Diamond D Remix)...Beauty!

[@disast_ro5223]

Word up.

[@siryle]

Would love to see Large Pro, Shokk G, q-tip.

[@inquizative44]

Everytime I dig in the crates and pull out Diamond, I'm stuck for 2 days jamming.

[@KEYBEATZ]

One of my many influences! Shout out. To Diamond D!

[@djcapitala]

Much respect to Diamond!!!!

[@horstphil2]

"and i still got it...." - beautiful sentence :-)

[@oyvindbergo]

Actually picked up the mother freedom band record like a year ago, for like 8$. Fantastic album

[@illel-zorro9527]

Diamond my man.

[@danizm78]

thats Showbiz & Diamond D!

[@soulshower]

D.I.T.C. Diggin' In The Crates.

[@ilikebigbots]

Love these stories.

[@pennywise1682]

legendary diamond, one of my fav producer from the east...

[@paddy991000]

best series

[@EyaoPantah]

Yo this crate diggers thing has to come back

[@goldentrophy7858]

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.

[@OrionSound]

"Uptown Downtown" by Yaggfuu Front is a Diamond D produced gem

[@zshakur]

Woo...Yagg Fu...yo went back with that one!

[@champmorgan7166]

I’m still Rocking that album. I guess we’re showing our age, but it’s back from that era of true hip-hop

[@SurgeCess]

Damn Spearhead X! Haven't heard that name in years

[@puzzle247365]

oh and shout to that meters "struttin" record he got posted up in the back...word! Still got mine!

[@HiDefBoxing]

One of my favorite Diamond D beats has got to be Soul on Ice remix with Rass Kass

[@johntatum5045]

That's the number one break beat 45 records I ever heard

[@bourbongod1159]

my all time fav producer

[@LAMEHERC1]

thats exactly how my parents feel about buying records to sample.

[@JayEncoreTV]

that freedom record looks crazy! about to dig in my collection and get to work.

[@Mendle44]

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.

[@12originalplayers]

Some more of that classic DITC madness. Looking forward to the Lord Finesse episode!

[@itchfm]

Real Nice interview

[@boomspot]

Excellent stuff.

[@disordah07087]

this guy is out of thi world,,i would love 2 meet him

[@rustyhornzinstrumentalist-7596]

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.

[@lamarrcrowe7808]

Warriors

[@Locke45er]

The RZA would be very cool and Egon too

[@matiasss550]

4:33 track any can help??!! soooooo sooo niceeeee

[@zshakur]

LEGEND!

[@papinski1978]

Dope!

[@davidackerman3461]

Yeah, D!

[@rayg1]

Rakim sampled an Eltectric Prunes track "holy are you"

[@AgentVanilla]

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.

[@sincere1487]

Crazy Eddie the prices are insane, smh I remembered those commercials as a kid,Diamond D pioneer in the game so says Supreme.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Diamond D's style will embrace you like a pair of pliers. He will also never go out like a wet piece of tissue.

[@theadmiral460]

Best Kept Secret was the illest beat I had ever heard at the time...

[@anthonymartin9923]

That was a sample from a group called Three Dog Night

[@coincideart8811]

this is real. diamond d is real on them beats.

[@mbgaju]

ditc 'day one' beyond classic. spiritual.

[@Hoodooray]

7 solid crates of drums!

[@wreckx50]

LEGACY HAS BEEN CEMENTED!

[@infyouth]

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.

[@kreativehandsmm]

yes siiiiirrrr!

[@Cloudedmindzfilms]

Dope

[@willm6534]

Real!

[@nicknickb]

diamond d is MA NIGGA, love this guy such a fuckin legend

[@Metrostar500]

hell yea. Nick wiz has some good beats.

[@MBPace]

2019

[@kevinnewton1888]

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.

[@peterleonard3725]

Man is in the elite of elite

[@SADMANMUSIC35]

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.

[@GRA1NG3R]

Only subbed for these crate digger episodes.

[@puzzle247365]

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...

[@mylesm9876]

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!

[@Mendle44]

His ep goes up Jan 16

[@MichaelCobbs]

I like Diamond D on Planet Asia vocals that's when I discovered his sound

[@janphilipau]

already there

[@nzadatneezy5311]

Diamond D

[@edwardharris9783]

“Got Marci diggin in the crate like he Diamond D” -Stove God Cooks

[@AbbottSupreme]

Diamond D LEGENDARY S/O DITC Word! MAXIMUM RESPECT!

[@ithinkican79]

He took it back with Crazy Eddie's tho lol

[@canibusnj]

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!!!!

[@coreyoliphant3268]

In NY I remember Crazy Eddies...

[@illson72]

nice Diamond D!

[@Mister.P.]

More crazier than crazy Eddie 🎶🎶🎶yo!!

[@makenpayeps]

THE BOMB SQUAD...