After its launch in 2022, The Back Viewlegendary rapper/producer Diamond D returns to work with a star-studded cast of guest emcees on The Diam Piece 3: Initium. It serves as the final installment in his producer compilation series and will also be released in three parts. Following Initium, D plans to release Duo and Tria over the next six months.
“In this day and age with short attention spans, I would never release an album with 29 songs,” Diamond D explains. , so that each can be appreciated and absorbed by itself.”
At Initium, the DITC co-founder provides his trademark, high-profile hits for KRS-One, Inspectah Deck, 38 Spesh, RJ Payne, Fatman Scoop, Royal Flush, Skyzoo, Sauce Money, Torae, Lord Tariq and Bonecrusher, among many others. For the track's lead single, Diamond wanted to highlight his collaboration with KRS, “The Kings,” as a celebration of their past work together on tracks like “Build Ya Skillz,” “Squash All Beef” and “Step into a World”. ” remix.
“Creating a dark and gritty track that gave Kris the setting to do what he does best – spit hard bars!” Added D. It's that same feeling of true collaboration that makes this entire EP so successful, and serves as another example of Diamond D's incredible talents as a producer.
“The Kings” hits DSP on July 26th, with The Diam Piece 3: Initium, out August 9th on DSP and vinyl via Diamond D's own Dymond Mine Records.
Track List:
- Fire & Water (feat. RJ Payne, Skyzoo)
- The King (feat. KRS-One
- Merk (feat. Torae, Bishop Lamont)
- Bosses (feat. Sauce Money, Lord Tariq)
- Death B4 Dishonor (feat. Fat Man Scoop, Static The Prodigy)
- Codes (feat. Royal Flush, Agallah The Don, David Bars)
- Lay Me Down (feat. Inspectah Deck, Shyheim Rugged)
- Blue Sunshine (feat. Diamond, 38 Speech, EA-SKI)
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