Following his 2022 launch, The Rear View, legendary rapper/producer Diamond D returns to staff up with a star-studded solid of visitor emcees on The Diam Piece 3: Initium. It serves as the ultimate installment in his producer compilation collection and also will be launched in three elements. Following Initium, D plans to launch Duo and Tria over the course of the subsequent six months.
“Nowadays of brief consideration spans, I might by no means launch an album with 29 songs,” Diamond D explains. “That’s why I’m selecting to launch ‘The Diam Piece 3 as three EPs,’ launched each three months, so every one might be appreciated and absorbed by itself.”
On Initium, the DITC cofounder gives his trademark hard-hitting manufacturing for the likes of KRS-One, Inspectah Deck, 38 Spesh, RJ Payne, Fatman Scoop, Royal Flush, Skyzoo, Sauce Cash, Torae, Lord Tariq, and Bonecrusher, amongst many others. For the observe’s lead single, Diamond needed to focus on his collaboration with KRS, “The Kings,” as a celebration of their earlier work collectively on cuts like “Construct Ya Skillz,” “Squash All Beef,” and the “Step right into a World” remix.
“I crafted a darkish and gritty observe that gave Kris the backdrop to do what he does finest—spit laborious bars!” D added. It’s that very same feeling of true collaboration that makes the whole lot of this EP so successful, and it serves as one other instance of Diamond D’s unimaginable skills as a producer.
“The Kings” hits DSPs on July 26, with The Diam Piece 3: Initium, set to drop on August ninth through DSPs and vinyl by way of Diamond D’s personal Dymond Mine Information.
Tracklist:
- Fireplace & Water (feat. RJ Payne, Skyzoo)
- The King (feat. KRS-One
- Merk (feat. Torae, Bishop Lamont)
- Bosses (feat. Sauce Cash, Lord Tariq)
- Demise B4 Dishonor (feat. Fats 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, E-A-SKI)
- My Folks (feat. Bone Crusher)
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