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back to basics · by Rafi Kam
I’ve been listening to Diamond D’s Stunts Blunts & Hip-Hop in the car lately. Actually my wife’s independently minded car stereo held on to it and wouldn’t eject it for a while, otherwise I would have posted this yesterday.
Luckily this morning it popped right out so here’s some freshly ripped audio.
Stunts’ best known songs are the two singles that start it off – “Best Kept Secret” and “Sally’s Got a One Track Mind”. But the chilled vibe of “A Day In the Life” makes it a personal favorite.
Of course you already know “I Went For Mine” is the beat that Busta re-uses this year on “New York Shit”. I’m not breaking any news there but I just want you to listen and appreciate how SMOOTH this beat is. When the flute comes in… man, I know Michael McDonald would really be feeling it.
A Day In The Life – Diamond D with Lord Jamar and Sadat X
Comments for "back to basics"
oh my lord did i play the shit out of that record when it dropped…great call.
— *midnightheory* Oct 4, 03:03 PM
“oh my lord did i play the shit out of that record when it dropped…great call.”
definitely
around the time stunts dropped there was a nice track d produced with fat joe, lord jamar and someother dude called “you can’t front” now thats a track I’d like to hear again
— Jay B Oct 4, 03:48 PM
somewheres i have that track, i’ll see if i can dig it up…
— *midnightheory* Oct 4, 04:00 PM
“You Can’t Front” was Grand Puba and Sadat X. Didn’t realize the track was that old, I figured it was circa ‘95. Great song.
— R.H.S. Oct 4, 04:50 PM
My name is Diamond, yep, you guessed it,
Ran 1000 schemes and I never been arrested….
— The Dirty Dutchman Oct 4, 06:09 PM
Man, that’s like, the best album in the history of ever.
— Big Walt Oct 4, 09:19 PM
I just noticed you guys link to our site now, good looks fellas. From the previous mentions of it here, I didn’t think you cats enjoyed it much. Even if you don’t like it, good looks on the traffic.
— green hornet Oct 5, 01:06 AM
I’m surprised… I did dis the black blogger template but otherwise I’ve linked a few times and never said anything negative. I enjoy it.
On the other hand, reading yesterday that one of you first heard of KRS-One through the Sublime song made me worry about the impact this link will have on my uh street cred.
— Rafi Oct 5, 01:11 AM
that bassline in “Sally’s Got a One Track Mind” still sends shivers up my spine..
— evolved once Oct 5, 10:56 AM
BIZARRE – I had “Red Light, Green Light” on the stereo when I saw this post. Damn, Rafi…
Production-wise, everything about “Sally” is perfect; possibly the finest example of the art of sampling in hip hop.
— Floodwatch Oct 5, 12:50 PM
Goddamned, I haven’t thought about Sally Got a One Track Mind in years…I gotta go dig that one up from my old tape bin…along with Positive K’s “I got a man”, plus CEB’s “The Point” which is still the jam in my book.
— Jeff Oct 5, 04:19 PM
yeaaaah, well KRS is just before my time man. and sublime was like the grateful dead of my middle school. these things just happen.
— green hornet Oct 5, 07:43 PM
man what an album…it has shit for every hip-hop head…freestyle, beats, stories, the whole 9
— Arjun Oct 5, 08:20 PM
black blogger template
RACIST
— noz Oct 6, 01:06 AM
Somehow this album dipped below my radar when it dropped. I loved “Sally,” but never peeped the album until the summer of 96. It pushed De La, Kast, and Jeru out of my rotation for a good while.
One of the best produced rap albums ever.
— eauhellzgnaw Oct 6, 03:30 AM
You can’t front is with Lord Finesse & Sadat X, that was the b side to Fuck What You Heard actually.
http://bsidewinsagain.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_bsidewinsagain_archive.html
I may re up the song if anyone is interested.
— SLurg Oct 6, 10:30 AM