Diamond (rapper)
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Distinguish|Diamond D}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Diamond
| birth_name = Brittany Nicole Carpentero
| image =
| caption = Diamond with Crime Mob, first from left
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|5|20}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2004–present
| genre = Hip hop
| instrument = Vocals
| label = {{flatlist|
- Warner Bros. (2004-2007)
- RCA (2011-2016)
- Polo Grounds (2010-2016)
- J (2010-2011)
- Universal Motown (2008-2010)
- Reprise (2004-2007)
- BME (2004-2007)
- Dime Piece Collection (2006-)
}}
| associated_acts = Crime Mob
| website = {{URL|instagram.com/diamondatl|Official Instagram}}
}}
Brittany Nicole Carpentero (born May 20, 1988),{{cite web |url=http://diamondatl.com/rapper-diamond/biography/ |title=Diamond Carpentro Biograpghy |access-date=2012-02-20 |year=2011 |publisher=diamondatl.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210111026/http://diamondatl.com/rapper-diamond/biography/ |archive-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://dopemag.net/2013/03/diamond-the-dope-mag-interview/|title=Diamond - The DOPE MAG Interview|access-date=2014-03-25 |year=2013 |publisher=DOPE MAG Magazine}} better known by her stage name Diamond, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Keith|title=Girl Talk|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|access-date=4 October 2010|newspaper=Vibe|date=October 2007}}
Early life
Brittany Nicole Carpentero was born May 20, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia, to an African-American mother and a Puerto Rican father.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/28/diamond-talks-sex-positions-her-ms-32-flavas-nickname-crime-mob-video/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117140319/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/28/diamond-talks-sex-positions-her-ms-32-flavas-nickname-crime-mob-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |title=Diamond Talks Sex Positions, Her 'Ms. 32 Flavas' Nickname & Crime Mob |author=BallerStatus Staff |access-date=2012-02-20 |year=2011 |publisher=ballerstatus.com }}
Career
=Crime Mob, 2004–2007=
{{main|Crime Mob}}
At the age of fifteen, Diamond joined the group Crime Mob in 2004. Crime Mob first garnered national attention in 2004 with their single "Knuck If You Buck,"{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/crime-mob/2944462/|title=Crime Mob Biography|access-date=2012-02-20 |year=2011 |publisher=artistdirect.com }} which was eventually certified Platinum.[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=knuck%20if%20you%20buck&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 "Knuck If You Buck"] at the RIAA database. They released their debut album Crime Mob later that summer. Their next charting single, "Rock Yo Hips," was released in August 2006 and was followed by a second album, Hated on Mostly, in March 2007.
=Solo career & various mixtapes, 2008–present=
In November 2007, Diamond left Crime Mob to pursue a solo career and signed a management deal with Polo Grounds Music. In 2010, she appeared on the remix version of the Ludacris single "My Chick Bad", along with Trina and Eve. Her debut single "Lotta Money" was released in the summer of 2010; the video for the single included Gucci Mane. In 2011, Diamond released a song featuring Waka Flocka called "Hit That Hoe" a video was released in August 2011. Also in November 2011, Diamond released her single "Buy It All" on BET's 106 & Park.{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/video/106andpark/106guestrewind/106park814-diamond-s1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114180305/http://www.bet.com/video/106andpark/106guestrewind/106park814-diamond-s1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2011|title=106 & Park: Diamond, "Buy It All"|access-date=2012-02-20 |year=2011 |publisher=BET }} Diamond was nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards of 2011.{{cite web|url= http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/nominees/best-female-hip-hop-artist.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110521185510/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/nominees/best-female-hip-hop-artist.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 21, 2011 |title=Best Female Hip Hop Artist |publisher=BET |access-date=2012-06-28}} Diamond released her new single "Loose Screws" in 2012. She was nominated the second time for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards 2012.
Diamond released her album The Young Life on August 28, 2012, with the singles "American Woman" featuring Verse Simmonds and "Love Like Mine" featuring Nikkiya.{{cite web |url= http://femalerappers.net/music-diamond-feat-verse-simmonds-american-woman/ |title= Female Rappers NET – Top Quality Female Rap Daily Music : Diamond Feat. Verse Simmonds 'American Woman' |publisher= Female Rappers NET |access-date= 2012-08-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120826145148/http://femalerappers.net/music-diamond-feat-verse-simmonds-american-woman/ |archive-date= 2012-08-26 |url-status= dead }} Diamond appeared as a cast-member for the Oxygen docu-series Sisterhood of Hip Hop.{{cite web|last=Corry|first=Kristin|title='Sisterhood of Hip Hop' to Debut on Oxygen This Summer|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/sisterhood-of-hip-hop-debut-oxygen-summer|work=Vibe|publisher=Vibe.com|date=9 June 2014|access-date=14 June 2014}} “I now have an all-girl group called Girl Code,” she says. “It’s a mixture of rock and rap. As I mature, my musical taste has grown as well — but I can never leave my fans behind and forget my musical roots.”{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2015/06/06/meet-sisterhood-of-hip-hop-star-diamond/|title=Meet 'Sisterhood of Hip Hop' star Diamond|last=Jones|first=Tashara|date=2015-06-06|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}
Discography
= Mixtapes =
- 2007: Bitch Musik
- 2008: Bitch Musik Vol. 2: Ms. Boojhetto
- 2009: P.M.S. (Pardon My Swag)
- 2010: Bitch Musik: Part Three
- 2010: Cocaine Waitress
- 2011: Bitch Musik 4: Poor Little Rich Gurl
- 2012: The Young Life
- 2016: SHE (Shelved / Unreleased)
- 2017: P.M.S. (PARDON MY SLAYAGE)
- 2019: Vagina Power EP (feat. Princess)
=As featured performer=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles as featured performer, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Sicknan"
| rowspan="1" | 2009 | — || — || — | P.M.S. (Pardon My Swag) |
| scope="row" | "Lotta Money"
| rowspan="1" | 2010 | — || — || — | Non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Buy It All"
| 2011 | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| Bitch Musik 4: Poor Lil Rich Gurl |
| scope="row"| "Loose Screws"
| rowspan="3"| 2012 | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Love Like Mine" (featuring Nikkiya) | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| The Young Life |
| scope="row"| "American Woman" (featuring Verse Simmonds) | — || — || — |
=Promotional singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B |
|---|
| scope="row" |"Superbad" (featuring Cee-Lo Green) | 2009 | — | Non-album singles |
| scope="row" |"Hit That Hoe" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) | 2011 | — | Cocaine Waitress |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Song ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=diamond|chart=Hot 100}} U.S. Chart Positions] via Billboard ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Rap |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Shawty Wus Up" (Dondria featuring Johntá Austin and Diamond) | 2010 | — || 66 || — |
| scope="row"| "Fly Girl" (Dukwon featuring Diamond) | rowspan="2"| 2012 | — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Main Chick" (Dominique Reighard featuring Diamond) | — || — || — | |
Guest appearances
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Bitches Ain't Shit"
| 2009 | Attitude | |
|---|
| scope="row"| "My Chick Bad" (Remix)
| rowspan="5"| 2010 | Ludacris, Trina, Eve, Nicki Minaj{{CN|date=November 2023}} | |
| scope="row"| "BedRock" (Remix)
| Rasheeda, Toya, Kandi Burruss, LoLa Monroe | |
| scope="row"| "Born To Win"
| Rocko | Wild Life |
| scope="row"| "Get Big" (Remix)
| Dorrough, Diddy, Yo Gotti, Shawty Lo, Maino, DJ Drama | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Lick The Cat"
| Yelawolf | Trunk Muzik |
| scope="row"| "Flash The Cash"
| rowspan="4"| 2011 | |
| scope="row"| "Bossed Up"
| {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Papercuts"
| Rocko | Rocko Dinero |
| scope="row"| "That Right"
| Soulja Boy | Juice |
| scope="row"| "Big & Fat" (Remix)
| rowspan="3"| 2012 | Shawnna | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Ice Cream"
| Freeway | Freedom Of Speech |
| scope="row"| "Diamond Lane"
| Your Girl Does Party |
| scope="row"| "Remix"
| rowspan="1"| 2013 | Soulja Boy | Foreign 2 |
| scope="row"| "Birthday Party"
| rowspan="1"| 2015 | PricelessDaROC |
Personal life
Diamond has a son from her previous relationship with Mr. Payro.{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2016 |title=Diamond of Crime Mob Expecting First Child With Boyfriend |url=https://truestar.life/diamond-of-crime-mob-expecting-first-baby-with-boyfriend/ |website=truestar.life}}{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2016 |title=Rapper Diamond Gives Birth |url=https://bossip.com/1388025/congratulations-rapper-diamond-welcomes-a-baby-boy/ |website=bossip.com}} On July 16, 2024, Diamond reveals that she is pregnant with her second child after getting engaged to pro athlete Deven Reese Paulsen.{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Rapper Diamond Shows Off Her Baby Bump Five Months After Getting Engaged (VIDEO) |url=https://theshaderoom.com/rapper-diamond-shows-off-baby-bump-pregnancy-after-engagement/ |website=theshaderoom.com}} On December 6, 2024, she gave birth to another boy.{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Diamond Of Crime Mob Welcomes Baby Boy Royal |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/diamond-of-crime-mob-welcomes-baby-boy-royal/ |website=hot97.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://hiphopatlunch.com/2010/07/diamond-interview-72210/ Diamond Interview with HipHopAtLunch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725085807/http://hiphopatlunch.com/2010/07/diamond-interview-72210/ |date=2010-07-25 }}
{{Crime Mob}}
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