Kanary Diamonds

{{short description|American rapper}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kanary Diamonds

| image = Kanary Diamonds.jpg

| image_size =

| birth_name = Johnean Jimenez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|09|02}}

| birth_place = Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States

| genre = Hip hop

| occupations = Rapper, entertainer

| label = EMPIRE

Fontana

| website = {{URL|www.kanarydiamonds.com}}

}}

Kanary Diamonds, born September 2, 1989, as Johnean Jimenez in Watts, California, is an American rapper and entertainer.{{cite web|title=Kanary Diamonds: 1st Lady of Black WallStreet|url=http://24hourhiphop.com/next-in-line/kanary-diamonds-1st-lady-of-black-wallstreet/|work=24HourHipHop|date=9 July 2010 |access-date=29 July 2013}} Diamonds worked as a dancer in videos and after becoming a member of a Destiny's Child-styled group that never made it off the ground, Diamonds got her big break when she landed a guest spot on Mack 10's 2005 album, Hustla's Handbook with the song “By the Bar.” She made an appearance on Chingy's Hoodstar album and then her song was in the movie and on the soundtrack to the film Waist Deep. Her songs have been on the soundtracks for TV shows like MTV's Making the Band, The Real World, and Road Rules, while her collaboration with Tatyana Ali was featured on the 2007 reggaeton compilation Puro Fuego. She has been featured on The Game's mixtape "The Red Room” and has also joined forces with Colby O'Donis, Yo-Yo, Glasses Malone, Kam, Lady of Rage, and others.{{cite web|title=Kanary Diamonds|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/kanary-diamonds-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912072331/http://www.mtv.com/artists/kanary-diamonds-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2012|work=MTV|access-date=29 July 2013|date=29 January 2013}}{{cite web|title=Vibe Vixen of the Day: Kanary Diamonds|url=http://www.vibevixen.com/2012/06/vixen-kanary-diamonds/|work=Vibe Vixen|access-date=29 July 2013|date=20 June 2012}}