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Diamond D is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Black Rob, Show & A.G., Grand Puba, A Tribe Called Quest and Pharoahe Monch. Those roots explain a lot about how Diamond D arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lil Keed, Veeze, Lil Gotit, Maxon and UnoTheActivist, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into A.D.O.R., Samy Deluxe and Big L, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Diamond D, reaching back through Black Rob and forward to A.D.O.R.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Joseph Kirkland, better known by his stage name Diamond D, is an American hip hop MC and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, and one of the founding members of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew, abbreviated as D.I.T.C.
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Diamond D connections
Diamond D grew out of Black Rob, Show & A.G., Grand Puba and A Tribe Called Quest, shares an orbit with Lil Keed, Veeze, Lil Gotit and Maxon, went on to shape A.D.O.R., Samy Deluxe and Big L. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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