Veteran hip-hop producer
Diamond D has helped out with several of rap music's most acclaimed LPs, including
A Tribe Called Quest's
The Low End Theory and
the Fugees'
The Score. In 1992, he recorded his first solo album, the underground classic
Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop (which was released as by
Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics). Although it never sold very many copies, it increased his status, and he worked with
Illegal,
House of Pain,
KRS-One, and
the Pharcyde during the mid-'90s. A host of top-flight rappers returned the favor for his sophomore album,
Hatred, Passion & Infidelity, including
Busta Rhymes,
Phife Dawg (
A Tribe Called Quest), and
Pete Rock.
–
John Bush, Rovi