Questlove Supreme Podcast | Diamond D

Diamond D joins Questlove Supreme in Atlanta to discuss growing up with Hip-Hop pioneers in his literal backyard. The acclaimed producer/MC/DJ triple-threat discusses his career, from Ultimate Force and Stunts Blunts & Hip Hop, into his new album, The Rear View. QLS brings back its sample-spotting game as we sit down with the best-kept secret.

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7:35 - Diamond D's beginnings, first musical memory
9:45 - Diamond D recalls growing up around Hip-Hop's birthplace, and talks his love for James Brown and The JB's
10:30 - Diamond D and Team Supreme weigh in on some Hip-Hop origin stories
17:40 - Diamond D's musical genesis, buying his first breakbeat for his first turntable
19:29 - Recollections of NYC record stores
20:20 - Diamond D breaks down the importance of Disco breaks
22:10 - Questlove recalls J Dilla's approach to sample-spotting
22:55 - Diamond D discusses expanding from DJ'ing to producing
24:00 - Questlove points out how The Bomb Squad sampled The Ultimate Force's biggest record, which Diamond D cut on
27:10 - The discussion moves to Wild Pitch Records, a Diamond D lyric, and that label's legacy
29:40 - Diamond D recalls the record conventions at places like New York City's Roosevelt Hotel
32:50 - The grails of record collecting and crate digging
35:30 - Questlove points out some of Diamond D's innovations; they discuss the history of Breakbeat Lou, and break compilations
39:49 - Questlove shares how Diamond D's Stunts Blunts & Hip Hop inspired Pharrell Williams and The Neptunes to produce a hit for Nelly
40:20 - Diamond D describes his equipment and recording Stunts Blunts & Hip Hop
42:30 - Diamond D talks about the role of DJ Jazzy Jay in the onset of his career
47:20 - A discussion about Stunts Blunts & Hip Hop
49:40 - Questlove speaks about a class of renaissance producers that Diamond D is part of
51:00 - Diamond D discusses friendly competition among great producers
53:05 - Stunts Blunts & Hip Hop presented a Hip-Hop triple threat who could rap, produce, and DJ
54:45 - Diamond D reveals his verse replaced Brand Nubian's Grand Puba on Show Business by A Tribe Called Quest, and why
56:15 - Questlove brings back B*tch You Guessed It, the sample-guessing game
1:06:17 - Diamond D discusses his second album, Hatred Passions & Infidelity and The Hiatus
1:08:30 - The Roots and Diamond D were almost label-mates at Mercury Records...almost...
1:10:10 - Phonte asks Diamond D about some of his production credits for Pharoahe Monch and Alchemist & Evidence's The Stepbrothers
1:12:00 - Questlove and Diamond D discuss The Fugees' The Score, and how that song made The Roots answer with another classic single
1:13:45 - Diamond D weighs in on if his artists passed on classic beats, and how he stays motivated in making new gems, like THE REAR VIEW album
1:14:40 - A discussion of some rarities in Diamond D's catalog, including Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs, Sadat X, and Tha Alkaholiks
1:18:10 - Diamond D recalls moving from the NYC tristate area to Atlanta and why he likes it here
1:20:20 - Closing words from Questlove Supreme

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