Diamond (rapper)

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Diamond
Birth nameBrittany Nicole Carpentero
Born (1988-05-20) May 20, 1988 (age 35)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active2000–present
Labels
Website Official Instagram

Brittany Nicole Carpentero (born May 20, 1988), [1] [2] better known by her stage name Diamond, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. [3]

Contents

Early life

Brittany Nicole Carpentero was born May 20, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia, to an American mother and a Puerto Rican father. [2] [4]

Career

Crime Mob, 2004–2007

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," [5] which was eventually certified Platinum. [6] 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 . [7] Diamond was nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards of 2011. [8] 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. [9] Diamond appeared as a cast-member for the Oxygen docu-series Sisterhood of Hip Hop . [10] “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.” [11]


Discography

Mixtapes

List of singles as featured performer, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
R&B
US
Rap
"Sicknan"2009P.M.S. (Pardon My Swag)
"Lotta Money"2010Non-album single
"Buy It All"2011Bitch Musik 4: Poor Lil Rich Gurl
"Loose Screws"2012
"Love Like Mine"
(featuring Nikkiya)
The Young Life
"American Woman"
(featuring Verse Simmonds)

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
"Superbad"
(featuring Cee-Lo Green)
2009Non-album singles
"Hit That Hoe"
(featuring Waka Flocka Flame)
2011Cocaine Waitress
SongYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[12]
US R&B US Rap
"Shawty Wus Up"
(Dondria featuring Johntá Austin and Diamond)
201066 Dondria vs. Phatfffat
"Fly Girl"
(Dukwon featuring Diamond)
2012
"Main Chick"
(Dominique Reighard featuring Diamond)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Bitches Ain't Shit"2009Attitude
"My Chick Bad" (Remix)2010 Ludacris, Trina, Eve, Nicki Minaj[ citation needed ]
"BedRock" (Remix) Rasheeda, Toya, Kandi Burruss, LoLa Monroe
"Born To Win" Rocko Wild Life
"Get Big" (Remix) Dorrough, Diddy, Yo Gotti, Shawty Lo, Maino, DJ Drama
"Lick The Cat" Yelawolf Trunk Muzik
"Flash The Cash"2011 Driicky Graham
"Bossed Up" Soulja Boy
"Papercuts"RockoRocko Dinero
"That Right"Soulja BoyJuice
"Big & Fat" (Remix)2012 Shawnna
"Ice Cream" Freeway Freedom Of Speech
"Diamond Lane" Millionaires Your Girl Does Party
"Remix"2013Soulja BoyForeign 2
"Birthday Party"2015PricelessDaROC

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  12. U.S. Chart Positions via Billboard