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| Released | August 27, 2002 | |||
| Length | 51:12 | |||
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Diamond Princess is the second album by American rapper Trina. It was released on August 27, 2002, through the Atlantic Records and Slip-N-Slide Records. The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
After promotion for her debut album ended in mid-2000, Trina began recording music with Missy Elliott to create her second album. [1] Recording sessions lasted from 2000 to 2002. Trina was able to choose her own production, name of the songs, and write whatever she wanted. She told TheCrusade.net: "It's more what Trina's about, how Trina looks, how Trina feels, the things that Trina consists of." [2]
The lead single, "Told Y'all", featuring Rick Ross, produced by Cool & Dre, reached number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, [3] while a second single, "No Panties", featuring Tweet, released on July 16, 2002, only reached number 88 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. However, it became her first single to chart outside of the US, as it peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] The third and final single from the album, "B R Right", featuring Ludacris, produced by Kanye West, was also released on October 22, 2002 and reached number 83 on the Hot 100, number 50 the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 24 on the Rap Songs chart. [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| HipHopDX |  [7] |
| RapReviews | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
AllMusic editor Rovi Staff found that "just as the title Diamond Princess suggests, Trina is a hard-edged jewel that shines with an uncanny brilliance." [6] Billboard wrote that "though not perfect, Diamond Princess proves that Trina, like the album's gem namesake, is pretty, shiny, and stronger than you might think." [11] Rolling Stone described the album as "a collection of unusually complex hip-hop fantasies" and felt that "Trina puts her choppy, workmanlike rhyme flow to good use," [9] while Rhapsody 's Brolin Winning wrote that remarked that "Trina continues her reign on album number two, dropping another slew of X-rated, female-power rhymes over rambunctious beats galore." [12] Less impressed, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine found that Diamond Princess was "probably the most uninspired hip-hop record of the year." [10]
The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 67,000 units in its first week. [13] [14] By June 2007, Diamond Princess had sold up to 501,000 copies according to Billboard. [15]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro (Sommore)" | Lori Ann Rambough | 0:52 | |
| 2. | "Hustling" |
| Signature | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Told Y'all" (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Cool & Dre | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Rewind That Back" (featuring Missy Elliott) |
| Supa | 3:16 |
| 5. | "B R Right" (featuring Ludacris) |
| West | 4:22 |
| 6. | "U & Me" |
| Cool & Dre | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Busted Skit" | Charles for Phat Pocket Productions | 1:57 | |
| 8. | "Nasty Bitch" (featuring Money Mark Diggla) |
| Signature | 2:35 |
| 9. | "No Panties" (featuring Tweet) | Elliott |
| 2:43 |
| 10. | "I Wanna Holla" (featuring Deuce Poppi) |
| Jim Jonsin | 3:13 |
| 11. | "How We Do?" (featuring Fabolous) |
| Just Blaze | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Kandi" (featuring Lil Brianna) |
| Jim Jonsin | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Ladies 1st" (featuring Eve) |
| Cool & Dre | 3:31 |
| 14. | "Get This Money" |
| Jonsin | 3:51 |
| 15. | "100%" |
| Cool & Dre | 4:14 |
| 16. | "Do You Want Me?" (featuring Bathgate) |
| West | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Outro (Sommore)" | Rambough | 0:21 | |
| Total length: | 51:12 | |||
Sample credits
Credits for Diamond Princess adapted from AllMusic. [16]
Weekly charts
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