Diamond Biography

The mid 80’s, an era when people made music to rock da party and not just glamorize life’s deficiencies and pitfalls. DJ Diamond, a member of hip-hop’s royal family tree. With a legacy of production credits, unmatched DJ skills, and vast MC credibility to his name, DJ Diamond is fully prepared to take on the full time job of being "America’s Favorite DJ&quot. Born in Brooklyn, DJ Diamond began his Hip-Hop career at age 8. Once introduced to two turntables and a mixer, the love was instant. At age 13, he moved to Brentwood, Long Island and began establishing himself as a local party DJ. While rocking these parties, he befriended a local rapper named Eric Sermon. Both respecting each other’s skill, agreed to work on a demo tape. Teaming with the up and coming rapper, Parish Smith, the Hip-Hop super group EPMD was formed. After a gold+ debut album, and rigorous touring schedule, DJ Diamond went went on to explore new ventures. Still burning with a desire for creating music, DJ Diamond moved forward with another rapper named MC EZ (Craig Mack) producing an underground classic called "Get Retarded". Finding it difficult to get paid by record labels for his hard work, he decided to explore other avenues in music. Being competitive by nature, DJ Diamond entered the battle scene. There he found his home. The battlefield remained victorious for DJ Diamond. After winning several titles, he landed one of the most prestigious positions possible for a DJ. He became the tour DJ for Prince and the New Power Generation. This position afforded DJ Diamond to rub elbows with some of the biggest names in the industry (Patty Labelle, Madonna, Bono of U2, Lenny Kravitz, Carmen Elektra, etc…) After doing two world tours and co-producing projects with Prince, he decided it was time to go back to his first love which was Hip-Hop. Upon his return to New York, he bumped in to long-time friend, Poetic of Gravediggaz, who immediately recruited him to be their official tour DJ. Back in his preferred element, DJ Diamond began sharpening his lyrical skills. A few choice features landed him his first solo recording contract. However, still passionate about his craft, DJ Diamond tried out for MTV/P. Diddy’s Making the Band II, effortlessly beating all of the DJ’s in the country. He was Diddy’s #1 pick for the band. Later on, he also became Beyonce's favorite DJ. Today you can find DJ Diamond rocking clubs/industry parties/sporting events/radio stations/TV shows around the world, steadily remaining on his quest to become America’s Favorite DJ! Who’s your vote for? Book Diamond for shows and concerts at Heavy Rotation booking agency. Worldwide Bookings with HR Booking. Diamond Booking, Book Diamond. Book artists like Diamond, Diamond booking agent, contact Diamond email, Diamond manager, Diamond management for concerts, bookings, biography, pictures, videos. Diamond may be available for your club shows, private party, festivals or other events.