{"id":85434,"date":"2026-08-19T21:27:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/diamond-reflects-on-the-songs-that-shaped-his-career\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:27:50","slug":"diamond-reflects-on-the-songs-that-shaped-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/diamond-reflects-on-the-songs-that-shaped-his-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond* Reflects on the Songs That Shaped His Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Define Me: Diamond*<\/span><br \/><em>Interview:\u00a0Peter A. Berry<\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Editor\u2019s Note: This story appears in the\u00a0Summer 2026 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands\u00a0now and available for sale on the XXL website.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In an Atlanta rap scene that has suffered serious losses in recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/diamond\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diamond*<\/a> has emerged as one of the city\u2019s most exciting new artists. Since surfacing with projects like <em>Diamants Sur Sa Chatte<\/em>, <em>N\u00d8 Id\u00d8ls<\/em> and <em>Bling Boi<\/em> EP, the 27-year-old has blended swaggering flex raps with video game-inspired soundscapes, earning a joint deal with YSL and Atlantic Records. He further cemented his rise with the Tezzus collaborative project <em>UY SCUTI B\u00d8YZ<\/em> this past April. Now, Diamond* is looking to take things further. The budding artist breaks down the most important songs of his career.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cBada Bing, Bada B\u00d8\u00d8m\u201d featuring Tezzus<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was making my first tape, I was telling my friends about it and I was asking them if I should put it on there. They was like, \u2018Yeah, it would be perfect.\u2019 Once I shot the video, I was thinking, \u2018Damn, what do I do now?\u2019 One of my producers had called me and was like, \u2018Bro, Young Thug just posted a video of your music.\u2019 Everybody started sending it to me. I was like, \u2018Alright, damn, this is the perfect time to drop the video.\u2019 I dropped the video right then, and that\u2019s when everything just started going crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cDo or Die\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of my favorite songs. The beat is just amazing. The time of my life when I made the song was, it wasn\u2019t a hard time but it just was in the time of me grinding. [I was] proving to my parents I\u2019m where I\u2019m supposed to be in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cNSD\u201d with Sk8star and Tezzus<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI was sick when I made that song. I wasn\u2019t doing any smoking or extra things I like to do for fun. I was to myself, being very sober, very normal. I made the song on the spot. I realized I don\u2019t need alcohol or drugs to make a great song. I\u2019m a natural with music.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cChanel &amp; Camel Crush\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThat beat is perfect for me. It catches your attention. It gets the crowd jumping. I\u2019m describing a lot about myself. I\u2019m talking about what I like a lot. What I like to put on. What I like to wear. What I like to smell. What type of women I like. Where I like to eat. Everything about me is really in that song.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cUy Scuti\u201d with Tezzus featuring Young Thug<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite collaboration. My closest friend [Tezzus] and one of my favorite rappers [Young Thug]. I grinded so long to this point with me and my best friend. It\u2019s not just about me or [Tezzus]. It\u2019s about our whole family. All of our friends. It\u2019s real family-oriented.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Listen to\u00a0Diamond*&#8217;s <em>Bling Slime V\u00d8\u00a0l. 1: Hosted by DJ H\u00d8liday<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><em>Diamond*&#8217;s interview in the\u00a0<em>2026 XXL Freshman issue i<em>s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.xxlmag.com\/collections\/magazines\/products\/xxl-magazine-freshman-class-2026-issue\" target=\"_blank\">available to purchase\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>In addition to interviews with the 2026 XXL Freshman Class and DJ Drama, there are also conversations with T.I., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/swae-lee-interview-hip-hop\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swae Lee<\/a>, Sexyy Red, Young M.A, Cash Cobain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/skilla-baby-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skilla Baby<\/a>, Lil Tjay, high-profile defense attorney Brian Steel and more, plus a look back at what the 2025 XXL Freshman Class has been doing and explore the cultural impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/2016-xxl-freshman-class-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">2016 XXL Freshman Class<\/a> and where its members are today.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">See 2026 <em>XXL<\/em> Freshman Class<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=626&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=812&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DLT1Yn2pW9B5QzH6n4H2YlkQyVEfXVOOu82lt&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fpub.doubleverify.com%2Fdvtag%2F29287203%2FDV1106009%2Fpub.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Define Me: Diamond*Interview:\u00a0Peter A. 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