Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop

Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop
Studio album by Diamond D
Released	September 22, 1992
Recorded	September 1991 - June 1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:38
Label	Chemistry, Mercury, PolyGram Records
Producer	Diamond D, Showbiz, Lakim Shabazz, Jazzy Jay, The 45 King, Large Professor, Q-Tip
Diamond D chronology
Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop (1992) Hatred, Passions and Infidelity (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	(9/10)[2]

Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop is the debut album from hip hop producer-emcee Diamond D, released on September 22, 1992. The album features some of the earliest appearances from Diamond's later D.I.T.C. partners Big L and Fat Joe, as well as his crew the Psychotic Neurotics. Although Diamond D handles the majority of the album's production, other popular beat makers such as Large Professor, Q-Tip, Jazzy Jay, Showbiz and The 45 King co-produce on several tracks. The album features the singles "Best-Kept Secret" and "Sally Got a One-Track Mind." The album was not released on vinyl, however, there were promotional copies pressed up with full artwork which were very highly sought-after. The vinyl edition was eventually made available as a reissue years later. The original promo has a sticker on it; the reissue had this sticker scanned into the artwork.

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.^[3]

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"	Diamond D	*Interlude*
2	"Best-Kept Secret"	Diamond D	Diamond D, Bonita, Fat Joe, LaReese & Whiz One
3	"Sally Got a One Track Mind"	Diamond D	Diamond D
4	"Step to Me"	Showbiz, Diamond D	Diamond D
5	"Shut the Fuck Up"	Diamond D, Showbiz	The Psychotic Neurotics
6	"Fuck What U Heard"	Diamond D, Sadat X	Diamond D
7	"I'm Outta Here"	Diamond D, Showbiz	Diamond D
8	"A Day in the Life"	Diamond D	Diamond D, Brand Nubian
9	"Last Car on the 2 Train"	Diamond D	The Psychotic Neurotics
10	"Red Light, Green Light"	Diamond D	Diamond D
11	"I Went for Mine"	Jazzy Jay, Diamond D	Diamond D
12	"Comments from Big L and Showbiz"	Diamond D	Big L, Showbiz
13	"Check One, Two"	Diamond D, The 45 King	Diamond D
14	"What You Seek"	Diamond D	Diamond D
15	"Lunchroom Chatter"	Diamond D	The Psychotic Neurotics
16	"Confused"	Diamond D	Diamond D, Michelle Sweeting, Jasmine
17	"Pass Dat Shit"	Diamond D	Diamond D, Whiz One, Maestro, Mike G.Q., Fat Joe
18	"Freestyle (Yo, That's That Shit)"	Diamond D, Large Professor	Diamond D
19	"K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid)"	Diamond D, Q-Tip	Diamond D
20	"Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop"	Diamond D	Diamond D
21	"Wuffman Stressed Out"	Diamond D	*Interlude*
22	"Feel the Vibe"	Diamond D, Showbiz	Diamond D, Showbiz
23	"A View from the Underground"	Diamond D	Fat Joe

Samples

Intro "Figure Eight" by Blossom Dearie "Knocking 'Round the Zoo" by James Taylor Best Kept Secret "Hit or Miss" by Bo Diddley "I Can Hear You Calling" by Three Dog Night "Make It Funky" by James Brown "N.T." by Kool & the Gang "Shaft in Africa" by Johnny Pate Sally Got a One Track Mind "Sparkling in the Sand" by Tower of Power "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps Step to Me "Sam Enchanted Dick (Medley)" and "Born to Be Blue" by Jack Bruce "Hey Jude" by O.C. Smith "Fight Back" by Solomon Burke "Good to Me" by Otis Redding "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by The Delfonics Fuck What U Heard "Alvina" by John Handy "Hard Times" by Baby Huey "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway "Keep on Movin' On" by J.J. Johnson I'm Outta Here "Gotta Get Away" by Flaming Ember A Day in the Life "Virginia's Pretty Funky" by Watsonian Institute Red Light, Green Light "Down By the River" by Buddy Miles "The Four Legged Zoo" by Bob Dorough "Hard Times" by Baby Huey "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by Black Sabbath I Went for Mine "Faded Lady" by SSO "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds

Comments from Big L and Showbiz "Occapella" by Lee Dorsey What You Seek "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool & the Gang "Gimme Some More" by The J.B.'s Lunchroom Chatter "Indian Giver" by Mel Brown "Come Dancing" by Jeff Beck Confused "Intimate Connection" by Kleeer "Long Red" by Mountain "Groove Me" by King Floyd Pass Dat Shit "Scratchin'" by The Magic Disco Machine "Keeping Me Out of the Storm" by Rare Earth "Pride and Vanity" by Ohio Players Freestyle (Yo, That's That Shit) "Footin' It" by George Benson K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) "Hey Jude" by Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers "American Tango" by Weather Report Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop "Almustafa the Beloved" by Billy Cobham & George Duke "Knocking 'Round the Zoo" by James Taylor Feel the Vibe "Bad Tune" by Earth, Wind & Fire "The Soil I Tilled for You" by Shades of Brown "Hold It for a Minute" by Brother Jack McDuff A View from the Underground "Bamboo Child" by Ryo Kawasaki

Album singles

Single information
"Best-Kept Secret" Released: 1992 B-side: "A View From the Underground", "Freestyle (Yo, That's That Shit)"
"Sally Got a One-Track Mind" Released: 1992 B-side: "Check One, Two"
"What U Heard" Released: 1993 B-side: "I'm Outta Here"

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	47

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1992	"Best-Kept Secret"	-	2
	"Sally Got a One-Track Mind"	84	12

References

1. Allmusic review
2. RapReviews review
3. Columnist. The 100 Best Rap Albums. The Source. Retrieved on 2010-03-05.
4. "Diamond D – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Diamond D. Retrieved April 28, 2016.