Diamond D Speaks About His New Album The Rear View

Diamond D speaks in-depth about the making of his album The Rear View. He also discusses the day he spent with Dr. Dre, spending time with Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock, names his top 5 producers, and more on this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline.   0:00 Intro 1:15 Diamond D discusses his time with Dave Chappelle during lockdown 7:00 How Diamond D and Westside Gunn connected 8:00 How living in Atlanta has impacted Diamond D’s music 9:20 Diamond D on working with Outkast 10:20 Why Diamond D respects Griselda and what he looks for in new MCs 14:00 Why it was important for him to rap on his new album The Rear View 16:00 What The Rear View means to Diamond D 18:00 Diamond D on keeping your finances right 20:00 How Diamond decides when he wants to work with other producers 21:00 On spending the day with Dr. Dre 22:50 Diamond D names his top 5 Hip-Hop producers 24:30 The role he had in shaping Fat Joe’s career 27:10 On working with Posdnuos on The Rear View 30:00 How Diamond D approaches making remixes 33:34 On being one of the best producer/rappers in Hip-Hop history 38:29 Diamond D’s impact on Rawkus Records 41:10 His experience working with The Fugees and Open Mike Eagle 44:20 What motivates Diamond D today 45:10 The moment Diamond D fell in love with Hip-Hop 47:00 Business tips for being an independent artist