Diamonds on My Neck
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"Diamonds on My Neck" is the first single to be released from Smitty
's planned debut album, Life of a Troubled Child. The single was released in 2005 to moderate success, charting at #89 on the Billboard
s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
. The album was expected to drop shortly after the single but was shelved.
The song samples the hook from The Notorious B.I.G.
's song "Dangerous MC's" and was produced by Swizz Beatz
. The official remix featuring Swizz Beatz
, Lil' Wayne, and Twista
has also been released, and another remix by Houston rapper Short Dawg was also released.
Smitty
Varick D. Bennet, better known as Smitty, is a American rapper and hip-hop ghostwriter from Little Haiti, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida.-Biography:...
's planned debut album, Life of a Troubled Child. The single was released in 2005 to moderate success, charting at #89 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
. The album was expected to drop shortly after the single but was shelved.
The song samples the hook from The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
's song "Dangerous MC's" and was produced by Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
. The official remix featuring Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
, Lil' Wayne, and Twista
Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds...
has also been released, and another remix by Houston rapper Short Dawg was also released.
Chart position
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #25 |