Diamonds

Kanye West, Rihanna

About Diamonds

"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It was released on July 4, 2005, as the lead single of his second studio album, Late Registration. The track features a sample of the song "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number 8 on the UK Top 40. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 48th Grammy Awards. Shirley Bassey had praise for West after hearing the song for herself.  


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2012
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We the cause of all the commotion
Your mouth running, but where is you going?
What is you smoking, man? That ain't potent
What is you talking, man? That ain't important
Illuminati, High society
We in this party and nobody invited me
We going crazy and I always use my best sense
But it don't matter cause I stay on my fresh prince
Maxin', relaxin, shootin' some pool and
Playing some b-ball outside of the school and
Girls with they top off outside of the pool and
Whips with the drop off outside of the Louvre
You just look stupid to be ignoring
The Delorean parked in front of Armani emporium
And parties at Richie is getting risky
Victoria's Secret show, they miss me
Voices in my head, I need choices in my bed
Ahh, get out my fucking head
It's just me and my bad bitch, uh
So you can say I'm on my Brad Pitt, nah
Back to the la familia I'm aligned with
Before I betray them I slit my wrists
At the top is just us nigga
Cause I don't really trust niggas
And we made it through the hurricane
So celebrate and light the Mary Jane
We gon' make it, that's on everything
Truest girls get half naked, every spring
They saying, "Hey Kanye
We need you to go deeper than Tay Zonday,"
Cause my verses got pain, Chocolate Rain
So many lines, you photograph and it make arms break
On the radio, man I miss myself
I need to just step back and kiss myself
Baby, just step up and kiss the belt
A little lower that's what's up
Somebody pour her another cup
Is it too much to ask you keep your diamonds up?
I swear until my time is up
My style is sex in the shower, fresh as f*ck

So shine bright tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky

Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky

Palms rise to the universe
As we moonshine and molly
Feel the warmth we'll never die
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky

I knew that we'd become one right away
Oh right away
At first sight I felt energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes

So shine bright tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky

Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky

Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
So shine bright tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond

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Kanye West

Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music. more »

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Written by: Benjamin Levin, Kanye Omari West, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Sia Furler, Tor Erik Hermansen

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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11 facts about this song

Song Origin
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a track by American hip hop artist Kanye West from his second studio album, "Late Registration" which was released in 2005.
Track Success
The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was critically acclaimed for its evocative lyrics and powerful beat.
Grammy Recognition
The remix version of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," which features Jay-Z, won a Grammy for Best Rap Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.
Song Theme
The song discusses the conflict diamonds trade in Sierra Leone, highlighting the harsh realities of the diamond industry, creating a connection between the lust for diamonds in the west and the civil war fuelled by the diamond trade.
Musical Composition
The song is built around a sample of "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey.
Notable Performances
During The Yeezus Tour in 2013-2014, Kanye West regularly performed "Diamonds" as part of the set.
Sample Disagreement
Bassey expressed displeasure with West’s use of the sample in 2007, stating that she had no idea he sampled her song for “Diamonds” until she found out herself.
Album Sales
"Late Registration," the album which features "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," sold over 3.1 million copies in the United States by 2007.
Impact
The issue of conflict diamonds raised in the song has since been addressed by various organizations and activists, and the song helped highlight the blood diamond trade to a wider audience.
Music Video
The music video for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" was directed by Hype Williams and shot entirely in black and white.
Controversy
Despite the song awareness about Conflict Diamonds, Kanye West was later criticized for signing a deal with AP (Jacob Arabo) for jewelry line, a company previously linked with the conflict diamond trade.

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