Diplomatic Immunity (The Diplomats album)
Diplomatic Immunity is the debut studio album by The Diplomats, released on March 25, 2003. After the release of group leader Cam'ron's third album, Come Home With Me, the quartet teamed up to release their first collaborative effort. The album features the lead singles "Dipset Anthem", "I Really Mean It", "Ground Zero", and "Bout It Bout It...Part III" (featuring Master P).
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Released | March 25, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 107:09 | |||
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Producer | Heatmakerz, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Hiroshima, Mafia Boy, D.R. Period, E Bass | |||
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RapReviews | (4.5/10)[3] |
In addition to Master P, the album features appearances from Monique Chandler, Shaniqua Williams, Toya, Freeway, and DMX. The album also features Diplomat rapper Hell Rell, who was incarcerated at the time of the album's release. The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 selling 92,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2012 Complex named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Un Casa" (performed by Cam'ron and Un Kasa) | Kanye West, Brian "All Day" Miller | 3:38 |
2. | "Juelz Santana (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Jim Jones) | 0:56 | |
3. | "Who I Am" (performed by Juelz Santana) | Heatmakerz | 4:19 |
4. | "Ground Zero" (featuring Juelz Santana, Cam'ron, and Jim Jones) | Spike n' Jamahl | 5:13 |
5. | "Real Niggas (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Monique Chandler) | DR Period | 1:28 |
6. | "Real Niggas" (performed by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones) | DR Period | 3:46 |
7. | "Have You Seen Juelz Santana (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Shaniqua Williams) | 0:44 | |
8. | "More Than Music" (performed by Juelz Santana) | Heatmakerz | 4:08 |
9. | "Beautiful Noise" (performed by Jim Jones and Cam'ron) | Charlemagne, E-Bass | 4:39 |
10. | "Dipset Anthem" (performed by Juelz Santana and Cam'ron) | Heatmakerz | 4:09 |
11. | "Hey Ma (Remix)" (performed by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Toya) | DR Period, Mafia Boy | 5:17 |
12. | "Hell Rell (Interlude)" (performed by Freekey Zekey and Hell Rell) | 2:03 | |
13. | "This Is What I Do" (performed by Cam'ron and Hell Rell) | Heatmakerz | 4:05 |
14. | "Gangsta" (performed by Juelz Santana and Cam'ron) | Ralph Random | 5:14 |
15. | "Hell Rell Freestyle" (performed by Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Hell Rell) | 1:46 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Really Mean It/Phone Skit 1" (performed by Cam'ron and Jim Jones) | Just Blaze | 4:21 |
2. | "My Love" (performed by Juelz Santana and Freeway) | Heatmakerz | 3:22 |
3. | "I Love You/Phone Skit 2" (performed by Juelz Santana and Cam'ron) | Heatmakerz | 4:11 |
4. | "Purple Haze/Phone Skit 3" (performed by Cam'ron) | Heatmakerz | 4:38 |
5. | "The First" (performed by Jim Jones, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana) | Hiroshima | 4:55 |
6. | "Juelz Santana the Great/Phone Skit 4" (performed by Juelz Santana) | Heatmakerz | 4:57 |
7. | "DJ Enuff Freestyle" (performed by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones) | Heatmakerz | 5:11 |
8. | "What's Really Good/Phone Skit 5" (performed by Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and DMX) | Paperchase Inc., E. Bass | 6:02 |
9. | "I'm Ready" (performed by Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and Cam'ron) | Heatmakerz | 4:41 |
10. | "Bout It Bout It Part III" (performed by Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Master P) | Craig Lawson | 5:20 |
11. | "Built This City" (performed by Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Hell Rell) | Just Blaze | 6:03 |
12. | "Let's Go" (performed by Cam'ron and Juelz Santana) | Heatmakerz | 2:03 |
References
- John Bush (2003-03-11). "Diplomatic Immunity - The Diplomats". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- Johnson, Sherman (2003-04-02). "Cam'Ron Presents The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- "Feature for March 25, 2003 - The Diplomats' "Diplomatic Immunity"". Rapreviews.com. 2003-03-25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- "The Diplomats, Diplomatic Immunity (2003) – 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status". Complex. Retrieved 8 December 2012.