The Lex Diamond Story

by Raekwon

The Lex Diamond Story cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 December 2003
  • Label: Ice H20
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:41
  • Community rating: 2.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning after a multi-year hiatus, the Wu-Tang Clan heavyweight fully adopts a mafioso persona for a cinematic journey through underworld crime narratives. While lacking the visionary RZA production of his legendary debut, the album maintains a gritty, uncompromising boom-bap aesthetic. It is primarily highlighted by the MC's enduringly complex, highly influential slang-heavy lyrical style.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, violence, rap, street, gangsta, hard, sampling

Tracklist

  1. The Lex Diamond Intro (1:02)
  2. Pit Bull Fights (2:11)
  3. Hitman Salary ( Skit ) (0:08)
  4. King Of Kings (3:49)
  5. Missing Watch (3:25)
  6. All Over Again (3:33)
  7. Clientele Kidd (3:53)
  8. Smith Bros. (3:40)
  9. Restaurant ( Skit ) (2:08)
  10. Robbery (3:49)
  11. Fuck You ( Skit ) (0:25)
  12. Pa-Blow Escablow (3:09)
  13. Musketeers Of Pig Alley (3:06)
  14. Ice Cream Pt. 2 (3:44)
  15. The Hood (3:46)
  16. Wild Chimpanzees ( Skit ) (1:59)
  17. Planet Of The Apes (4:28)
  18. Wyld In Da Club (4:04)
  19. Once Upon A Time (5:04)
  20. Lex Diamond Story Outro (1:18)

Credits

  • Havoc - featuring
  • Ghostface Killah - featuring
  • Fat Joe - featuring
  • Ice Water - featuring
  • Inspectah Deck - featuring
  • Masta Killa - featuring
  • Cappadonna - featuring
  • Method Man - featuring

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