The Lex Diamond Story

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The Lex Diamond Story
The Lex Diamond Story cover
Studio album by Raekwon
Released December 16, 2003
Genre Hip hop
Length 73:09
Label Universal
Producer Mizza
Crummie Beats
Mercury
Andy C
Smith Bros
Emile
Zephlon
Brutal Bill
DJ Khalil
EZ ELPEE
Hangmen 3
Mike "Punch" Harper
Spontaneous
Professional reviews
Raekwon chronology
"Immobilarity""
(1999)
"The Lex Diamond Story'
(2003)
"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II""
(2008)

The Lex Diamond Story is the third album released by hip-hop artist and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. Unlike the second album album, it has features from Ghostface Killah, but no production from the RZA.


[edit] Reception

Spin (3/04, p.96) - "[T]he beats are top-shelf, and the Ghostface Killah collaboration 'Missing Watch' is clever and kinetic enough to spark a Shaolin renaissance." - Grade: B+

Entertainment Weekly (1/9/04, p.80) - "...The Staten Island MC's rhyme skills are as sharp as ever..." - Rating: B

[edit] Track listing

# Name Producer(s) Featured Guest(s) Time
1 "The Lex Diamond Intro" 1:03
2 "Pit Bull Fights" Mizza Polite 2:02
3 "Hitman Salary (skit)" 0:10
4 "King Of Kings" Crummie Beats Havoc 3:50
5 "Missing Watch" Mizza Ghostface and Trife Da God 3:25
6 "All Over Again" Mercury 3:34
7 "Clientele Kidd" Andy C Ghostface and Fat Joe 3:53
8 "Smith Bros" Smith Bros. 4:16
9 "Restaurant (skit)" 2:08
10 "Robbery" Emile Ice Water Inc. 3:50
11 "Fuck You (skit)" 0:25
12 "Pa-Blow Escablow" Zephlon 3:09
13 "Musketeers Of Pig Alley" Brutal Bill Masta Killa and Inspectah Deck 3:06
14 "Ice Cream Pt. 2" DJ Khalil Method Man and Cappadonna 3:44
15 "The Hood" EZ ELPEE Tiffany Villarreal 3:48
16 "Wild Chimpanzees (skit)" 1:59
17 "Planet of the Apes" Hangmen 3 Capone and Sheek Louch 4:28
18 "Wild In Da Club" Punch Ultra and Ice Water Inc. 4:05
19 "Once Upon A Time" Spontaneous Tekitha 5:05
20 "Lex Diamond Story Outro" 1:18

[edit] External links

"The Hood" music video[1]