Diplomatic Immunity (album)

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Diplomatic Immunity

Studio album by The Diplomats

Released

March 25, 2003

Recorded

2002-2003

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Mafioso rap, Gangsta rap

Label

Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records, Def Jam Recordings

Producer

E Bass, Heatmakerz, Hiroshima, Just Blaze, Mafia Boy, D.R. Period, Kanye West

The Diplomats chronology

Diplomatic Immunity
(2003)

Diplomatic Immunity 2
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	^[2]
RapReviews	(4.5/10)^[3]

Diplomatic Immunity is the debut 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 single "Dipset Anthem", "I Really Mean It", "Ground Zero", and "Bout It Bout It...Part III" (featuring Master P).

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 it's 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

Disc 1

Title	Producer(s)	Performed By	Length	Sample(s)
1. "Un Casa"	Kanye West, Brian Miller	Cam'Ron & Un Kasa	3:38	*"Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind?" by Peabo Bryson
2. "Juelz Santana (Interlude)"		Freekey Zekey & Jim Jones	0:56
3. "Who I Am"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana	4:19	*"Who Am I" by The O'Jays
4. "Ground Zero"	Spike n' Jamahl	Juelz Santana, Cam'Ron, & Jim Jones	5:13	*"Headed for a Heartbreak" by Winger
5. "Real Niggas (Interlude)"	DR Period	Freekey Zekey, Monique Chandler	1:28
6. "Real Niggas"	DR Period	Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, & Jim Jones	3:46	*"Cry Together" by The O'Jays
7. "Have You Seen Juelz Santana (Interlude)"		Freekey Zekey, Shaniqua Williams	0:44
8. "More Than Music"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana	4:08	*"Help(Somebody Please)" by The O'Jays
9, "Beautiful Noise"	Charlemagne, E-Bass	Jim Jones & Cam'Ron	4:39	*"Closer" by B.T. Express
10. "Dipset Anthem"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana & Cam'Ron	4:09	"Death Around The Corner" by 2 Pac "Niggas Bleed" by Notorious B.I.G. *"One In A Million" by Sanchez
11. "Hey Ma [Remix]"	DR Period, Mafia Boy	Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana, & Toya	5:17	*"Easy Like Sunday Morning" by The Commodores
12. "Hell Rell (Interlude)"		Freekey Zekey, Hell Rell	2:03
13. "This Is What I Do"	Heatmakerz	Cam'Ron & Hell Rell	4:05
14. "Gangsta"	Ralph Random	Juelz Santana & Cam'Ron	5:14
15. "Hell Rell Freestyle"		Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, & Hell Rell	1:46

Disc 2

Title	Producer(s)	Performed By	Length	Sample(s)
1. "I Really Mean It/Phone Skit 1"	Just Blaze	Cam'Ron & Jim Jones	4:21 (4:04/0:17)	*"I Got Over Love" by Major Harris
2. "My Love"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana & Freeway	3:22	*"Look What You've Done" by The Moments
3. "I Love You/Phone Skit 2"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana & Cam'Ron	4:11 (4:00/0:11)	*"I Stand Accused" by Jerry Butler
4. "Purple Haze/Phone Skit 3"	Heatmakerz	Cam'Ron	4:38 (3:46/0:52)	*"Too Blind To See" by Dorothy Moore
5. "The First"	Hiroshima	Jim Jones, Cam'Ron, & Juelz Santana	4:55	*"Let There be Light" by Jeff Tyzik
6. "Juelz Santana the Great/Phone Skit 4"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana	4:57 (4:03/0:54)	*"With These Hands" by The Delfonics
7. "DJ Enuff Freestyle"	Heatmakerz	Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana & Jim Jones	5:11	*"Mirrors Of My Soul" by O.V. Wright
8. "What's Really Good/Phone Skit 5"	Paperchase Inc., E. Bass	Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, & DMX	6:02 (5:00/1:02)
9. "I'm Ready"	Heatmakerz	Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, & Cam'Ron	4:41	*"Yes, I'm Ready" by Barbara Mason
10. "Bout It Bout It Part III"	Craig Lawson	Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, & Master P	5:20	*"I'm Bout It, Bout It" by TRU
11. "Built This City"	Just Blaze	Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, & Hell Rell	6:03	*"We Built This City on Rock And Roll" by Starship
12. "Let's Go"	Heatmakerz	Cam'Ron & Juelz Santana	2:03	*"Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ HipHopDX review
↑ RapReviews review
↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71722/linkin-parks-meteora-crashes-chart-at-no-1
↑ "The Diplomats, Diplomatic Immunity (2003) — 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status". Complex. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

v t e The Diplomats

Cam'ron Jim Jones Juelz Santana Freekey Zekey J.R. Writer Hell Rell 40 Cal. DukeDaGod

Albums	Diplomatic Immunity Diplomatic Immunity 2

Singles	"Crunk Muzik"

Related articles	Discography Diplomat Records

v t e Cam'ron

Discography

Albums	Confessions of Fire S.D.E. Come Home with Me Purple Haze Killa Season Crime Pays

Collaboration albums	Diplomatic Immunity Heat In Here Vol. 1 Gunz n' Butta

Compilation albums	Children of the Corn: The Collector's Edition

Singles	"Horse & Carriage" "Let Me Know" "What Means The World To You" "Welcome to New York City" "Oh Boy" "Hey Ma" "Down and Out"

Featured singles	"Banned from T.V." "Boy (I Need You)" "Dipset (Santana's Town)" "Certified Gangstas" "Crunk Muzik"

Filmography	Paper Soldiers Paid in Full State Property 2 Killa Season

Other songs	"Gone" "I Am Your Leader"

Related articles	Children of the Corn The Diplomats Diplomat Records

Jim Jones

Discography

Studio albums

On My Way to Church (2004)
Harlem: Diary of a Summer (2005)
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006)
Pray IV Reign (2009)
Capo (2011)

Collaborations	The Rooftop (with Webstar) (2009)

Compilations

A Dipset X-Mas (2006)

Collaborations	A Tribute to Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps (with Skull Gang) (2008)

EPs

We Own the Night

Mixtapes

Harlem's American Gangster (2008)
Pray IV Reign: The Mixtape (2009)

Singles

Featured singles

"I Love You"
"Sticky Icky"
"Foolish (Remix)"
"That's Right (Remix)"
"I Love Her"

Filmography

v t e Juelz Santana

Albums	From Me to U What the Game's Been Missing! Born to Lose, Built to Win

Collaboration albums	Diplomatic Immunity Skull Gang I Can't Feel My Face

Mixtapes	God Will'n

Singles	"Dipset (Santana's Town)" "Mic Check" "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" "Oh Yes" "Clockwork" "Mixin' Up the Medicine" "Back to the Crib"

Featured singles	"Welcome to New York City" "Oh Boy" "Hey Ma" "Crunk Muzik" "Run It!" "It's LL and Santana" "Curious" "There's Nothin (Remix)" "You Ain't Got Nuthin" "Pop Champagne" "Dancin on Me" "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley"

Filmography	State Property 2 Killa Season

Related articles	Discography The Diplomats Diplomat Records

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