Diamonds from Sierra Leone [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Album Version (Explicit)

2. Jesus Walks (Remix Explicit)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The First Single from the R&B Star's 2005 Album "Late Registration" Delivers Its Title Track with the Album Version Along with a Remix of the Hit "Jesus Walks".

Diamonds from Sierra Leone,Kanye West,Universal,R&B/Soul

Tracks:

Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Album Version (Explicit)
Jesus Walks (Remix Explicit)
New Workout Plan (Remix) (Album Version (Explicit)

Album Details

Includes a free realtone.

Customer Reviews:

Superb Sampling........2005-09-26

Sure this song may have its basis around a Shirley Bassey song , however though it really is a great song. People are bashing this song because it samples, well if you haven't noticed half of the hip-hop and RnB music produced today has samples in it. Just get over that fact, the fact that a song has a sample doesn't make it bad. It just makes it bad in your opinion.

"Diamonds From Sierra Leone" is considered a relative flop based on the fact that the second single is doing so well in the charts at the moment. In my opinion this song is better than "GoldDigger". Even the mixes of other songs are great.

This song samples superbly and shows off Kanye as a producer (if we didn't know that already!!). It also shows off his talents as a rapper (again!!) and the music to this song just floats about in your head for a while. I purchased this song with Mariah Carey's single "We Belong Together" so it was hard to write reviews on both (go check my Mariah review!!). This song is musically deep an artistically as well, which is quite rare.

- "Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Main)" 10/10
- "Jesus Walks (Remix ft. Mase & Common)" 10/10
- "The New Workout Plan (Remix ft. Fonzworth Bentley, Luke & Twista)" 9/10

This song is one of the best hip-hop moments this year and shows that Kanye West is not slowing down anytime soon. The artwork on the CD is pretty amazing making the CD replicate a diamond.

Throw your diamonds in the sky, if you feel the vibe.......2005-08-20

This song is great, I don't know what you guys are talking about. So what he stole a beat? It sounds great, and every rapper steals beats. What's the beef with NaS? You can't say a rapper's "bad" just because you don't like his style. Anyways, this is a great song- if you actually listen to the lyrics it has meaning, also.

IT'S THE ROC IN THE BUILDING.......2005-08-16

Hey stop dissing him. If you dont like his style, listen some boring NaS.(puke)Kanye is one of the best Roc-A-Fella artist/producer!!! And Diamonds is a great Kanye track. W/ crazy lyrics & hook!!!
Keep It Real Kanye!! WE GETS BUSY!!

In Case u or anybody didn't know.. .......2005-08-06

Just about 85% of Rocafella beats came from an older song, and they put a spin on it.... All Kanye's beats are from old songs... so anybody is ignorant to think any of his beats are original.

Good Lyrics, Good beat, but not the first to that song.......2005-08-03

I wish he came up with something original for his new album's single.

3/5

Average customer rating:

pure genius...kanye struck DIAMOND!!!
"I've heard it all."
Great song and instrumental.
Diamonds must be stopped.
Good Lyrics, Good beat, but not the first to that song

Diamonds from Sierra Leone Pt.1
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009WXGGO
Release Date: 2005-07-05

Tracks:

Album Version (Explicit)
Instrumental Version

Album Description

First single from 2005 album. Features title song plus an instrumental version of the title song. Universal. 2005.

Album Details

The First Single from the R&B Star's 2005 Album "Late Registration" Delivers Its Title Track in an Explicit Version Along with an Instrumental Serving as the NON-LP B-side.

Customer Reviews:

pure genius...kanye struck DIAMOND!!!.......2005-09-18

kanye west has always got my attention by his production... "diamonds from sierra leone" is no different. this is one of his best productions. i dont know an producers that can sample a james bond theme and get away with it.

the original version is hot 2 def. this song sounds great in my car. the singer on the chorus is sooo haunting that you get drawn into the song...

the remix is just excellent... jay-z flow is just awesome....

byt this single, better yet buy the album... HOTTTTTT

"I've heard it all.".......2005-08-21

Ummm.... honestly this isn't my favorite Kanye song of all, but I still love it. You all will have to trust me though.... the album (Late Registration) is coming out soon and I know it's going to set the bar higher then we ever expected out of hip hop. Expect some of the best collaborations this ecclectic listener has ever heard and enjoy "Paul Levenine- Common-The Game-Paul Wall" and expect more......I'm not sure if we're ready for such an album. I'll post my review when the album is out.

Great song and instrumental........2005-08-15

The lead off single from Late Registration, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a very nice track. I love the vocal sampling and his rhymes are great, too. (If you want to hear a version that is more about Sierra Leone, and less about other stuff, dowload the remix with Jay Z.) By no means is this his best material, but it's still a really nice track from Kanye.

But what I really bought it for was the instrumental. (Which includes the vocal sample, if you were wondering. I love it.) When you listen to it, there are a lot of small things that you don't notice when he's rapping. It's a great instrumental.

This is worth the purchase, although I would find it somewhere for a lower price because it is only two tracks. (I found it for $4.99 at my local Tower Records. Much better than paying $10 plus shipping and handling for 2 songs.)

Diamonds must be stopped........2005-08-11

I've been giving speeches and talking about the slave trade on diamonds in Sierra Leone for years. I was really happy to hear about this song. I wish it talked more about the tragedy in Sierra Leone, and less about Vegas or Alicia Keys. But I still really appreciate that he put this out there and let the world at least start to realize what's going on in Africa. Stop supporting genocide, stop buying diamonds!

Good Lyrics, Good beat, but not the first to that song.......2005-08-03

I wish he came up with something original for his new album's single.

3/5

Average customer rating:

Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AAFH62
Release Date: 2005-08-01

Tracks:

Diamonds from Sierra Leone [Album Version]
Jesus Walks [Remix Explicit]

Album Details

The First Single from the R&B Star's 2005 Album "Late Registration" Delivers Its Title Track with the Album Version Along with a Remix of the Hit "Jesus Walks".