Diplomatic Immunity (The Diplomats album)
Diplomatic Immunity is the debut studio album by American hip hop group the Diplomats, released via The Island Def Jam Music Group, Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, and Cam'ron's Diplomat Records. Originally scheduled for a March 11, 2003 release, the album was ultimately released 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", "Built This City", and "Bout It Bout It... Part III" (featuring Master P). Diplomatic Immunity was the only album by The Diplomats released under Island Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella, as they left the labels in 2004 to go independent.
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| Released | March 25, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 107:09 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HipHopDX | [2] |
| RapReviews | (4.5/10)[3] |
In addition to Master P, the album features appearances from Monique Chandler, Shaniqua Williams, Toya, Freeway, DMX, and fellow Diplomat rapper Hell Rell, who was incarcerated at the time of the album's release. The album debuted and peaked at number 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 its decade.[5]
Cam'ron described the album as "9/11 music,"[6] and it antagonized the country in the attack's aftermath while adopting its imagery. On "Gangsta," Juelz Santana compares himself to Osama bin Laden, and an original version of "I Love You" praised Mohamed Atta.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Un Casa" | Kanye West, Brian "All Day" Miller | Cam'ron and Un Kasa | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Juelz Santana (Interlude)" | Freekey Zekey and Jim Jones | 0:56 | |
| 3. | "Who I Am" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Ground Zero" | Spike 'N' Jamahl | Juelz Santana, Cam'ron, and Jim Jones | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Real Niggas (Interlude)" | Freekey Zekey and Monique Chandler | 1:28 | |
| 6. | "Real Niggas" | DR Period | Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Have You Seen Juelz Santana (Interlude)" | Freekey Zekey and Shaniqua Williams | 0:44 | |
| 8. | "More Than Music" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Beautiful Noise" | Charlemagne, E-Bass | Jim Jones and Cam'ron | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Dipset Anthem" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana and Cam'ron | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Hey Ma (Remix)" | DR Period, Mafia Boy | Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Toya | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Hell Rell (Interlude)" | Freekey Zekey and Hell Rell | 2:03 | |
| 13. | "This Is What I Do" | The Heatmakerz | Cam'ron and Hell Rell | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Gangsta" | Ralph Random | Juelz Santana and Cam'ron | 5:14 |
| 15. | "Hell Rell Freestyle" | Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Hell Rell | 1:46 |
| No. | Title | Music | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Really Mean It/Phone Skit #1" | Just Blaze | Cam'ron and Jim Jones | 4:21 |
| 2. | "My Love" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana and Freeway | 3:22 |
| 3. | "I Love You/Phone Skit #2" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana and Cam'ron | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Purple Haze/Phone Skit #3" | The Heatmakerz | Cam'ron | 4:38 |
| 5. | "The First" | Hiroshima | Jim Jones, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Juelz Santana the Great/Phone Skit #4" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana | 4:57 |
| 7. | "DJ Enuff Freestyle" | The Heatmakerz | Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones | 5:11 |
| 8. | "What's Really Good/Phone Skit #5" | Paperchase Inc., E-Bass | Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and DMX | 6:02 |
| 9. | "I'm Ready" | The Heatmakerz | Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and Cam'ron | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Bout It Bout It... Part III" | Craig Lawson | Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Master P | 5:20 |
| 11. | "Built This City" | Just Blaze | Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Hell Rell | 6:03 |
| 12. | "Let's Go" | The Heatmakerz | Cam'ron and Juelz Santana | 2:03 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- John Bush (March 11, 2003). "Diplomatic Immunity - The Diplomats". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- Johnson, Sherman (April 2, 2003). "Cam'Ron Presents The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity". HipHop DX. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- "Feature for March 25, 2003 - The Diplomats' "Diplomatic Immunity"". Rapreviews.com. March 25, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- "The Diplomats, Diplomatic Immunity (2003) – 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status". Complex. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- Melnick, Jeffrey (September 15, 2011). "Shout-Outs". 9/11 Culture. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-5815-5.
- Abdurraqib, Hanif (March 8, 2022). A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-1-9848-0120-3.
- "The Diplomats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "The Diplomats Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Cam'ron Presents The Diplomats – Diplomatic Immunity". Recording Industry Association of America.