Diamond (Crime Mob)

Women haven’t quite been your majority rap singers. When they pop up, they get appraisal from fans of both genders from across the world. But this song seems to have something missing. It’s that license, it’s that ‘your own’, that what no-one else has. Although the vibes are unique, Diamond, the late Crime Mob member (a three male, two female group, might I say), seems to be under a male shadow.

All the verses that come out of a male rapper appear in her new song Trap Girl Rollie in an inverted state. The girl seems to be the pimp, hookin’ up her boy with some ice on the wrist, some cash in the pocket, and while she’s at it, stating that she does it better than the boy’s girl. That last part, the cheating partner, main hoe – side hoe them has got to ring some bells. There is literally not one thing that a guy does that the girl doesn’t do, according to Diamond. Why this guy – girl antinomy? Why not go your own path, instead of feeling the need to state something in this direction. If womanship needs standing up for, then female rappers believe there is a threat.

There’s no threat, I can tell you that. Diamond has talent, that’s been noticed since her Crime Mob days, but she went down the wrong path. Finding her license, brevetting her style, that’s what most listeners think she needs in order to make it in the game.

The song is produced by TM88, also a former, but from the 808 Mafia production team. We have no doubt that the Rollie costs 30Gs, but does the song cost 30Gs? More? Less? What do you think?

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