Diamond Princess (album)

After promotion for her debut album ended in mid-2000, Trina began recording music with Missy Elliott to create her second album.^[1] Recording sessions lasted from 2000 to 2002. Trina was able to choose her own production, name of the songs, and write whatever she wanted. She told TheCrusade.net: "It's more what Trina's about, how Trina looks, how Trina feels, the things that Trina consists of."^[2]

The lead single, "Told Y'all", featuring Rick Ross, produced by Cool & Dre, reached number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,^[3] while a second single, "No Panties", featuring Tweet, released on July 16, 2002, only reached number 88 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. However, it became her first single to chart outside of the US, as it peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.^[4] The third and final single from the album, "B R Right", featuring Ludacris, produced by Kanye West, was also released on October 22, 2002 and reached number 83 on the Hot 100, number 50 the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 24 on the Rap Songs chart.^[5]

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AllMusic	[6]
HipHopDX	[7]
RapReviews	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
USA Today	[11]

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AllMusic editor Rovi Staff found that "just as the title Diamond Princess suggests, Trina is a hard-edged jewel that shines with an uncanny brilliance."^[6] Billboard wrote that "though not perfect, Diamond Princess proves that Trina, like the album's gem namesake, is pretty, shiny, and stronger than you might think."^[12] Rolling Stone described the album as "a collection of unusually complex hip-hop fantasies" and felt that "Trina puts her choppy, workmanlike rhyme flow to good use,"^[9] while Rhapsody's Brolin Winning wrote that "Trina continues her reign on album number two, dropping another slew of X-rated, female-power rhymes over rambunctious beats galore."^[13] Less impressed, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine found that Diamond Princess was "probably the most uninspired hip-hop record of the year."^[10]

The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 67,000 units in its first week.^[14][15] By June 2007, Diamond Princess had sold up to 501,000 copies according to Billboard.^[16]

Sample credits

• "Hustling" contains a sample of "No More?" by Eazy-E.
• "U & Me" contains a sample of "You and Me" by The O'Jays.
• "Kandi" contains a sample of "Candy Girl" by New Edition.
• "Get This Money" contains a sample of "Conga" by Miami Sound Machine.

Credits for Diamond Princess adapted from AllMusic.^[17]