Hatred, Passions and Infidelity

ReleasedAugust 26, 1997

RecordedJune 1996 - February 1997

Studio

• Studio With a View
• Chung King
• D&D Recording (New York)

Genre

• East Coast hip-hop
• Hardcore hip-hop
• Boom bap
• Underground hip-hop

Hatred, Passions, and Infidelity
Studio album by Diamond D
Released	August 26, 1997
Recorded	June 1996 - February 1997
Studio	Studio With a View Chung King D&D Recording (New York)
Genre	East Coast hip-hop Hardcore hip-hop Boom bap Underground hip-hop
Length	56:48
Label	Mercury PolyGram Records
Producer	Diamond D (also exec.) Sha-Eaze Kid Capri Buckwild
Diamond D chronology
Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop (1992) Hatred, Passions, and Infidelity (1997) Grown Man Talk (2003)

Professional ratings

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The Source	[2]

Hatred, Passions and Infidelity is the second studio album from American hip-hop producer and emcee Diamond D. It was released in August 26, 1997 via Mercury and PolyGram Records. Originally scheduled for a March 4, 1997 release. Recording sessions took place at Chung King, D&D Recording and Studio With a View in New York City. Production was handled entirely by Diamond D, with additional production by Buckwild, Sha-Eaze and Kid Capri. It includes guest appearances from K. Terroribul, Gina Thompson, John Dough, Don Barron, Mark-Lo, Paradise, Phife Dawg, Pete Rock, Veronica, Sadat X, Busta Rhymes and his fellow D.I.T.C. members: Lord Finesse, Big L, Fat Joe and A.G..

It was released five years after his acclaimed debut, Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop. The reason for the extended time between albums was due primarily to the legal battle between Diamond D and his then label PWL America Records. After the issues were resolved between him and the company, he was released from PWL America and recorded for the label's parent company Mercury Records. The album received positive reviews from music critics and fans.

In the period between his album releases, Diamond spent time producing a number of artists, including Brand Nubian, Cypress Hill, Fat Joe, The Fugees, House of Pain, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, Tha Alkaholiks, The Pharcyde, Illegal, and Xzibit. Hatred, Passions, and Infidelity features the single "The Hiatus" and the Kid Capri-produced D.I.T.C. crew cut "5 Fingas of Death."