Ultimate Force

In the annals of “from the vaults” Hip Hop legend, time will show that a 17-year delay in the release of the Ultimate Force’s ridiculously dope debut, “I’m Not Playin”, is an injustice of mammoth musical proportions. That sounds like a bunch of hype. It’s not. We all know that the Ultimate Force’s DJ and producer Diamond [then known as Diamond D] is one hell of a tracktitioner. His work on Lord Finesse’s 1990 classic “Funky Technician” proved it, his 1992 debut “Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop” cemented it early on, and his track record ever since has shut down any doubters. Case closed. His DJ skills here, along with his now-legendary production muscle, are worth the price of admission alone.