Who is: Who is Brittany Nicole Carpenter?

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Who is Brittany Nicole Carpenter?

Who is Brittany Nicole Carpenter? ^[1]^[2] The entertainment and rap world knows her as Diamond. Diamond is an American rapper and former member of the group Crime Mob.^[3]

Biography

Early life

Brittany Nicole Carpenter was born May 20, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia.^[2]

Crime Mob, 2004–2007

Crime Mob first garnered national attention in 2004 with their single "Knuck If You Buck",^[2] which was eventually certified Platinum.^[4] They released their debut album, Crime Mob later that summer. Their next charting single, "Rock Yo Hips", was released in August 2006 and was followed by a second album, Hated on Mostly, in March 2007.

Solo career, 2008–present

In November 2007, Diamond left Crime Mob to pursue a solo career. She was conflicted about going solo, feeling bad and feeling like she betrayed the group. She states:

“

I feel like it’s the best decision to make because the choices and opportunities that was presented in front of me the whole time while I was in the group, I’m able to take that now and not feel bad about it or not feel like I’m being disloyal to the group.

”

She released a number of mixtapes Bitch Muzik Vol. 1, Bitch Muzik Vol. 2, P.M.S (Pardon My Swag) etc.

In 2010, Diamond appeared on the remix version of "My Chick Bad", a Ludacris single, along with Trina and Eve. 2010 summer saw the release of her debut single Lotta Money which managed to gain some attention on BET's 106 & Park. The video features Gucci Mane who is otherwise not featured in the song. Diamond recently released a song called "Red Lipstick", which is rumored to be her official second single.

Relationship

Rappers Scrappy and Diamond were engaged to be married! Word is Scrappy surprised Diamond recently with a marriage proposal and Diamond happily accepted. Diamond, has moved on to another southern rapper by the name of Soulja Boy. Now Lil Scrappy’s out in the cold.

After a number of pictures of Soulja Boy and

Diamond getting intimate together began surfacing on the Internet, the two rappers revealed that they were actually dating. Now, Diamond's former beau Lil Scrappy weighs in on the news.