Diamonds from Sierra Leone

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single song song remix

"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a Kanye West song that samples the James Bond theme "Diamonds Are Forever" and critiques conflict diamonds and consumerism.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) 3 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single →
song →
song remix →
album Late Registration →
artist Kanye West →
Kanye West →
associatedAct Jay-Z →
associatedMovement social commentary in hip hop →
award Grammy Award for Best Rap Song →
awardYear 2006 →
chronologyNextSingle Gold Digger →
chronologyPreviousSingle Number One (Kanye West single chronology context) →
containsHook sampled chorus from Diamonds Are Forever →
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
featuredArtist Jay-Z →
featuresTheme African conflict →
conflict diamonds →
consumerism →
materialism →
format CD single →
digital download →
genre conscious hip hop →
hip hop →
hasRemix Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) →
includedOn Late Registration (deluxe and standard editions) →
language English →
length 3:58 →
lyricalSubject blood diamonds →
luxury brands →
moral responsibility →
musicVideoDirector Hype Williams →
narrativePerspective first person →
notableLyricReference Roc-A-Fella chain →
Sierra Leone →
performer Kanye West →
producer Devo Springsteen →
Kanye West →
recordingPeriod 2004–2005 →
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings →
Roc-A-Fella Records →
releaseDate 2005-05-31 →
releaseYear 2005 →
sampledArtist Shirley Bassey →
sampledWork Diamonds Are Forever →
writer Don Black →
John Barry →
Kanye West →
Shirley Bassey →

Referenced by (5)

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Heard 'Em Say → chronologyPreviousTitle → Diamonds from Sierra Leone →
Late Registration → hasTrack → Diamonds from Sierra Leone →
Kanye West – Late Registration → hasTrack → Diamonds from Sierra Leone →
subject surface form: Late Registration
Kanye West – Late Registration → notableSingle → Diamonds from Sierra Leone →
subject surface form: Late Registration
Gold Digger → precededBySingle → Diamonds from Sierra Leone →