Napoleon Da Legend - Diamonds

[Napoleon Da Legend verse 1]
We stand in unison against judas’ and all the foolishness
Against injustice we swarm like Hooligans
In this society where hacks mislead us
With corrupt elitist agenda we keep fending for the weakness
Where the black leaders? Voice for the youth who tell the truth
Who ain’t just selling us a view and a dream only a few
Will ever be capable of attaining
Not mainstream I’m subterranean
Got a nice buzz and I’m sustaining it
Building on/ concepts strong my mental echelon is higher than any leviathan can ever to step upon
Connected on a higher level like decepticons
I was born with a calm demeanor and aggressive charm
But never soft au contraire I got the comp scared
My Movement bubbles like a Montclair arms bear
When it’s on yea
We go to war fast showers on the forecast sword slash
Yea heart right out ya thorax
Storm pass an idle mind don’t let the devil play
Separate the real from frauds when the levels raised
Going against the god I got a shovel for ya grave
Got subtle ways chose a
Hustle over a wage
While others flaked I would hustle late
Focused with my head down humble snakes gas u till suffocate
And stumble, fumble the rock
I can’t afford to slip
No metaphors slipped into metamorphosis

[GURU HOOK]
Diamonds are forever like family and loyalty
Or real rap songs like "C.R.E.A.M." or "My Melody"
Diamonds are forever like my infinite thought
Like respect in the hood that can't be bought
Diamonds are forever like family and loyalty
Or real rap songs like "C.R.E.A.M." or "My Melody"
Diamonds are forever like my infinite thought
Like respect in the hood that can't be bought
Word up, diamonds

[Napoleon Da Legend verse 2]
Supreme official got that Guru Preme tissue
Clean as whistle disrespect
Greet u with a missile
And make you wish your brain never thought of that
Head start like Gary Clark I make it easy for the quarterback
Met the biggest scumbags sitting at these offices
At Warner or Sony got Universal origins
Deeper than a stream or a sale how bout I teach you a way to make it in this game by being yourself
I did that, they jacked it
YouTube flagged it
Peep my jacket
Me and these mics we like magnets
Attract crowds in factions
From cross waters and borders like Jordan in the fourth quarter jumper is gorgeous
Forging my path and reborn From my own ash
Turned giant like Goliath and
Crushed ya throne flat
Like Joe Black in human form I’m a troubadour
Po can stand out in a room full of unicorns
Pharaoh uniform like Ramses the second
Footwork, tag him on the shin my hands keep me guessing
Tom Clancy I’m Panchi with weapon plus Banksy
Don’t waste my time tell ya mans keep stepping
You see the seven?
That’s a rudimentary lesson
Expensive beverage with a French chick while I’m resting
So Ill, I can take back a bad first impression
Invest
Make it back then take it back to the essence

Napoleon Da Legend - Biography

Bilingual, Hip-Hop/Afrobeat artist, Napoleon Da Legend transferred his skills on the basketball court to the wax. Before that, he had to teach himself English. He kept his ears glued to the radio.

Paris-born, to the Comoros Islands, then Washington DC raised, the son of an immigrant family, Napoleon is a Brooklyn-based artist who uses his voice as weapon of hope, social-critique, conquest, and joy. After an untimely split, his parents left the U.S. and went their separate ways leaving the 16 year old to fend for himself in the DC / Maryland area, which helped him develop his hustle, instinct and work-ethic. NDL’s song “Black Privilege” led him to be featured at the Essence Festival in 2017. He was then invited to perform live on FOX 5’s Good Day DC.

NDL’s message of empowerment, community, and self-determination through music doesn’t stop there. He also works regularly with youth, running hip-hop workshops in Brooklyn’s toughest schools and Rikers Island’s juvenile programs.

Following the release of his “Steal This Mixtape” series in 2016, Napoleon headlined his “Steal This Mixtape” European Tour. He’s been featured on Statik Selekta’s Show Off Radio Show and Sway Calloway’s Sway in the Morning. To top all this, he graced the stage at the final Rocksteady Crew’s 40th Anniversary show at SummerStage in Central Park. In 2019, NDL performed in Europe’s biggest Hip-Hop Festival Hip-Hop Kemp in Czech Republic as Supa Kaiju with rapper/producer Sicknature.

2018 was yet another prolific year, without a doubt. Napoleon released 10 projects- including four albums, four mixtapes, and two EP’s released through various indie labels (Chopped Herring, Media Pop, Copenhagen Crates and Tuff Gong Records). This was followed by eight appearances in 2019 at Harlem Week’s main stage. He then became recognized for his fusing the world’s of Hip-Hop and Anime with albums Dragon Ball G (Dragon Ball Z), Bronze Saints (Saint Seiya) and King of the North Star (Fist of the North Star) in a feature article on Bandcamp (How Napoleon Da Legend Made Anime-Inspired Rap an Artform).

Since then, NDL has released 12 more projects, including the afrobeat/hip-hop fusion projects, “Afrostreet” & “Afrostreet 2”. After creating a few anthems (“Poulet Maafe”), which became popular with his French speaking audience, NDL decided to put his French powers into high gear. In September, 2019, he gave his first in interview in French with Mediapac (Watch it here), garnering over 100,000 views in less than a week. In May 2020, NDL featured on elite French rapper Akhenaton’s (IAM) “Asteroïde” project, trading verses in French and English on the innovative song “Storytellers”. In 2021, NDL was invited to adapt Akhenaton’s 19 minute song “La Faim de leur Monde” in English. They later collaborated on a 3-part EP series called “The Whole in my Heart” produced by Akhenaton on his label La Cosca.