Editing Mike D

{{Short description|American hip hop musician (born 1965)}}
{{other people||Michael Diamond (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Diamond}}
{{for|the rapper from Texas|Screwed Up Click#Mike D}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Mike D
| background       = solo_singer
| image            = Michael Diamond 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Diamond performing in 2007
| birth_name       = Michael Louis Diamond
| alias            = {{hlist|Mike Diamond|Country Mike|The King of Lunch|Meshach| Sweet Lou| Malibu Mike}}
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1965|11|20}}
| birth_place      = New York City, U.S.
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[rap rock]]|[[hardcore punk]]|[[alternative hip hop]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Rapper|musician|songwriter}}
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals|drums|percussion|keyboards}}
| years_active     = 1979–present
| label            = 
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[Beastie Boys]]|[[The Latch Brothers]]|[[The Young Aborigines]]|[[Slaves (UK band)|Slaves]]|[[Del The Funky Homosapien]]|[[Dinosaur Jr]]|[[Cat Power]]|[[Cassius (band)|Cassius]]|[[Jon Spencer Blues Explosion]]|[[Portugal. The Man]]|[[Sonic Youth]]|[[Chuck D]]|[[Beck]]}}
| website          = {{URL|beastieboys.com}}
| module          = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
 | signature       = Mike D signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
 }}
}}

'''Michael Louis Diamond''' (born November 20, 1965),<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/beastie-boys/biography |title=Beastie Boys Biography |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> better known as '''Mike D''', is an American rapper, musician, and music producer.  He is a founding member of the [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Beastie Boys]].<ref name="MTV bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/beastie_boys/artist.jhtml#bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051218061945/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/beastie_boys/artist.jhtml#bio |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2005 |title=Beastie Boys MTV Bio |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref>    

==Early life==
Diamond was born in New York City<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|date=2016-11-23|title=Mike D's Endless Summer: How Ex-Beastie Boy Found New Peace in Malibu|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mike-ds-endless-summer-how-former-beastie-boy-found-new-peace-in-malibu-126975/|access-date=2021-06-29|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> to [[Harold Diamond]], an art dealer, and [[Hester Diamond|Hester (née Klein) Diamond]], an interior designer and art collector.  He grew up on the Upper West Side surrounded by artwork, including pieces by [[Willem de Kooning]], [[Mark Rothko]], and [[Barnett Newman]].<ref name="NYT 2021">{{Cite news|last=Pappademas|first=Alex|date=2021-01-14|title=Mike D Is Cleaning Out the Family Attic|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/style/hester-diamond-art-auction.html|access-date=2021-01-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="rstone">{{cite magazine|first=Sarah |last=Grant |title=Original Beastie Boys Member John Berry Dead at 52 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/original-beastie-boys-member-john-berry-dead-at-52-20160519 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2014-05-18 |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |title=New York art dealer gets six years prison for fraud |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newyork-art/new-york-art-dealer-gets-six-years-prison-for-fraud-idUSTRE6724UC20100803 |access-date=10 November 2019 |work=Reuters |date=3 August 2010}}</ref> He attended the arts-oriented [[Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn)|Saint Ann's School]] and [[Walden School (New York City)|Walden School]].<ref name=rstone/>

==Career==
[[File:Mike D singing with the Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes.jpg|alt=Mike D singing with the Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes|thumb|Mike D rapping with the Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes|left]]
In 1979, Diamond co-founded the band [[The Young Aborigines]]. In 1981, [[Adam Yauch]], (known professionally as MCA), a friend and follower of the band, became their bass player, and on the suggestion of their then-guitar player, John Berry, the band changed their name to the Beastie Boys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=59&csid2=9&fid1=3028 |title=More Rhymes Than Grey Hairs |publisher=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=June 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714043519/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=59&csid2=9&fid1=3028 |archive-date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> By 1983, [[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]] (Ad-Rock) joined, and their sound began to shift away from [[Punk rock|punk]] to [[Hip hop music|hip hop]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/beastie-boys/biography |title=Beastie Boys Biography |publisher=[[Xfm London]] |access-date=June 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204224459/http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/beastie-boys/biography |archive-date=December 4, 2008}}</ref>

In 1986, the group's debut album ''[[Licensed to Ill]]'' was released on [[Def Jam Records]] and became a huge success. Though it spawned several singles, only one would reach the top twenty of the US Hot 100, the number 7 "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)". Sales of ''Licensed to Ill'' were extremely strong, going multi-platinum during the time of its run. Several years later, it would be certified diamond status. The group would release several albums, some attaining platinum or multi-platinum status.

In 1992, Diamond had founded the Beastie Boys' now-defunct record label [[Grand Royal Records]]. He is also interested in interior design, and designed Brooklyn-themed [[toile]] wallpaper; it was used in the renovation of the Marquee nightclub in the [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] neighborhood in New York City, which reopened in January 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blog.zagat.com/2013/01/marquee-unveils-complete-remodel-on-ten.html |title=Marquee Unveils Complete Remodel on Ten-Year Anniversary |last=Mulcahy |first=James |date=January 17, 2013 |work=[[Zagat]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606212907/http://blog.zagat.com/2013/01/marquee-unveils-complete-remodel-on-ten.html |archive-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.artinfo.com/objectlessons/2013/01/17/beastie-boy-mike-ds-designs-embellish-marquees-bathroom-walls/ |title=Beastie Boy Mike D's Designs Embellish Marquee's Bathroom Walls |last=Zara |first=Janelle |date=January 17, 2013 |work=[[Louise Blouin Media|Artinfo]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105132128/http://blogs.artinfo.com/objectlessons/2013/01/17/beastie-boy-mike-ds-designs-embellish-marquees-bathroom-walls/ |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A year after the death of Yauch in 2012, Diamond told ''Rolling Stone'' he was "excited about making new stuff again" and released "Humberto Vs the New Reactionaries (Christine and the Queens Remix)" in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-mike-d-im-excited-about-making-new-stuff-again-20130715 |title=Beastie Boys' Mike D: 'I'm Excited About Making New Stuff Again' |website=rollingstone.com |date=July 15, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> A remix of Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band's "Bad Dancer" by Diamond and Adam Horovitz was streamed online in August 2013.  The pair is credited with "additional beats, programming and other curve balls".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thefutureheart.com/2013/08/05/plastic-ono-collabs/ |title=Preview New Iggy Pop Plastic Ono Split 7"; Ono Songs with tUnE-yArDs, Lenny Kravitz |last=TheFutureHeart |date=August 5, 2013 |website=thefutureheart.com |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> In October 2014, Diamond stated that he had been working in the studio with American rock band [[Portugal. The Man]] as a producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfp3cgvC5bo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/wfp3cgvC5bo |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=A surprising home for a Beastie Boy |date=October 13, 2014 |publisher=CNN |access-date=July 8, 2017 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has also produced English punk duo [[Soft Play]]'s (formerly Slaves) second studio album, ''[[Take Control (Slaves album)|Take Control]]'', which was released on September 30, 2016.<ref name="HMV">{{cite web |title=Slaves announce full details of Beastie Boys produced new album Take Control |url=http://www.hmv.com/music/slaves-announce-full-details-of-beastie-boys-produced-new-album-take-control |website=HMV |access-date=September 3, 2016 |date=August 12, 2016}}</ref>

He hosts the [[Apple Music]] podcast ''The Echo Chamber''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-17|title=Mike D launches new Beats 1 radio show, The Echo Chamber|url=https://www.factmag.com/2016/07/17/mike-d-speaks-with-ezra-koenig-for-the-debut-of-his-beats-1-show-the-echo-chamber/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Fact Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1993, Diamond married film, television and music video director [[Tamra Davis]]; they have since legally separated.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Mike D's Endless Summer: How Ex–Beastie Boy Found New Peace in Malibu|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/how-exbeastie-boy-mike-d-found-new-peace-in-malibu-w451725|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> They have two children, Davis Diamond and Skyler Diamond who formed the group Very Nice Person.<ref name=huffingtonpost>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamra-davis |title=Tamra Davis |publisher=[[Huffington Post]] |access-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> They lived in [[Cobble Hill, Brooklyn]].<ref name="Earle-Levine">{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/greathomesanddestinations/licensed-to-grill-mike-ds-brooklyn-town-house.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | first=Julie | last=Earle-Levine | title=Licensed to Grill: Mike D's Brooklyn Town House | date=June 12, 2013}}</ref>

He grew up on [[Central Park West]].<ref name="NYT 2021" /> He later lived in Brooklyn and [[Tribeca]],<ref name="Earle-Levine"/> and as of 2016 was living in [[Malibu, California]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mike-ds-endless-summer-how-former-beastie-boy-found-new-peace-in-malibu-126975/ | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | first=Jonah | last=Weiner | title= Mike D's Endless Summer: How Former Beastie Boy Found New Peace in Malibu | date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Beastie Boys discography}}

'''with Beastie Boys '''

* ''[[Licensed to Ill]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Paul's Boutique]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Check Your Head]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Ill Communication]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Hello Nasty]]'' (1998)
* ''[[To the 5 Boroughs]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The Mix-Up]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Hot Sauce Committee Part Two]]'' (2011)

==References==
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