Kenneth "Diamond" Akridge -- A God fearing man, husband, father, and music producer born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Now residing in Sioux Falls, SD as one of the most highly saught after music producers in CHH. Creatively making his name known over eerie melodic sounds and heavy drums with his custom signature -- “KDiamondBeats".
 
In high school Diamond was one of the top 33 football players in the class of '03 which led him to be invited out to the Ohio vs Penn national high school all star game. There he got a scholarship to play for the Indianapolis Greyhounds and from there he went on to play arena football in Sioux Falls. A few of his highlighted moments were winning championships and playing against future Hall of Famer Terrell "TO" Owens. After a try out for the Canadian football league and no invite to camp his passion for football was coming to an end. But it was at that moment where his passion for music would be ignited!
 
Introduced to beat making in college by his teammate, Diamond has been producing for over 10 years. With his strong work ethic and perseverance, Diamond received his first beat placement with RMG artist “Canon” on LCV2 in 2014. The following year Diamond was invited to Tampa for the Flavor Fest where he was able to showcase his passion, gifts and talents throughout the Rapzilla Beat battle where he would go on to the Semi-Finals. Passionate about young people, well connected and respected in his church and community... Let's just say Diamond is doing #GodWork.
Twitter:@KDiamondBeats
Instagram: @KDiamondBeats
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kdiamondbeats

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