| Diary of a Madman | |
| Cover: | Diary of a Madman.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gravediggaz featuring Killah Priest and Scientific Shabazz |
| Album: | 6 Feet Deep |
| B-Side: | Constant Elevation |
| Released: | June 21, 1994 |
| Recorded: | 1994[1] |
| Genre: | Horrorcore |
| Length: | 4:38 |
| Label: | Gee Street |
| Producer: | RZA, Prince Paul, RNS |
| Chronology: | Gravediggaz |
| Next Title: | Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"Diary of a Madman" is the debut single by the Gravediggaz, released in June 1994 from their debut album, 6 Feet Deep. The song was produced by members RZA (The Rzarector) and Prince Paul (The Undertaker) along with RNS and featured verses from Killah Priest and Scientific Shabazz. "Diary of a Madman" was Gravediggaz' most successful single, peaking at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, their only single to reach the chart, as well as No. 8 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
In an interview with HipHopSite.com, Prince Paul said that the sample looped in the song was produced by RNS.[2] The story of the song is set in a courtroom,[3] where a man possessed by evil spirits confesses to a murder and his story behind it, over a loop of haunting vocals.[4]
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| U.S. R&B / Hip-Hop | 57 |
| Hot Rap Singles | 8 |
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 11 |