WEST first breath gasped in the darkness chasing air as the sun set and left shadows scattered at his back bridging waters from Africa's coast to the Westside stories of T.O. leading back to L.O.'s flow tripling the weight sitting on his shoulders the only direction is up when six feet beneath is separated by seconds music is the magnet to his compass and the measure of his movements DIAMOND black ashes under pressure birthed diamond blood spilt mining for treasures limbs lost searching for riches buried under years of stone unyielding indestruction diamantine diamond comes from Africa diamond is forever .