The Don of Diamond Dreams is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Shabazz Palaces, released on April 17, 2020, through Sub Pop.
[2] Nadine Smith of Pitchfork felt that "the group absorbs and warps a different sonic palette than usual: listen for the loopy guitar solos on 'Wet,' or the swaying riffs on 'Bad Bitch Walking' and 'Fast Learner.'
[6] Uncut remarked that the album "finds Butler's effect-treated voice rippling through a prism of mutated funk and R&B that feels simultaneously sumptuous and deeply unconventional".
[8] Evan Lilly The Line of Best Fit found there to be "plenty of mass appeal regardless of its unconventional style, but still Butler entices us just enough by adding bits of flair to its top tracks".
[4] Ben Devlin of MusicOMH wrote that "several tracks have a distinctly non-committal air to them and the lyrics often have only a fleeting relationship to the standard rap verse format", and concluded that the album "feels like aimless indulgence from a group that are capable of much better".