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Congrats to Chamillionaire as he is the winner of Best Rap Video, beating out our own Yung Joc. Too bad.
According to a video posted on Danity Kane's MySpace.com page, Danity Kane will be at the NFL kickoff concert along with Diddy (headliner), Cassie and Yung Joc. It sounds like it is truly going to be a Bad Boy affair.
From The Jamaica Observer:
And this just in: Highly placed sources have revealed that VP Records and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment have reached an agreement, which will handle the marketing and international distribution of Elephant Man's forthcoming release. The deal, according to sources, will see the release of Elephant's new album (the first in a multi-album deal) sometime in 2007.
I just noticed that Yung Joc was featured on the Step Up soundtrack. He's got a song called "'Bout It" which features 3LW.
Bad Boy's got 2 in the top 10 again. "Me & U" fell 1 spot from #6 to #7 while "Show Stopper" jumped up 8 spots, moving from 17 up to 8. "I Know You See It" fell from #19 to #20 and "It's Goin' Down" went from #20 to #26.
Reuters Newsblogs has highlights from the interview for their story:
Q: What’s changed about the way the music industry works now from when you started out?
In the music industry we’ve been through some rough times, still are, but it’s definitely getting better. We used to shun the Internet now we bow down and embrace it. I think we’re getting rewarded for it. But at the end of the day if you don’t have a hit record, you don’t have hit record. You can use the Internet and marketing all you want but you still need hit records and that’s what we do at Bad Boy, we make hits.
From Reuters:
"Our expectation when we did the deal with Bad Boy was to break one new artist every 18 months and to reintroduce P. Diddy," said Warner Music Executive Vice President Kevin Liles this week. "He's broken three new artists this year so it's over our expectation, but still under what we know he can do."
Warner Music does not break down revenue from its various labels, but SoundScan sales data show that the company's labels collectively accounted for an 18.7 percent share of the urban music sector in the year to date. In 2005, their share of that market was 13.8 percent.
While Combs cannot claim all the credit for Warner's resurgence in the hip-hop/R&B genre, analysts said Bad Boy was having a halo effect on other labels within the Warner group.
Via TheMTLBadBoy at BadBoyForever.com.
Check it out. Good stuff.
... New York feel it in they gut
If Jay comin' back, then the world need Puff
Emotional bond to the game, I'm attached
I gave most of you dudes life, now get back
I'm the man that beef with a whole coast
Lost my best friend and still see his ghost
Your lawsuits lost, I walk through courts
So disrespectful, I spit when I talk
I recognize n***** tryin' a copy my style
But, never been a n**** this fly, holdin' it down for this long
N****, I let y'all eat for this long
Now, the kings back on the streets...
Via YoungMarcus31 at BadBoyForever.com.
Well, I guess I have to talk about this nonsense again, even though I don't really have to. It's too "newsworthy" to avoid. I just got a quick listen to the 50 Cent diss track called "The Bomb" aimed at Diddy. He didn't say all that much, but here is the really absurd part:
Who shot Biggie Smalls?
We don't get them, they gon' kill us all
Man, Puffy know who hit that n****
Man, that n**** soft
He scared them boys from the west side'll break him off
So, who did it then, 50? He says something about some $50,000 for travel expenses on some tour, as well. Hard to really make out what he's talking about. I used to like 50 alright, used to spend money on his music. But, when he started doing this stuff, I basically introduced a 50 ban. I haven't spent a time on any of his music since and I won't. I might have to become familar with The Game, actually. I like that It's Okay (One Blood) song he put out.
Anyway, getting down to business. Speaking of business, that is the keyword. Business. This stuff is just stupid. Anyone who does business with 50 should be weary. Let me explain. Sometimes, when people talk about Diddy, they say things like "paper gangster." But, that just isn't consistent. People act like Diddy is doing something illegal or underhanded.
He's not. On the contrary, making sure your paper work is in order is what everyone should do. People act like being personally responsible is some sort of virus. I signed a contract, well, hey, I wanna leave now, who cares? That's nonsense and it's a problem. You go to work at X Corporation. You sign a contract. Period. You are held to that contract, good or bad. If you want the contract voided, you have to go through the appropriate legal steps and even then, there may not be an easy out, if there is not one in the contract.
So, 50 called Diddy and they can't agree. That's too bad because that's business. It's not being a gangster, it's simply following the contract. But, instead, 50 chooses to act like this. Knowing this, if you're a business, how can you do business with 50? How can you expect him to fulfill a contract that he signs if this is how he handles such matters? If 50 pulled this stuff with Reebok, they'd throw him into court in half a second. The only reason 50 can get away with this stuff is because people let him get away with it in this industry. In pretty much any other industry, this stuff doesn't float. 50 is trying to run a game on people. It doesn't fit. But, that doesn't mean people aren't falling for it.
Via Nomah # 5 at BadBoyForever.com.
Dawn reviewed the album for Dawn Richard Online. There are four video parts to it and they are below. Be sure to watch them one at a time, not playing two of them at more than once, or your computer will probably freeze.
Intro
Part 1
Part 2
»
Read More
Just incase you didn't know Bad Boy has a YouTube channel. If you have a YouTube account, you can subscribe to it.
Via Yung Joc's MySpace.com page.
According to Life Style Extra:
The rapper and business mogul revealed he wants to bring the successful Broadway musical, 'A Raisin In The Sun', over to the UK capital as soon as "the right theatre becomes available."
From AllHipHop.com's rumors section:
Now, I knew this, but I needed a few co-signs before I put it up. When 50 Cent was on Whoo Kid's Hot 97 show, he was upset about the way Puff won't let Mase off Bad Boy records. Well, that part we know, right? But, I heard 50 said that Puff wants to do a joint venture with Mase and G-Unit. 50 reportedly replied, "Why should I do a joint venture with someone who doesn't even produce records?" Anyway, I heard that 50 also claimed that Diddy knows who killed Biggie and wasn't talking for fear of death. He said a lot of stuff about Diddy, which is an indication that the winter might be hotter than the summer.
Assuming it's true, I have two "words." They are "lol" and "sigh." I was thinking of not mentioning this, just because 50's just trying to get attention and I don't really want to give it to him, but there you have it. I hope 50 is aware of what a contract is.
Also according to Diddy's MySpace.com page, he'll be presenting at the VMAs tomorrow. Good luck to Joc.
According to Diddy's MySpace.com page he is on or, at least, was on Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex tonight. Anyone catch it?
Neat little video.
Via Diddy MySpace.com.
If you go to the videos section of the official site, you will find that there is a video for the new Christian Daniel single, "Donde Quedaran."
Via boyzndahood at BadBoyForever.com.
The 8/30/06 SoundScan numbers are in. Danity Kane sold 234,341 to be exact, bringing their total to 234,622. They are the top selling album of the week, as I said earlier.
Yung Joc is in at #26 with 29,973. His total is 635,847. Cassie is at #33 now, with 166,297 after a week of 25,109.
From Billboard:
In yet another big week for new albums on The Billboard 200, Danity Kane comes out on top of the crop with its self-titled debut. The set sold 234,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving Bad Boy Records its seventh No. 1 album and first since 2003's "Bad Boys II" soundtrack.
The winners of MTV's "Making the Band 3" in 2005, quintet Danity Kane exceeded the two other "Making the Band" debuts' opening week tallies: O-Town's self-titled began with 145,000 at No. 5 in 2001 and Da Band's "Too Hot for T.V." started with 204,000 at No. 2 in 2003.
Excellent! Congratulations to everyone involved.
I had previously written that it would be the 8th album to hit #1, but I was wrong. After checking the numbers, I found that it is, in fact, the 7th. Sorry for the confusion.
The official site mentions that Danity Kane will be going on a tour of Nordstrom stores.
September 9: Oakbrook, IL (Open: 8:00 AM - Show: 8:30 AM)
September 16: Escondido, CA (Open: 8:00 AM - Show: 8:30 AM)
September 17: Costa Mesa, CA (Open: 9:00 AM - Show: 9:30 AM)
September 24: Walnut Creek, CA (Open: 9:00 AM - Show: 9:30 AM)
September 30: Austin, TX (Open: 8:00 AM - Show: 8:30 AM)
October 6: Tigard, OR (Open: 9:30 AM - Show: TBD, Approximately 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
October 7: Bellevue, WA (Open: 8:00 AM - Show: TBD, Approximately 8:30 AM)
October 14: Paramus, NJ (Open: 8:00 AM - Show: 8:30 AM)
October 28: McLean, VA (Open: 8:00 AM - Show: 8:30 AM)
The official site reports that Cassie is taping a segment for a TRL Back to School program. In it, she helps a girl get a make over.
Danity Kane will be performing on Good Day New York on FOX 5.
Via the official site.
From MTV News:
... Then it was Diddy's turn to take the spotlight. He grabbed the mic and let everyone know that his group Danity Kane will be coming in on the top spot of next week's Billboard albums chart. He also congratulated the crowd on being invited to the party, for which the dress code was "Sexy & Flawless." ...
Soon, the floor was packed to grinding-room-only status as Goldfinger threw on Diddy's "Come to Me," which he brought back several times.
"It feels good to be back," Diddy, still holding the mic, said. "I missed you. Just rock now, don't stop now. We Bad Boy baby, you ain't gotta play the wall. You can dance again. Ask a young lady, 'Would you like to dance?' "
Via jordan8705 at BadBoyForever.com.
You can watch it here.
Via Ryan Leslie.
Roger Friedman at FOXNEWS.com:
It’s nice to know someone at Warner Music Group — aside from Edgar Bronfman Jr. — even has $18 million. Currently the company has five albums on the charts, none of them selling very well.
Only two are from Warner; the others come from Atlantic Records. And two of those come from Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment.
What?! If Cassie and (especially) New Joc City aren't/haven't sold well, not a heck of a lot has. New Joc City has had very solid sales, now over 600,000 units. Cassie has moved just over 140,000 in 2 weeks. Not as impressive as Joc, but still, a good debut.
A Diddy fan gets their own Diddy on the next episode of My Own on MTV, according to Atlantic Records.
From MTVNews.com:
G. Dep basically disappeared for the past several years. We haven't seen him since he put out 2001's Child of the Ghetto.
Dep isn't exactly the most talkative person you'll meet, but when we ran into him, he said he's been back in the studio working and might be putting out another album on Bad Boy in the future. One thing's for sure: He hasn't lost his spit game. Dep dropped an ice-cold a cappella freestyle, and the boy still has lyrics.
Via Toby J. at BadBoyForever.com.
I have updated our release production history page to be current with the release of the Danity Kane, which I received today.
There are a couple of notable things. First, with the production credit for "Press Pause," D-Dot has reached 50 tracks. This is a mark that only 3 other producers (Diddy, Mario Winans and Stevie J.) have reached.
Second, with his complete production credit over Cassie's album as well as the track on the Danity Kane album, Ryan Leslie is now in the top 10, tied at 10 with Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence and Tony Dofat.
From a bulletin from Diddy's MySpace.com:
We looking for 150 girls who rollerskate and got their own rollerskates for a Bad Boy/Diddy event this week! Ladies you must be 17+ and own your own skates!
Email: personalpeekstudios@gmail.com and put in subject line - Rollerskate! PLS INCLUDE PHOTO! And include ALL contact information including phoner .. so we can get in touch with you with the details! this is going to be huge, so don't miss your chance to be a part of this!
***Also, for this years VMA's we want your help this Thursday, Aug 29th to hold up signs! We need 400 Guys and girls, 17 and up! Email to personalpeekstudios@gmail.com with your contact information including phone number!
PLS SEND IN ALL YOUR INFORMATION BY THIS TUESDAY AT NOON EST, TO BE A PART OF THIS! BAD BOYYYY!
There is an article about Cassie at USATODAY.com:
A gift keeps giving: Cassie had just started working with producer Ryan Leslie when her mother asked her to record her a song for her birthday. Cassie and Leslie did a sexy duet called Kiss Me, and when Leslie played it for music executive Tommy Mottola, he offered to be her manager. She later signed a record deal with Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment. Cassie, who moved to New York last year after graduating high school, says Leslie wrote most and produced all of her album with little interference from heavy-hitters Mottola and Diddy. "They saw the chemistry we had. People know that I'm not a super singer like Aretha Franklin or anything like that, but you realize the love of music between me and Ryan is great. So we want to just have fun and make music that people can sing and dance to."
If, by some twist of events, the Danity Kane album does happen to hit #1 on The Billboard 200 and manages to beat out Outkast, Christina Aguilera, etc., that will be awesome. There are only 52 #1's in a year (assuming that there is a different one every week and that doesn't happen, so there are less), so you can imagine how rare a thing it is. But, if they managed to do it, it'll be the first #1 album Bad Boy has had since Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack, which was released on July 15, 2003.
It would be the 7th Bad Boy release to receive such an honor, following in the steps of Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack, We Invented the Remix, Born Again, Harlem World, No Way Out and Life After Death.
Edit: I was wrong. Emotional reached #9, not #1. I thought that seemed weird when I wrote it. :)
The official site has 8 Ball & MJG's release date listed as "coming soon" now instead of September 26. At least one CD selling site I've seen has their release date as January now. We'll have to see...
The Christian Daniel official site has opened. The primary content on the site is 12 pictures of Christian. His album is debut album is due September 26.
You can watch it here. I like this song a lot. Nice verses from Diddy and Joc.
Via kokket at BadBoyForever.com via Diddy's MySpace.com.
In the video below, you'll see Bad Boy songwriter Jack Knight how to write a hit song. Toward the end of the video, you'll see a performance from Bad Boy artist Shannon.
Via Jack Knight MySpace.com.
Sister Souljah, Executive Director of Daddy's House Social Programs (BBE's charitable division), will be speaking in Flint, Michigan at the Flint Public Library at 7:00 PM on August 30.
She plans to talk about anti-drug use and anti-violence, HIV prevention, making positive plans, the purpose of family and cultural consciousness.
A video for Dope Boy Magic has been released. Check it out.
Via Yung Joc MySpace.com.
Cheri Dennis will be performing at the Bulldog Bash on University Drive in Starkville, MS. It's a free concert and Cheri will be performing from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM on September 8.
I've noticed that Cheri has continued to perform and "hang around." This leads me to believe that her album will be released this year, despite what some are saying. I hope it is, anyway. We'll have to see.
Via The Reflector Online.
The group will be signing copies of their album at the Sound Garden in Baltimore on August 29 at 6:00 PM.
Via Danity Kane MySpace.com.
Less than 30 minutes from now! They're premiering the remix video with Diddy and Joc. Should be good.
Edit: Did I say perform? Sorry about that! They premiered the video. Watching it now.
Via TheMTLBadBoy at BadBoyForever.com via Danity Kane MySpace.com.
My copy of Cassie's debut just arrived and there is an insert in it with album release dates. Cheri Dennis appears to have been given a month again. That month is October. We'll see.
This is pretty cool. The New York Times reports on Wednesday at the MSG during Mariah Carey concert, she performed Honey, bringing Diddy on stage to take it back to '97. I'm sure that was a pretty neat performance. Maybe they'll release a video of it or something.
According to Atlantic Records:
An out-of-the-box phenomenon at retail, DANITY KANE, which hit stores just two days ago, sold nearly 90,000 units in its first day of release, selling out at most stores across the country.
'The formula works like this: Diddy, Bad Boy Records, talented and beautiful artists, and the marketing strategy,' said Steve Lerner, Circuit City's Senior National Buyer/Music. 'It’s the culmination of many factors, and Danity Kane actually brings back the excitement of what the music business is all about - Artist Development!'
'Danity 'Co-Kane'… people are fiendin' for it!' commented Violet Brown, Director of Urban Music for Trans World Entertainment. 'It is great to have a new title of this magnitude!'
DANITY KANE' is already the #1 album on iTunes, with an average fan ranking of 4-and-a-half stars (out of 5). More than 300 fans have reviewed the album. The album's Jim Jonsin-produced first single, 'Show Stopper,' is #3 on iTunes, just behind singles from Justin Timberlake and Fergie, and debuted at #5 on SoundScan’s Digital Song Chart, selling more than 55,000 units. Danity Kane is the #5 most searched artist on Yahoo! and ranks at #2 on MySpace with 12.5 million streams. The group has three additional songs on the iTunes Top 100 chart-'Sleep on It', 'Ride For You', and 'One Shot'.
This is going to be the 4th straight Bad Boy release with impressive opening numbers.
According to Diddy:
For my part, I called 3 Target's in Charleston, SC because I had a friend there who was gonna pick it up for me. They were all sold out. I've been reading various forums and various posters have been reporting a lot of sellouts. We'll have to see how this shakes out.
Via Torontosfynest at BadBoyForever.com via Diddy.
According to a news item at the official site, Yung Joc will be performing at the NFL Kickoff concert, along with Diddy and Cassie.
Via Diddy1986 at BadBoyForever.com.
The official site has a couple of news items with new Cassie and Yung Joc appearances. They're coming to CT, MA, NY, SC and GA.
With the latest Hot 100 chart, I noticed that New Joc City had 2 songs reach the top 19 ("It's Goin' Down" reached #3 and "I Know You See It" is now at #19). This is a big deal and no small feat (for any label). But, for Bad Boy, this is the first album to do this since "We Invented the Remix" which had "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (#4) and "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (#2). Congrats.
Pretty cool stuff. Bad Boy's been hitting the charts in a big way this year. The latest Hot 100 charts have "Me & U" slipping to #6 and and "It's Goin' Down" slipping to #20. However, "I Know You See It" jumped from #22 to #19 and "Show Stopper" debuted at #17.
Via killah at BadBoyForever.com.
From what I am reading around the web, the Target exclusive is a DVD with some "making of" features. These include the making of Danity Kane (which includes some more background on the album and the group name, etc.) and then a making of the Show Stopper music video.
The latest SoundScan numbers are in and Cassie dropped by more than half, moving 40,814 units to make it 141,188 units in all. Joc fell a little as well, down to 33,789. Still, that's enough to give him over 600,000 sold. 605,874 to be exact.
From contactmusic.com:
ME+ U singer CASSIE credits SEAN COMBS with her new-found confidence on stage, insisting she'll never care what others think of her again.
According to Atlantic Records:
Ampd Mobile presents an autograph session with Yung Joc this Sunday, August 27th from 1-3pm at the Best Buy store located at 622 Broadway in New York City! Come out to meet Yung Joc, plus find out how you can win an Ampd Mobile phone and other hot giveaways. Its all goin down this Sunday August 27th at the Best Buy store.
Watch it below. Yung Joc came in and performed his verse.
Just a little blast from the past. I was clearing out some links and came across MTV News article talking about various people/groups submiting rock remixes of Victory to Diddy. In the end, they went with the Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor) one, but I wouldn't mind hearing the others, of course. But, then, I'm a fan, so that's natural.
On the heels of the "All About The Benjamins" rock remix (currently the top-selling single in the country) Puffy has put out the call for another rock remix, this time for "Victory," the next single from his "No Way Out" album.
Reznor has already submitted a rock version of "Victory" as have Anthrax, the Deftones, Dinosaur Jr. mastermind J Mascis, and Fuzzbubble, the only rock act on Puffy's Bad Boy label. Korn and Megadeth are also poised to get in on the act as well.
In the latest The Billboard Hot 100 charts, Cassie remains at #4 with "Me & U." "It's Goin' Down" is down to #15 with "I Know You See It" continuing it's rise, this week at #22.
You have to buy the entire album to get a video they are billing as Show Stopper (featuring Diddy). Is this the remix video? From the preview clip, I can't tell. If anyone buys it, please let me know.
Wal-Mart's exclusive download, if you buy the album at their site is "I Wish" by Danity Kane.
Danity Kane's self titled debut album was released today. You can buy it on Amazon.com for $9.99. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. One Shot
2. Heartbreaker
3. Want It
4. Right Now
5. Show Stopper
6. Hold Me Down
7. Come Over Interlude
8. Ooh Ahh
9. Press Pause
10. Ain't True Interlude
11. Ride for You
12. Touching My Body
13. Back Up
14. Stay with Me
15. Sleep on It (Hidden Track)
From AllHipHop.com's Rumors section:
I heard that Diddy might be in the final stages of a huge ad campagne with Burger King. Yep. Now, the details of this rumor might correspond with the mogul's new album, because I'm hearing its coming up soon.
Just a rumor. I'm more of a McDonalds person, myself...
Yung Joc is headlining a party at Avalon in New York. He'll be performing (including It's Going Down, I Know You See It and Me & U (Remix)). It'll be hosted by La-La.
Via WhatsPoppin.net.
Danity Kane will be doing a signing at the FYE at Roosevelt Field Mall at 2:00 PM tomorrow (8/22).
Via Bad Boy.
The official site mentioned that the girls will be giving the following radio interviews:
August 22 in New York, NY: Power 105 at 8:45 AM and Hot 97 at 3:30 PM.
August 24 in Hartford/New Haven, CT: WZMX at 7:00 AM and WPHH at 10:30 AM.
August 25 in Philadelphia, PA: WUSL at 7:00 AM and WPHI at 8:00 AM.
You can listen to this song in our audio player to the right. I like it.
MTV News reports that "Tell Me" featuring Christina Aguilera will be the second single off of Diddy's upcoming album.
Updating a previous post, People Magazine is reporting that they have received confirmation that this is in fact true. Congratulations!
According to the press release:
Virgin Mobile USA, in partnership with Warner Music Group, today announced the latest artist in the company's popular First Dibs ringtone lineup -- Bad Boy's new R&B/pop sensation, Cassie. This First Dibs offer runs from August 17th - September 21st.
Virgin Mobile is the only wireless service in the U.S. offering its customers access to exclusive a cappella and instrumental ringtone versions of five of Cassie's hottest tracks off her self-titled debut album, "Cassie." This includes exclusive versions of "Me & U," the single burning up the R&B charts. Virgin Mobile's four million customers also have the unique opportunity to hear Cassie's perspective on her new-found fame first-hand, through downloadable original interview excerpts.
According to this press release, Sean. C & LV have produced 3 tracks for Press Play. One of which is "Gettin' Off," which you can listen to in our audio player to the right. It's an interlude.
Cheri Dennis' album will also feature production from them. They worked on Duets: The Final Chapter and and, to quote the press release:
Under their production company, Grind Music., Sean C. & LV also have their own artist, Aasim, who’s preparing his debut album on Bad Boy Records with executive production, A&R and production by Sean C. & LV.
From contactmusic.com:
He tells MTV News, "Once you've heard one track, you'll want to hear them all. It's like the TV series 24."
I'm a 24 fan, actually.
As you can see in this circular, Target has an "Exclusive Limited Edition" of the Danity Kane album going on sale on August 22. What is exclusive about it? Your guess is as good as mine. Bonus tracks? Bonus DVD? Both? Well, that's what one site says. Not sure, but I will be trying to get it to see.
Wal-Mart will also have an exclusive download, according to their site. What's the download? Again, no idea. But, you'll know as soon as I do!
The group was interviewed by ELLEgirl:
EG: Do you ever feel like the show is edited in such a way that you come across badly or not quite accurately?
D.Woods: In the media, there's a tendency to give women characters. But in reality, there are so many different sides to a person. Maybe you love to be wild and crazy, you love to be at home cuddling to a movie, you cry and are extra-emotional about things that hurt you, you fight for things you believe in. Every woman embodies that, but on television, sometimes you get pigeonholed and that is what society is taught to be entertained by....
Aubrey: Some of us are addicted to reading those online forums, and honey let me tell you, 'She looks like a leather handbag that's been dragged through the dryer three times' did not make me feel good that day!
Via Aubrey O'Day MySpace.com.
Ryan Leslie's MySpace.com page has a picture from the "Long Way 2 Go" music video. Mr. Leslie is featured in it.
August 21 at 3:30 PM: TRL performance.
August 22 at 9:00 AM: Hosting the Big 10 show.
August 22 at 7:00 PM: Co-hosting Sucker Free On MTV.
Via the official Danity Kane MySpace.com page.
According to MTV News, Diddy will make his "singing debut" on a duet with Keyshia Cole called "Last Night."
... He's going full-throttle as a vocalist on one song.
"I make my singing debut on Press Play," he said. "I did this duet with Keyshia Cole called 'Last Night.' I represent all of the shower singers out there. I'm not the greatest singer, but I have a lot of emotion in my voice, and this song is a totally different sound for me. I wanted to take some risks on this album, and ironically it's a lot of people's favorite track. I had a lot of fun doing it."
From The Kansas City Star:
Weld Wheel Industries, a leading maker of high-performance automotive wheels, on Thursday sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors and said it plans to sell its assets.
The decades-old family-owned business said it lost $1.1 million in the first six months of this year on net sales of $21.8 million. The abbreviated bankruptcy petition did not break down Weld Wheel’s debts, but other court documents stated the company has total assets of $31.6 million. ...
Last year, Weld Wheel teamed up with hip-hop musician Sean “P. Diddy” Combs to produce a new line of custom, precision-forged aluminum rims for sports trucks, luxury SUVs and other high-end vehicles. The 50-50 joint venture with Combs’ Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group produces and sells “Sean John Wheels,” which retail for from $700 to $3,000 each.
The Associated Press has an interview with Cassie at SFGate.com:
AP: Speaking of versatility, any plans to crossover into acting?
Cassie: I've gotten a couple of scripts. They are both Denzel Washington films. One that he is directing and one that he is actually in. I'm excited about it and nervous. I've never really acted before. I did plays when I was little but that has nothing to do with being on the big screen. I want to do it after I take lessons. It will be good to cross over and try new things. I say all the time, the music industry isn't the same anymore and selling records isn't enough. You have to build yourself as a brand.
From the press release:
The Opening Gala for BLACK STYLE NOW will kick off New York's Fashion Week with a star-studded, black-carpet event on Friday, September 8, 2006, from 6:00pm to 11:00pm at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. The exclusive celebration, in honor of the Museum of the City of New York's groundbreaking exploration of hip-hop style and the Black fashion revolution, is hosted by Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
As the first major American exhibition to explore Black fashion, BLACK STYLE NOW will feature examples of the attire, accessories, and looks that define contemporary fashion; including a strapless fuchsia, velvet gown worn by Lil' Kim to the 2005 Costume Institute Gala, an original wool-pinstripe suit worn by Sean 'Diddy' Combs to the 2006 CFDA Awards, and a custom-designed white and cranberry leather, monogrammed cap made for LL Cool J in the 1980's, to name a few. Opening on September 9, 2006, and running through February 19, 2007, the exhibition will present historic photos, video images and stylized vignettes to reveal how today's fashion is shaped by African-American style. Beyonce, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Russell Simmons, Sean 'Jay-Z' Carter, LL Cool J, Kanye West, Lil' Kim and Andre 3000 are among the celebrities whose influence will be documented in BLACK STYLE NOW.
You can now check out this track in our audio player. I like it.
You can listen to the entire album over at The Leak at MTV.com. Showstopper is missing the Yung Joc verse, though, so I'm not sure if it will make the album or not at this point. I liked the verse, myself.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. One Shot
2. Heartbreaker
3. Want It
4. Right Now
5. Show Stopper
6. Hold Me Down
7. Come Over (Interlude)
8. Ooh Ahh
9. Press Pause
10. Ain't True Interlude
11. Ride For You
12. Touchin' My Body
13. Back Up
14. Stay With Me
15. Sleep On It
So, Sleep On It makes the album.
Via Atlantic Records.
From MTV News:
"She had her first television performance, and she had an all right performance," he said. "You could hear the nervousness in her voice. And to be honest, I kind of smiled at it, because it made me really appreciate what I really love about her: She's a regular person. And we, as artists, we sometimes get nervous. I told her it's like riding a bike: You're gonna fall down, you got to keep on getting on it. I'm with her through her development, and I have no questioning on her ability, on her singing ability. It just made me appreciate that she got nervous, and it was kind of cute to me, to be honest.
"It takes time when you're developing a new artist," he continued. "You can't be fickle. Some people are going to have good days and bad days. The thing about Bad Boy is, we're with our artists through all days. She's not an artist that has a problem with her vocals or singing. You've got to understand that success for her is coming out of nowhere. It's just so huge, and sometimes everybody handles it differently. So I'm quite sure she'll get over it. She's going to have to. That's part of being a recording artist, and sometimes it takes time. I don't care how many performances it is, I'm going to be with her until she gets it right."
According to Urban Connects, Cassie's SoundScan numbers for her first week were 100,374. Joc continues to hold strong with just a small drop, placing him at 39,240. If all goes (very) well, he should be over 600,000 next week.
According to Atlantic Records:
Catch Danity Kane perform their hit single 'Show Stopper' this Saturday, 8/19 on the Direct TV Show CD USA! Check local listings for time and channel.
Updating previous entries, Diddy apparently has some ideas for when Rooney comes to town:
"I am waiting to put a definite date in the diary for Wayne to come out and we're both working it around our busy lives," P Diddy told the Daily Star. "I'll close down Macy's and Barney's so his lovely lady can go shopping and Wayne can help me pick some girls for some of the videos I'm working on."
From Life Style Extra:
Diddy has had a £6 million necklace stolen from his Ibiza villa.
The rapper left the sland on Sunday evening (13.08.06), but during his stay he found one of his favourite pieces of jewellery had been swiped from his collection.
Can't be sure of the reliability, but there are a few small sites reporting that Kim Porter is pregnant with the couple's second child together (would be Diddy's 3rd and their 4th in all, as Porter has a child from a previous relationship, as well). Let's wait for some more official confirmation, though, before we go with this as being true. If it is, congratulations are in order, of course.
Definitely worth a read:
... I am aware that my live performances have been pretty bad....no excuses, I'm still getting over stage fright.
I am very upset with the seris of events this week and I do not appreciate people making me look and sound crazy. I'm not a a w**** or a b*****, which is what people have been making me out to be. I'm a 19 year old girl, I'm single and I'm working my a** off. Thank you to all of the fans and supporters that have recognized my hard work.
AllHipHop.com has a new interview with Yung Joc:
AllHipHop.com: With any success comes controversy. In a recent issue of XXL, [Producer,] Nitti stated that he owns 75 percent of the publishing for “It’s Goin’ Down” and also attacks you as a lyricist. Any response?
Yung Joc: I’mma tell you like this man. In that article, Nitti was upset with the fact that I didn’t sign with him. Everything in that article is bulls**t, okay? It is what it is, he apologized for it, and I accepted his apology and kept it moving. He apologized over the radio in Atlanta; we accepted it, and kept it moving.
Check out this question:
AllHipHop.com: A few Bad Boy artists have fallen victim to the sophomore slump, as we speak Puff is in a legal battle with 50 Cent over Ma$e. Were you worried about any of this when you and Block signed the deal?
I like these kinds of questions where writers twist things. What exactly do sophomore slump and Mase have in common? Mase released 3 Bad Boy albums. Right before/after his second (i.e. sophomore) album was released, he retired - and it still went gold! His third album went gold, too.
And what exactly do sophomore slump and Mase trying to get out of his contract have to do with each other? He signed a contract with Bad Boy. That's why there is a dispute. You sign a contract, you are held to it. "Were you worried" that you'd be held to the contract you signed?! This is a big problem in the world - a lack of accountability. Anyway, Mase and sophomore slump... Mase trying to get out of his contract... I struggle to see the relevance, other than looking for attention. Anyway...
Via Torontosfynest at BadBoyForever.com.
From Forbes:
The family submitted a motion last month alleging that former officers David Mack and Rafael Perez, working for Death Row Records mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, were behind the rapper's shooting death. ...
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper denied the request Thursday, ruling there was "no admissible evidence that Perez was on duty ... at the scene of the murder."
Via SJPiedmont at BadBoyForever.com.
The latest Hot 100 chart has "Me & U" falling from #3 to #4, "It's Goin' Down" falling from 7 to 9 and "I Know You See" It going from #30 to #26. 3 of the top 26...
From SOHH.com:
3. Cassie rates rappers. Cassie appeared on Hot 97 earlier this week. No, the Myspace sensation did not confirm that "Me and You" was indeed about, ummmm...brains, but during an interview with Angie Martinez, Cassie did reveal that Omarion and Bow Wow tried to holla. Later on during Funkmaster Flex's show, Cassie provided more depth into the episode, detailing that Omarion had his little brother give her his number while Bow Wow also sent his math through a third party. The beauty then rated rappers on a scale from 1 to 10. Ne-Yo, Omarion, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Yung Joc all received 7s while Derek Jeter and Young Jeezy earned 5s. Juelz Santana scored a six while Bow Wow with 8 and T.I. with a 10, were the highest rated. Cassie also noted that Pharrell Williams was her top choice and was clueless as to who NBA Champion, Dwayne Wade was.
Via Young B.I at BadBoyForever.com.
WikiPedia's album page has the following information on it:
It is confirmed that a fan favorite "Sleep On It" is a hidden track on the album. When buying the CD at Target, you will get the album, 3 bonus tracks and a dvd.
Confirmed Tracklisting
1. One Shot (Handle Me)
2. Heartbreaker
3. Want It
4. Right Now
5. Show Stopper
6. Hold Me Down
7. Come Over (Interlude)
8. Ooh Ahh
9. Press Pause
10. Ain't True (Interlude)
11. Ride For You
12. Touchin' My Body
13. Back Up
14. Stay With Me
15. Sleep On It (Hidden Track)
16. I Wish (Possible Target Bonus Track)
17. Want It From Me (Possible Target Bonus Track)
WikiPedia isn't the greatest source of this sort of info, so for now, let's treat this as a "crazy rumor" because I can't find anything official to confirm it. But, I felt it was worth reporting. Let me know if you see anything that might serve as confirmation, though.
Did you miss Access Granted for the Come to Me video? No worries, you can watch it (not sure if it's all or just parts) on BET ON BLAST. Not working here right now, unfortunately.
Via Raz at BadBoyForever.com.
Cassie recently performed Me & U on 106 & Park. Her vocals were way too low, so it wasn't her greatest performance, but Joc was on point. Ryan Leslie was in the building, as well. Here is the video:
The latest SoundScan numbers are in and Joc continued his strong sales, selling 40,028 copies, bringing his total well over the 500,000 mark, at 532,845.
From AtlanticSTREET.com:
Just last week, Pepsi launched a radio spot featuring Cassie, which is airing in nearly 75 markets across the country. A performance on LIVE with Regis and Kelly is slated to air August 14th.
Two new songs, called Showdown and Remind Me, have been posted to her official MySpace.com page.
You can watch it over at AOL Music's First View Canvas. Nothing different from the one I posted before, just the full beginning (car driving up) and the ending, showing flashes of Diddy and Nicole Scherzinger with an arrow (i.e. the symbol on the play button of a lot of VCRs, music players, etc.) symbolizing the name of the album.
Via Diddy's official MySpace.com page.
You can watch it here:
It's a cool video. At first, I wasn't digging Diddy's laid back approach on parts of the first verse, but in the end, after watching it a few times, I like it. It's nitpicking, I know, but when he says "did it before, do it again" it sounds like he's smiling, but he barely moves his mouth in the video. But, anyway, good video, good song.
cbs4.com reports that Diddy will be headlining the NFL Kickoff Concert on September 7. Cassie will be joining him. Should be good.
contactmusic.com is reporting that Diddy has hired Jeff Kwatinetz of The Firm to represent him.
Krista Desens reports that Diddy will be on 106 & Park tonight, along with Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Mario and Busta Rhymes.
From MTV News:
Diddy goes to great lengths to preserve his sexy, but he told MTV Europe recently that he isn't concerned that Justin Timberlake is moving in on his territory with "SexyBack." "I'm a big fan of Justin's and he's allowed to use my catchphrase 'sexy' and run with it," Diddy said. "I mean, I got it from somebody else, so it's all good." It may be all good, but it's not all equal. "I am the king of the sexy, Justin," Diddy noted. "Let's not get it twisted."
heh.
From EURweb.com:
According to the San Francisco Chronicle’s gossip site, the Bad Boy exec and girlfriend Kim Porter were attempting to fly from St. Tropez, in the south of France, to Rome when the pilot told him there was too much luggage to fly. Combs promptly spent $16,200 for a second jet to carry his Louis Vuitton luggage alone.
Yung Joc is featured in a series of videos at the AT&T blue room. To access the videos, highlight Behind the Scenes and click Yung Joc. One of the videos has him taking you on a tour of the Sean John flagship store in New York. There are also videos where he talks about his influences, his family, life in general, etc.
Via Atlantic Records.
You can listen to Cassie's second single in our audio player now.
Cassie's self titled debut album has been released. Here is a full tracklisting:
1. Me & U
2. Long Way 2 Go
3. About Time
4. Kiss Me
5. Call U Out
6. Just One Nite
7. Hope You're Behaving (Interlude)
8. Not with You
9. Ditto
10. What Do U Want
11. Miss Your Touch
You can buy it at Amazon.com now.
Nelson is looking for a guitar player, according to a bulletin from his official MySpace. He says:
What I am searching for are people who has great talent as a guitar player to play behind me. If you are the one that is motivated, focused and determined and has great talent as a guitarist. Please leave me a message on my myspace page.
From The New Britain Herald:
On Saturday, crowds of people from all over the state came to the Westfarms Mall to watch as Connecticut Idol kicked off its first of many qualifying rounds during the month of August. ...
Judges for the finale are comprised of the top industry experts and include Bad Boy Entertainment artist Cassie as well as a national record representative for RCA-J-Artista, Adrian Moreira, Steve Ferrera and Hot 93.7's DJ Buck and Nancy Barrow.
I didn't even know there were any, but I guess I don't pay that much attention. Cassie says:
The 19-year-old, from Puff's Bad Boy stable, said: "I'm a diehard fan of Janet but a lot of people compare my video for Me & U to hers for Pleasure Principle.
"I was just rehearsing in the studio, they filmed me and the record label thought it would be great for the video.
Diddy's verse on Show Stopper is for the remix. This was mentioned on the Making the Video episode for Show Stopper - they recorded Diddy doing his verse at the same time that they recorded the dance finale (on the road). They mentioned that there will be a remix video.
The video for Show Stopper has premiered. Watch it below. It features a verse from Yung Joc with a brief cameo at the beginning from Diddy (but not the Diddy verse).
Via FAB at BadBoyForever.com.
Philadelphia Weekly has an interview with Ness:
The album: Ness is currently recording his debut album Nessesary, which is scheduled to come out on Bad Boy/Warner Bros. in 2007. “Talking Dirty to Them” will premiere on the Gangsta Grillz mixtape.
On Diddy: ”He’s one of the biggest Ness fans I have. It’s like a big brother/little brother relationship. And I also write for him on his upcoming album.”
Via Ness' Official MySpace.com Page.
The soundtrack for Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure has been nominated for a VMA for best Video Game Soundtrack:
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure was released globally in February 2006 with a soundtrack featuring an eclectic array of original and licensed music. Four original tracks were executively co-produced by Sean 'Diddy' Combs, including an exclusive version of Notorious B.I.G.'s "Who Shot Ya," remixed by Serj from the band System of a Down. Other Diddy-produced tracks include "Clik, Clak, and Spray" from Pack FM, "Book of Judges" from Pharoahe Monch and "Getting Up Anthem: Part 1," performed by Talib Kweli, the voice of the game's lead character, Trane, and legendary Hip-Hop artist Rakim.
From the press release:
The dinner, held on an extravagant 300-foot private yacht, the R.M. Elegant, was an ultra-exclusive affair for 50 of the most Unforgivable people in the world, hand-picked by Mr. Combs. Following the dinner, the Unforgivable 50 were whisked from the yacht, in tenders, to an after-affair at VIPs with a luxe, leather gift box adorned with gold embossing containing the Unforgivable Eau de Toilette, After-Shave Balm, and After-Shave Pour. Attendees at Diddy's 50 Most Unforgivable included, Kim
Porter, Penelope Cruz, John Demsey (President Sean John Fragrances), John Galliano, Anne Hathaway, Russell Simmons, Paris Hilton, Stavros Niarchos, Angie Everhart, Sarah Ferguson, Victoria Silvstedt, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Buzz Aldrin, George Hamilton, Ivana and Ivanka Trump, Terry Allen Kramer, Nabila Khashoggi, May Andersen, Janice Combs, Matthew Mellon, Serena Boardman, Nelle Hooper, Ron Burkle and Brandon Davis, among others.
To recuperate after a long night of partying, Diddy hosted his White Party at Nikki Beach in St. Tropez. Here guests relaxed and soaked in the St. Tropez sun while sitting atop their limited-edition Unforgivable towels and indulging in all-American BBQ fare and ice cream.
They have some pictures. Also, Luxist has info and pictures about the Yacht Diddy rented.
According to Bad Boy (yes, again), Diddy's album has been pushed back to October 17.
According to Bad Boy, Cassie will be doing an in-store at the Best Buy in West Hartford, CT from 4 to 6 PM.
Cassie (with Me & U) is featured in Clear Channel's Girls of Summer along with Fergie (London Bridge), Beyonce (Deja Vu), Pussycat Dolls (Buttons), Jessica Simpson (A Public Affair) and Janet Jackson (Call On Me). So, go vote for her.
Via Bad Boy.
Thabiz.com has an interview with the girls from D. Kane:
Are you all prepared to win over fans who didn't watch the show?
Aubrey-Yes.
Dawn-Our main goal is to capture that audience because now the transition is going from us being a television show to being women who trying to sell an album and be artists so we definitely want to contact those people who haven't seen the show as a matter of a fact we want the people to see us artists now we are no longer TV personalities we are now legit artists.
So does that mean you all won't be on future season of Making The Band?
Danity Kane-No.
Via Bad Boy.
If you have Music Choice on Demand, check it out.
Via Bad Boy.
The new People Magazine has a feature on Diddy's party in St. Tropez. You can watch a video at their site.
Diddy will be on Rap City at 5 PM ET on Friday.
Via Torontosfynest at BadBoyForever.com.
The latest Billboard Hot 100 charts have Me & U remaining strong at #3, It's Goin' Down finally falling, from #5 to #7 and I Know You See It continuing it's rise, jumping from #42 to #30. Good stuff.
According to the latest numbers, Joc moved about 1,000 more units than last week - 43,010 in all. That brings his total up to 492,817. Next week, he'll pass 500,000.
From contactmusic.com:
"Bond has got to come on up, man. They've got to get with the times. It needs oomph right now. Diddy would have made a good Bond."
Jordan McCoy's debut album has been pushed back to March 2007. She is slated to tour with Diddy in February.
Jordan McCoy will be featured on Radio Disney incubaTor for August 13 through 25.
You can download a snippet from NextSelection. Good luck. If you enter, feel free to leave a comment with a link to your video.
Via Cassie's official MySpace.com page.
Come to Me will be premiering on BET Access Granted on August 9. Here is a teaser:
Looking forward to it. Also, Bad Boy might have a YouTube account.
Via Torontosfynest at BadBoyForever.com via Diddy's MySpace.
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