Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. Machine Gun Kelly's "Wild Boy" and Red Cafe's "Fly Together" both gain, with "Wild Boy" being just 4 spots away from giving MGK his first Hot 100 record.
Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
4. "Wild Boy" by Machine Gun Kelly (debut).
Heatseekers Songs
16. "Wild Boy" by Machine Gun Kelly ("Hot Shot Debut").
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
44. "Fly Together" by Red Cafe (a new high, up from 50).
86. "Wild Boy" by Machine Gun Kelly (up from 87).
The New York Daily News reports that former Bad Boy artist Heavy D died from a blood clot that had gone from his leg to his lungs following a long flight from Europe.
TMZ reports that Kevin Faraday, a man who allegedly was injured during the taping of an episode of "Making the Band" in 2008, has filed a lawsuit against Diddy, MTV, Bad Boy and many others.
The taping took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and Faraday says that the injury took place when a person ran on the stage, between performances, and grabbed a microphone, which then came in contact with Faraday's stomach.
The full list of people and organizations that he is suing, according to TMZ, is as follows: Diddy, MTV, Danity Kane, Day26, Donnie Klang, Cheri Dennis, "Making the Band," Bad Boy Touring, Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy FIlms, Live Nation Touring, Live Nation Family Entertainment, Manhattan Center Studio, Manhattan Center New Yorker Group, The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, Strike Force Protective Services, John Doe and Jane Doe.
I was watching TV last night when a familiar beat hit my ears - the beat from Craig Mack's 1994 hit "Flava in Ya Ear." It promotes the Big Mac and Mac Snack Wrap.
The irony is that, back when Bad Boy was just getting started, Diddy launched a creative campaign to promote both Mack and The Notorious B.I.G. - B.I.G. Mack. A promotional image featured them pictured at a Burger King with familiar fast food packaging with the Bad Boy logo and similar iconography.
They also released a "B.I.G. Mack" promo cassette with tracks from both artists.
Billboard has released their 2011 year end charts, taking into account the last month or so of 2010 and the first 11 months or so of 2011. Diddy/Dirty Money show up many times, as a group, for the album "Last Train to Paris" and the songs "Coming Home," "Your Love" and "Loving You No More." Mario Winans also received a mention as a producer.
