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Listen to it at AllHipHop.com.
Last call for questions for Jordan. It looks like I'll be speaking with her on Monday. I've already lined up a list of 25 odd questions including a majority of the ones that you suggested. But, if you have any other ideas, let me know. Thanks.
Yung Joc was on SOHH Focused. I get the feeling I've watched part of this before or read the interview before, but they are saying it was released yesterday... so, watch below:
Via MA$E MURDER at BadBoyForever.com.
According to SOHH.com, VH1 will air Concert For Diana, a tribute concert to the late Princess Diana. Diddy is performing. It'll be on from 11 AM to 5 PM and they will also offer a live stream on their site. NBC will broadcast concert highlights from 9 PM to 11 PM, as well.
B5 fans (led by Socca of OhSoB5.com) have started a petition in an effort to get B5 on a tour this summer, seeing as how they will not be on the Scream Tour. The petition currently sits at 467 signatures.
Via *Suqura* in the forums.
Yung Joc was on AllHipHop Direct to talk about who controls hip hop. Watch below (starts with 3:11 remaining).
XXLMag.com appears to have the tracklisting for Hustlenomics. Here it is:
1. “Hustlenomics Intro”
Produced by Dee Jay Dana
2. “Play Your Cards”
Produced by Cool & Dre
3. “Coffee Shop”
Produced by Don Vito
4. “BYOB Ref” featuring Pharrell
Produced by The Neptunes
5. “Bottle Poppin’”
Produced by Don P.
6. “Hell Yeah”
Produced by The Neptunes
7. “Cut Throat” featuring The Game & Jim Jones
Produced by The Fixxers (DJ Quik & AMG)
8. “I’m A G” featuring Bun B & Young Dro
Produced by Chris Flames
9. “Hustlemania”
Produced by Dee Jan Dana
10. “Pak Man”
Produced by Kevin “Khao” Cates
11. “Momma”
Produced by Jazze Pha
12. “Brand New” featuring Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg
Produced by Dee Jay Dana
13. “Livin’ It Up”
Produced by Drumma Boy
14. “Getting’ 2 Da Money”
Produced by Jon Josef
15. “Hustlenomics”
Produced by Strong Hill
16. “Thugg Love”
Produced by G-Phonics
17. “Chevy Smile” featuring Trick Daddy
Produced by Jazze Pha
It looks interesting. The only thing is that previously, we'd been led to believe that Diddy, 8 Ball & MJG, Twista, Boyz N Da Hood, Mary J. Blige, Monica and Lil' Wayne were on it. So, where'd they all go? I'm going to ask Bad Boy and see if this is what we're getting.
Here are this week's SoundScan numbers (along with Billboard 200 position) for Bad Boy titles:
NR. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G., 2,900 (244,000 overall).
NR. "Press Play" by Diddy, 2,900 (662,800).
NR. "Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG, 1,800 (140,900).
NR. "New Joc City" by Yung Joc, 1,100 (933,300).
NR. "Danity Kane" by Danity Kane, 600 (909,900).
Watch below. Here's part 1.
Here are some videos from Jordan's radio tour. They are all from the same stop. The first is a radio interview/performance where Diddy comes on and talks about Jordan. The second is more of that (Jordan talking about saying soda instead of pop and then talking to a cardboard cut out of Justin Timberlake). The third one is her hearing "Just Watch Me" on the radio for the first time.
Via ToriIsAdorable12 at idolforums.com.
Apparently, this is a trailer for an upcoming DVD called "Welcome to My Block" featuring behind the scenes footage with Block, Yung Joc, Boyz N Da Hood, Big Gee, Gorilla Zoe, Diddy and others. Watch below.
B5 is featured on Meez, a site that allows you to create a 3D version of yourself.
Via lovinpatrick10 at the B5 forums.
In this interview (watch below), N.O.R.E. talks about how if Biggie hadn't died, he would have been on the "T.O.N.Y." remix. He also mentions how he was working on the Stretch Armstrong Bad Boy mixtape when he heard "N.Y., N.Y." and how Biggie used to be on The Tunnel with no security.
Warning: vulgarities.
Via Nah Right.
For the first time in a long time, Bad Boy is without a track on the Hot 100 with "Last Night" falling off the chart this week from the 39 spot.
HHNLive.com has an interview with Elephant Man.
DP: Out of all of the labels that you probably could’ve signed with, what made you choose Bad Boy?
EM: Bad Boy is a label that I love for a long time. You know Bad Boy got a lot of promotion going you know?
DP: Yea. So how many albums are you signed to Bad Boy for under your current deal?
EM: Three.
DP: So are you worried about the perception that there really hasn’t been an artist that’s been able to stay afloat over there since Biggie Smalls died, or is that not even an issue?
EM: That’s not an issue. I’m a Dancehall artist; I’m not a hip-hop artist. So you know, I’m not a hip-hop artist; I’m a dancehall artist. I just know that I’m representin. I’m making some good albums and makin everybody happy.
From MTV News:
When Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls announced she was putting together a solo project a couple of years ago, the leggy starlet had plenty of collaborators lining up to work with her, including Diddy...
... Diddy's participation is still unclear.
Diddy is highlighted in a new article at Entrepreneur.com talking about what entrepreneurs can learn from the rap industry.
As Notorious B.I.G. sang, 'If you don't know, now you know.' Find out what entrepreneurs can learn from the rap game. ...
Diddy. Warren Buffett. Jay-Z. Bill Gates. You don't normally think of rap artists like Diddy and Jay-Z in the same league as legendary entrepreneurs like Buffett and Gates, but you should.
I've been seeing a couple of different date sets for the Scream Tour - from their site and from Yung Joc's MySpace, so I wanted to wait for something definitive before posting them. This is it:
August 3rd - New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Arena
August 4th - Houston, TX, Toyota Center
August 6th - Dallas, TX, Nokia Theatre
August 9th - Cleveland, OH, Wolstein Center at CSU
August 10th - Chicago, IL, Allstate Arena
August 11th - St. Louis, MO, Scottrade Arena
August 12th - Kansas City, MO, Kemper Arena
August 16th - Detroit, MI, Joe Louis Arena
August 17th - Indianapolis, IN, Indiana State Fairgrounds
August 18th - Washington, DC, Verizon Center
August 19th - Hampton, VA, Hampton Coliseum
August 21st - Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
August 22nd - New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
August 23rd - Philadelphia, PA, Wachovia Spectrum
August 24th - Baltimore, MD, 1st Mariner Arena
August 25th - Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
August 26th - Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
August 29th - Denver, CO, Coors Amphitheatre
August 31st - San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion
September 1st - Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
September 2nd - Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
The Cleveland and Detroit dates go on sale tomorrow and the Houston show goes on sale Saturday.
I know that, at this point, this may have been a foregone conclusion, but I wanted to hold off on talking about it until I found out for sure. In any case, B5 is not on Scream Tour 2007, as had previously been reported by their management company. Sorry.
This is the video for "Stronger" by Kanye West. The video features Cassie acting opposite of Kanye. She doesn't sing on the track.
Via Nah Right.
According to the cover of the August XXL posted on Nah Right, Yung Joc will be featured in the issue.
Here's the best fan video I've seen so far of the performance:
Via MA$E MURDER at BadBoyForever.com.
Check out Diddy's performance at BET ON BLAST. It's up on YouTube, but I don't think those clips do it justice because of the audio and video quality, so check the one on BET ON BLAST out. It's great, except for those fools at the beginning yelling "he's ugly" (I think?). Edit: Maybe it was "East Dublin"? lol. No idea. It's "Knock Out Performances". And check out my thoughts from last night.
The BET Awards 2007 just ended. So, of course, I'm going to do a recap from the Bad Boy perspective.
In the opening sequence, they introduced those featured and an assortment of them received extended sequences where their music played. Diddy was one of those with "Last Night" playing.
Diddy and Keyshia Cole performed an incredible rendition (different beginnings and endings) of "Last Night". Mario was on the drums, I believe. Keyshia sang live with Diddy lipsyncing, as should probably be expected. I mean, it would have been cool to see him do it live, but I don't know how realistic that is.
When I was watching those intros, I saw that Lil' Kim was mentioned and thought "maybe she'll come out for the Last Night remix." Sure enough! She came out half way through the set and did the first verse from the Last Night remix.
Diddy and Keyshia killed it. Honestly, Kim's part was probably the weakest. She was off - her vocals were too low. But, Diddy, Kim and Keyshia did this sort of back and forth where they are vying for Diddy's attention and it was cool to watch, for sure.
The ending was very strong with Diddy being joined by a choir chorus of sorts singing parts of the song with Keyshia to his right and Kim to his left (not right next to him, but near) with his platform rising as the performed came to a close, with Diddy putting a 1 in the air.
I've said this before and I'll say it again, but anyone can say what they want to say about Diddy - he knows how to perform. He's a perfectionist and it shows. If anyone wants to know how to perform, they should watch videos of Diddy.
Anyway, after it was over, they were showing applause from the crowd... 50 Cent was definitely enjoying it. Flavor Flav was, as well.
Unfortunately, Diddy came up empty on the award side of things. The award for best "Hip Hop Artist" was given to T.I. while "Best Collaboration was given to Ludacris and Mary J. Blige.
Edit: One thing that I neglected to mention last night was that T-Pain came out and did a 1 minute performance of "Buy U A Drink (Shawty Snappin')", but did not bring out Yung Joc (it was a mini performance, like I said, so that was probably why). But, his name and voice were kept in the song.
Diddy's BET Awards performance tonight will be at 8:50 PM ET, I am told.
Jordan McCoy's "Just Watch Me" is now on iTunes.
The show opens with the group arriving at the house. Of course, they all go crazy because it's beautiful - one of them calls it "Diddylicious". We cut to night, dinner at the house. We run through some of them talking about their past/present - Dan works for a DJ company, Julius used to be a bag boy at Piggly Wiggly, Donnie is in college, Carlos used to be homeless.
The next day (I guess), Michael Bivins comes in the house and everyone is, of course, happy to see him. He explains that they are now going to go into 5 steps. The first three are training and conditioning, choreography (with Laurie Ann) and vocal coaching (with Ankh Ra). Then, they will be split into groups and will compete against each other. After that, they will be doing a live performance somewhere.
They arrive for training and conditioning at a fitness studio. Their trainer is Amie, who starts with a weigh in. Qwanell, 165. Donnie, 166. Dyshon, 186. Dan, 209. He says that he wants to lose 10-15 pounds more. Michael, 278, wants to be at 220. Amie tells him he'll need to pay attention to his exercises and diet more than the others, but if he wants it... he can do it.
She then has them run around the room single file, then jumping jacks, push ups and a number of other exercises. Brian A. says he's never felt pain like this in his entire life. Dyshon says he's physically drained. He's having a lot of trouble and Amie escorts him out, with him heavily leaning on her. He looks terrible. She gives him a Gatorade like drink and tells someone to call an ambulance. It arrives and he gets in, saying that if he doesn't come back, to tell his mother that he loves her.
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From the Los Angeles Times:
Only one awkward moment emerged during Prince's forays into the crowd. He approached the daunting bunch on what could have been dubbed the "hip-hop power couch" — it included Diddy, Death Row Records founder Suge Knight, Erykah Badu and Nas, among others — and tried to hand the microphone to Nas.
The rapper declined to ad-lib, however, simply muttering, "I love Prince," and handing back the hot potato. Prince then tried to work his charm on Badu; she gave up a half-hearted rhyme about sisterhood, but it fizzled out. About half of those seated on the couch then abruptly departed (although Nas and Badu both stayed).
Diddy... sitting next to... Suge Knight? That's more than a little weird. I wouldn't go running with it or anything, of course. They've both been in the same place before. But, I've e-mailed the writer of the story for more details.
Update: I already heard back from Ms. Powers. She said that from her vantage point, they appeared to be sitting a couple of people away from each other. She did not see them converse, however.
I just watched one of the behind the scenes clips. It was part of an MTV News segment. Not much was there... a few quick shots, including Diddy and Mario together. It also featured some of the video from MTV.com where Diddy says Cassie hasn't been dropped He goes onto say that Cassie is going to be a spokesmodel for Sean John Womens ( as mentioned) and that he'll look to tour the U.S. this fall (he's just looking for the right package). He finished with this:
I pride myself on being one of the artists - one of the only artists - that really knows how to party the hardest. I party the hardest and the longest and it's no better place to show off that talent than Las Vegas. Only the strong will survive in Vegas and the weak shall parish and I challenge any recording artist out there - it's a challenge - I don't care who it is. If you think you can really get busy on the partying, let's do it.
Watch below for footage of Ryan Leslie putting together "Sometimes".
Anthony Violante, who works in New Media Marketing at Bad Boy, agreed to write, exclusively for Bad Boy Blog, about his experience attending the Orlando casting call for Making the Band 4. We saw parts of this casting call in the first episode.
Hello everyone! My name is Anthony Violante and I work in the New Media Marketing department (online promo to make it simple) for Bad Boy Entertainment. Patrick had suggested that I share the experience I had attending a Making The Band 4 casting call, so here it goes. On January 23, 2007, I had the privilege of attending the Making The Band 4 casting call here in my hometown of Orlando, Florida.
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The Detroit News has more about the white party in Detroit tomorrow. In the article, it says:
Rap impresario Diddy (Sean John Combs), owner of the Sean John clothing line, sends his love to the "D" by way of his new neo-soul group Soul Mafia.
But, this is incorrect. While Soul Mafia is playing, they're not signed to Bad Boy.
There will be some behind the scenes clips from Diddy's recent video shoot on MTV on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and on MTV 2 on Sunday. Times are not being announced. The clips are maybe 5 minutes or so in length, I'm thinking, and I'm not sure if it is going to be the same clip each time or not.
Update: Via JungleCity at BadBoyForever.com, it'll also be shown on MTVU on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Zoe performed "Hood Figga" at an Atlanta middle school on the last day of school. Watch it below.
Via JungleCity at BadBoyForever.com.
There is a picture on Ryan Leslie's MySpace of him and Kanye West working on a new track for Cassie.
According to Dailyiptv, Bad Boy has a channel on Joost, the free, legal internet TV on demand service. It's currently in beta and you can only get it by invite, but you can get an invite through GigaOM.
The channel currently features the videos for "Last Night", "Tell Me", "Long Way 2 Go", "Star in Da Hood", "Ride For You", "Show Stopper", "It's Goin' Down" and "1st Time".
Elephant Man is featured on the Kat DeLuna lead single "Whine Up". Watch the video below.
Via Theo in the forums.
Here are Bad Boy's positions on the latest Hot 100:
39. "Last Night" by Diddy (down from 31).
According to MTV News, Diddy has shooting the "Diddy Rock" video today. It would seem that "Through the Pain" has already been shot or is being shot at the same time based on the fact that they were interviewing him from the "Through the Pain" set.
Cassie is in the new Kanye West video "Stronger". See a picture here.
Via MTV News and Hip-Hop Crunch.
According to MTV News, Cassie will be a spokesmodel for the Sean John women's collection. Lauren London has signed on, as well.
I believe we were the first with an official statement last week, but if you don't believe me, here's Diddy:
"Cassie's definitely not dropped from Bad Boy," Sean Combs said on the L.A. set of a video for his next Press Play single, "Through the Pain" .... "She's in the studio [working on her next album]. So many people are excited to be working with her. ... She was just in the studio with Kanye West. She's going to be doing some stuff with Pharrell. People really understand that she does have some talent and it takes some time to mold it. Everybody's not perfect. I think she had some rough shows, just being nervous. Sometimes people have to break out of that."
She's also been in the studio with Bryan Cox as Diddy notes in this video.
According to the performances section of the BET Awards site, Diddy will be performing. It should be a great night for Diddy - of course, it could be a really great night if he's able to win one or both of the categories he's nominated for.
Via JungleCity at BadBoyForever.com.
On today's 106 & Park, Joc introduced "Coffee Shop". He talked about how he's slimed down and got in shape (he said he's lost 30 pounds). He said that he realized it was needed when he was going to pass out on last year's Scream Tour. So, him and Block went into the gym and worked on it.
Watch below. I posted some video details, previously.
Via $ony at BadBoyForever.com.
I just wanted to mention that Ashley Poole (of former Bad Boy group Dream) has launched a new MySpace page with a few songs up.
Via the Dream MySpace.
From DJBooth.net's interview with Carl Thomas:
DJ Booth: Certainly. The title, “So Much Better,” does this accurately capture your current feeling about life, Carl?
Carl Thomas: Absolutely, you know, I was a victim of a family tragedy. My brother, Halloween night 2004, was the victim of a drive-by shooting, and I was in the middle of promoting my second album, “Let’s Talk About It.” It kind of brought that album to a halt, because I kinda put the microphone down on it actually, and picked my family up; we went through that together, man, and I really didn’t have anything to say. ...
DJ Booth: Do you think that [Bad Boy maybe not being the place to sustain a superstar] is what mostly accounts for having your debut album reach platinum status, and then your sophomore album not doing the same type of numbers?
Carl Thomas: Naw, that’s really not what I attribute that to. I think the first album reached platinum, and the second album reached gold, because the second album I really wasn’t allowed to work it like I was allowed to work, “Emotional.”
DJ Booth: Why not?
Carl Thomas: Because, well my brother got killed, I just quit. You know, I did everything right there I’m just sayin’ promotion of the album – if the artist isn’t there, what are you able to do?
Freep.com has an interview with Charles Hicks, the promoter of the Sean John White Party that is happening in Detroit on Sunday.
QUESTION: Tell me about the premise behind the white party?
ANSWER: Diddy really started it on a grand scale. We do it here as a nice event. You see thousands of people in white. It looks like you're in hip-hop heaven. And more or less, we're just making it bigger and bigger every year. We're trying to make Chene Park be the ultimate one, so we don't have to go anywhere else anymore. We're just shaking it up. Indoor, outdoor, it's going to look like a nightclub with white fabric everywhere.
From the Suffolk News-Herald:
Eric Knight is back in Suffolk after weeks of vigorous practices and performances to outdo other talents vying to win a spot in the final 20 and live in the Manhattan loft on MTV's "Making the Band 4." ...
More than 500 local contestants tried out at Reign restaurant and lounge in Norfolk. This was the first time the show made a stop in Virginia and only three people, Knight included, made the cut. Although he was not one of the 20 weeded out by P.Diddy and his panel of musical experts in Monday night's season premier, Knight considers his time spent in New York a rewarding one.
If this MySpace page is any indication, Kima (from former Bad Boy group Total) will make her cinematic debut in "Fiesta", based on the Shelley Halima novel Azucar Moreno, slated to begin filming this summer.
The video for "Coffee Shot" just premiered on BET's Access Granted. I don't think anyone said "Bad Boy" one time during the whole show...
In the video, Joc plays a handful of different characters (one of them an old man, including make up that takes 3 and 1/2 hours to put on and an hour to remove, another a short cashier (the high pitched voice featured throughout the track)). The video revolves around Joc's shop where you can buy anything. Anything. CDs, shoes, cars, passports, birth certificates, whatever. Yung Joc's dad is in the video, posing as the man who sells the vacant shop to Joc.
At the beginning of the video, you can hear "Everybody Know Me" by Boyz N Da Hood. The video features cameos from Block, DJ Drama, Boyz N Da Hood, Rick Ross, Lloyd, 8 Ball & MJG and Brandy "Ms. B" Hambrick (I believe).
If Rocsi's closing message on today's 106 & Park is any indication, it seems like Yung Joc's appearance on 106 & Park tomorrow is going to be a performance.
From BET:
It's goin' down - Yung Joc is coming with a brand new video for his new single "Coffee Shop." Get the behind-the-scenes look at the latest video from the Atlanta rapper. See what friends might show up to support him! Wednesday, June 20th at 7:30 p.m., ET/PT, Thursday, June 21st at 8 p.m. ET/PT and Sunday June 24th at 8:30 p.m.
Via JungleCity at BadBoyForever.com.
From SOHH.com:
Life After Death: The Movie reveals the triumphs and trials of Biggie's close friend D-Roc (real name Damion Butler), and his associates, Lil' Kim and Junior M.A.F.I.A., after Biggie's passing. Narrated by Jamie Hector ("The Wire") and directed by April Maiya, the film follows those who were forced to move on after the 1997 shooting, via their own video footage. The film shows friends and group members as they traveled the world enjoying the fruits of their musical success and later documents the crew's unraveling, thanks primarily to the HOT 97 shootout that put Lil' Kim and D-Roc behind bars.
Check out the movie site and watch the two trailers below:
It is odd that it says that it'll be out July 3 because it's out now. In fact, I actually have a copy. Haven't opened it, yet.
Via Theo in the forums.
Alloy has an interview with Dyshon Warren (a.k.a Shon Penn), Donnie Klang, DeAngelo Redman, Qwanell Mosley (Q) and Julius Robinson, Jr. (Diddy Boo) from Making the Band 4.
Shon Penn: We also run five miles a day -- that was one of our tasks, and now it's been doubled to 10 miles a day.
Diddy Boo: Somebody [pointing to Donnie] wanted to say a little something-something [and talk back] to Diddy. Diddy told this certain person that he couldn't dance, and he's like, "Oh really?" They had a "moment." So that's why the guys are running 10 miles.
Donnie: It wasn't really directed at him, per se. I feel really bad about that. That's the main thing I regret. But I think I honestly think from the bottom of my heart, I wouldn't still be here if that hadn't happened. I think he took it out of disrespectful towards him. But I did speak up for myself so. It's a catch-22, but now we're all running 10 miles and everybody hates it.
Wouldn't it be kind of funny if someone named Q made it into the group, seeing as he said he wants them to follow in the steps of 112?
Here are two new Elephant Man interviews: one at DJBooth.net and one at YardFlex.com.
A date (described as a hometown show) has been added to Jordan's current radio tour. She'll be on WCIL on June 20 at 5:00 PM.
Elephant Man will be performing at Avalon in NYC on June 21. See the flier below.
Via WhatsPoppin.net.
I just wanted to mention something new here at Bad Boy Blog - our Feature Story. When we publish a story that we believe is particularly interesting, we'll feature it in the upper right portion of the site (at the top of the black menu). The first feature story is the Making the Band 4, Episode 1 liveblog.
Thank you for reading Bad Boy Blog.
We open to the New York skyline. Diddy comes on, saying that we're back. He's looking for a group to follow in the foot steps of The Temptations, New Edition, 112, Boyz II Men and N*Sync.
Diddy introduces the judges - Michael Bivins (from New Edition), Joe, Bryan Cox, Slam (A&R), Ankh Ra (vocal coach) and Laurie Ann Gibson.
The first city they are in is Orlando. The judges, minus Bryan Cox, arrive by limo. After going through some singing on the 1st day, the 2nd day is dancing. The first singer we meet in any detail is Dan. The judges are clearing impressed by his singing and then his dancing as he finishes a dance by giving Laurie Ann a high five.
Brian H. is the next singer. He's sung in his church choir. They vote for him unanimous.
Julius is the next singer. Apparently, he just got into singing. He's the son of a pastor and sings in church, as well. The judges disagree on him with Laurie Ann saying she's "saving him" because he's a boy that would get his dreams crushed. So, he sings again, leaving some of the judges in tears. Suffice to say, Laurie Ann is convinced and he seems to be in unanimously.
Dan, Brian H. and Julius are headed to New York. It looks like there was a 4th guy, as well, but we haven't met him, yet.
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According to BET, Yung Joc will be on 106 & Park on Thursday. I would imagine that he'll be there to introduce a video for "Coffee Shop", but really, I'm not sure.
Via Theo at BadBoyForever.com.
Two new tracks from Dawn Richard have been added to her MySpace. They are "Ms. Detective" and "Flawless" (produced by Jim Jonsin).
Watch below.
In the interview, he mentions some additional album guests that we hadn't heard before - Mario Winans, Marques Houston and Mariah Carey.
We've just added the Gorilla Zoe single "Hood Figga" to our audio player (right side of the page, scroll down). It features a very short Diddy intro at the start, which is not something I've seen before. You'll also notice that it doesn't feature Jeezy. So, I'm not sure what they are planning, right now.
The Boston Herald has an article on Makio, an R&B singer from Boston who is featured in Making the Band 4. Check out his MySpace for more.
I just wanted to mention that I'll liveblogging Making the Band 4. So, check back with us on Mondays at 10:00 PM ET and comment while the show is going on (and after, as well, of course!). Thanks.
Update: The interview has now been posted. Thanks again!
We are now closed to questions. Thank you!
Once she has finished her radio tour and is ready to do some press, I'll be doing an interview with Jordan McCoy. So, in preparation for that, I wanted to put out a call to you to see if you had any questions for her. Please let me know in the comments section and suggest as many as you would like.
I appreciate any suggestions and I will take all of your question ideas into consideration for the actual interview. If you suggest a question that I can ask - I'll ask it! Thanks.
Update: We are now closed to questions. Thank you.
Although it's not a given, it's very possible that I'll be sitting down for an interview with Yung Joc in the near future. So, in preparation for that, I wanted to put out a call to you to see if you had any questions for him. Please let me know in the comments section and suggest as many as you would like.
I appreciate any suggestions and I will take all of your question ideas into consideration for the actual interview, assuming it happens. If you suggest a question that I can ask - I'll ask it! Thanks.
Update: We are now closed to questions. Thank you.
Although it's not a given, it's very possible that I'll be sitting down for an interview with Boyz N Da Hood in the near future. So, in preparation for that, I wanted to put out a call to you to see if you had any questions for them. Please let me know in the comments section and suggest as many as you would like. If you'd like me to ask a specific member of the group a certain question, please specify who.
I appreciate any suggestions and I will take all of your question ideas into consideration for the actual interview, assuming it happens. If you suggest a question that I can ask - I'll ask it! Thanks.
There have been some adjusted times posted on Jordan McCoy's MySpace.
Jun 18 2007 2:00P Z100 Radio Promo Jersey City, New Jersey
Jun 18 2007 4:00P WEA PERFORMANCE New York, New York
Jun 19 2007 12:00P WRVW LUNCH PERFORMANCE Nashville, Tennessee
Jun 19 2007 4:00P WKZF Dinner and Performance Louisville, Kentucky
Jun 20 2007 12:00P WNOU Performance Indianapolis, Indiana
Jun 21 2007 12:00P KSLZ Performance SAINT LOUIS, Missouri
Jun 21 2007 8:00P WHBQ Radio Promo Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 22 2007 9:00P KLAL performance at PEABODY HOTEL Little Rock, Arkansas
Besides fixing some city errors, the differences between the last ones that were posted and these are as follows:
- Radio Now 93.1/WNOU appearance moved from June 19 to June 20.
- WRVW appearance moved from June 20 to June 19.
- KSLV appearance moved from 2:00 PM on June 21 to 12:00 PM on June 21.
- KLAL appearance moved from 12:00 PM on June 22 to 9:00 PM on June 22 at the Peabody Hotel.
Listen to it on her MySpace. For the back story, check out this blog post.
The song was done when I was 12 years old at an old studio in New Orleans with my dad for my Grandfather.
Earlier today, a fairly well known gossip site reported that Cassie had left Bad Boy, according to a source. Obviously, it's a gossip site and one that hasn't exactly been known to be proven accurate or to care all that much about reporting facts, so I was naturally dismissive. But, just to be sure, I contacted Bad Boy for an official response. I received it a few moments ago: Cassie is not leaving Bad Boy and she is readying her sophomore release, as we've talked about.
So, if any Cassie fans (or anyone else) want to squash this rumor, point people here! And, if you ever have a rumor you'd like me to crush, you can always contact me. We're all about the truth here at Bad Boy Blog.
From the press release:
The Flyntstones are also dialoguing with Conrad "Rad" Dimanche, Senior A&R of Bad Boy Records, on his upcoming projects. Conrad met with The Flyntstones in Orlando earlier this year and said, "You guys have a special sound" - which was something positive coming from one of the top A&Rs in the music industry. Rad also handpicked one of the The Flyntstones' hottest tracks, which is armed with heavy drums, a rock "wah wah" guitar riff and raunchy cellos, to give to Bad Boy's Vice President, Gwen Niles, for possible consideration on Cassie's (Next Selection/Bad Boy) upcoming album.
Forbes has released their annual rankings of the most powerful celebrities, the Celebrity 100. Diddy is in at #43, a jump of 36 spots from his ranking of #79 last year, his debut on the list.
Via Theo in the forums via AllHipHop.com.
AllHipHop.com has an interview with Elephant Man. It was released June 8, but this is the first that I've heard of it. In it, he mentions that Jha-Jha from Dipset is on the album (see below).
AHHA: When I think of your album title, Let’s Get Physical, I think of the Olivia Newton-John song.
Elephant Man: Alright! I’ve got a song like that. We sing back the original Olivia Newton-John vocal. A girl sing it back, and then Elephant Man DJ’ing on it, and you got Zsa Zsa from Dipset so it’s crazy. The album is so moving. When you hear the CD, it’s so moving. That’s why I named the CD Let’s Get Physical because it’s so active and energetic that you can’t sit down. It’s crazy and sexy.
Via Theo in the forums.
Here are Bad Boy's spots on the Hot 100 this week:
31. "Last Night" by Diddy (down from 26).
For the first time, in a very long time, there are no Bad Boy albums on The Billboard 200. "Press Play" ( last week at 172) and "Greatest Hits (195) both fell off this week. Press Play had been on the chart every week since it was released on October 17 of last year, making for a very nice run (keep in mind that "Hip Hop is Dead", "Kingdom Come" and plenty of other albums were released after "Press Play" and left The Billboard 200 chart before it). If Diddy does released a 4th video (or more), I expect that we'll see the album return.
Jordan McCoy is blogging for Alloy.com. She has already written two entries. Not much to report, but if you want to hear how the tour's going, etc., check it out. There are some photo shoot pictures, as well.
According to a blog entry on her MySpace, she will be doing it for 8 weeks.
Yung Joc's "Hustlenomics" has been pushed back to August 28. No other release dates are affected, however. So, Boyz N Da Hood is the next Bad Boy album scheduled to come out, on August 7.
From SOHH.com:
When asked if the fans are justified in pointing the finger specifically at Diddy for the hold up of her project, Cheri told SOHH exclusively, "People are smart and I am not gonna sit here and say it's his fault or it isn't, but I will say that people are smart. You can look at the situation and it's pretty self explanatory."
It certainly sounds like she is blaming Diddy. At the same time, it's really the first time I can recall her saying anything like this, so you have to take it with salt. Obviously, though, Diddy has a good amount of control over whose album comes out when. So, if an album is delayed, he usually has a hand in it, at least, even if it's in cases where he's forced to delay it (like when someone isn't ready, etc.).
Of course, getting arrested doesn't help anything, either.
The New York Daily News has a brief article on Making the Band 4.
"I thought [the show] was a good idea to educate people to the realities of what it's like to be in the music industry," [Combs] says.
"For a while, I think a lot of people, especially young people, didn't know what my day job was. All they ever heard about was the parties, or who I was dating, or whatever the case was. This was a way to educate future executives, producers and artists. I also thought it would be great for television."
A magazine cover with Diddy on it is featured in a new commercial (well, not brand new, but it doesn't appear to be old) for The Mail on Sunday. Watch it below (the first time you see Diddy is at 00:41).
Via AdGabber.
From the New York Daily News:
Artists like Diddy, 50 Cent and Missy Elliott could lend their names to an even wider range of merchandise under a deal between Warner Music and talent agency Violator Management.
The companies are forming Brand Asset Group, which will be headed by Violator boss Chris Lighty, Warner officials said yesterday.
From the press release:
Dreammega A&R Demo Conference is a three day artist evaluation and talent development conference that provides aspiring artists with the invaluable opportunity to meet with and present their musical talent to artists and repertoire representives from some of the nation's most prominent record labels and music companies.
The Dream Mega A&R Demo Conference is expected to draw an audience of over 1,000 to New Orleans to take part in the demo sessions, seminars and social affairs conducted over the 3-day period.
The Dreammega A&R Demo Conference will take place September 14-16 in New Orleans, LA. Some of the conference's activities include:
* One-on-One demo evaluation session with top music industry A&R reps (including Conrade Dimanche, VP of A&R for Bad Boy Entertainment and Riggs Morales, VP of A&R for Shady Records).
* Making it in the music business panel discussion.
* Music industry vendor exhibition.
* Video model casting search.
Representatives from some of the world’s leading recording companies and music industry organizations, including but not limited to the following, will participate in the Dream Mega A&R Demo Conference:
* Def Jam Recordings
* Atlantic
* ASCAP
* Zomba Music Publishing
* BMI
* Capitol Records
* Hitco Music Publishing
* G Unit
The world is filled with unheard of budding musical artists and producers that never get a chance to share their talents with the general public because of simply not having the know-how or connections to display their artistry in front of people who possess the power to nuture their abilities and allow them to record their music. The Dream Mega A&R Demo Conference seeks to fill this void.
Check out the conference site for more.
Here is the cover for B5's upcoming album, "Don't Talk, Just Listen". I like it.
Bad Boy will be holding another Upfronts event soon - June 18th, to be exact. It'll be in Atlanta at the Lotus Lounge. The event is closed to the public (it's intended for members of the media). Hopefully we'll have some news to report shortly after it happens.
Updating a previous story, Cheri Dennis was arrested. You can see the online public record on the Hillsborough Country Sheriff's Office website. She was arrested on June 9 at 3:24 AM. The charge description is "OBSTRUCTING OR OPPOSING AN OFFICER WITHOUT". She was released at 10:34 AM on a $500 bond.
Thanks to tampaboyz813 in the forums.
BallerStatus.com has an interview with Yung Joc.
BallerStatus.com: The East is notorious for starting and ending careers with rap battles. Why do you think the South has always been more concerned with having fun then duking it out on wax?
Yung Joc: Yeah, we want to have a good time and get this money. You know, trying to knock a n---- out his position to gain a position, f--- that man. There's enough money for all of us. Here it is: I'm one of the newest inductees in the Top 20 Highest Paid Rappers of '06 in Forbes magazine. If I can be in a list with motherf------ like Puff, T.I., Jay-Z, Ice Cube -- with all these n----- out here getting all this real paper and here it is -- I'm out the gate my first year, that lets me know there's enough money to go around for all of us. I don't think hip-hop is dead, and I don't think the South has taken over. I think people from other places are just regrouping. I don't think the South will be on top forever. But I'm making sure I get mine here while it's doing its thing. ...
BallerStatus.com: Being on a powerhouse label like Atlantic -- with chart toppers like T.I. and Pretty Ricky -- do you feel the label is doing your career justice?
Yung Joc: I definitely do. When the label gave me the opportunity to go in and they allow me to select all the people I want to work with and go in and pick all my tracks. I turn in an album, they say "Alright," they ask "How you want the photo shoot to look?" And they say "Alright." They ask "what kind of video you looking for? How you want your album and your layout to look?" And all they say is "alright." Cause I know a lot of cats that say they're label won't let them do anything. They say I'm lucky. I'm very happy to say, I'm proud to say that Atlantic stands behind me and vice versa. I have a good home. Everything's good right now.
From her MySpace:
Jun 12 2007 6:00P WHKF Radio Promo Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Jun 12 2007 6:00P WLAN Radio Promo Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jun 13 2007 9:00A WBHT Radio Promo Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jun 13 2007 12:30P WKRZ Radio Promo Pittston, Pennsylvania
Jun 13 2007 6:15P Radio Promo Needham, Massachusetts
Jun 14 2007 10:00A WXKS Radio Promo Medford, Maryland
Jun 14 2007 1:00P WKSS Radio Promo Hartford, Connecticut
Jun 14 2007 2:00P WKCI Interview Hamden, Connecticut
Jun 18 2007 2:00P Z100 Radio Promo NEW YORK
Jun 18 2007 4:00P WEA PERFORMANCE New York, New York
Jun 19 2007 12:00P Radio Now 93.1 Louisville, Kentucky
Jun 19 2007 4:00P WKZF Dinner and Performance Louisville, Kentucky
Jun 20 2007 12:00P WRVW Radio Promo Indianapolis, Indiana
Jun 21 2007 2:00P KSLZ Radio Promo TBA SAINT LOUIS, Missouri
Jun 21 2007 8:00P WHBQ Radio Promo Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 22 2007 12:00P KLAL Radio Promo Little Rock, Arkansas
I also have a message in to see if there is anything else going on in New York, in response to Jenn's question.
Update: This story is accurate.
AllHipHop.com rumors section has this:
Cheri Denni, the sexy singer of Bad Boy, was arrested over the weekend. Apparently, she had some type of encounter with the police that resulted in a night in jail. She reportedly had a lil’ something with the police. She reportedly got out of jail after posting $500 bond. I don’t know all the details, but I do have her mug shot in my possession. I hope this isn’t some play for press! That smirk on her face appears pretty and pleased!
The alledged mug shot is at the link above, at the top. It's a rumor and they are the only source, so treat it with the appropriate level of suspicion. I've sent a note over to Bad Boy to try to clear it up. I'll report back if I hear back.
Via Theo in the forums.
According to a bulletin from Babs' MySpace, she will be presenting at the Urban Music Awards on July 7 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. You can buy tickets online.
According to a bulletin sent out by Babs' MySpace, Babs will be featured on Foxy Brown's upcoming single. Foxy Brown's next album, "Black Roses," is slated for a September 6 release.
The bulletin also mentions that Babs will be going on tour in Africa with Foxy.
Check it out at her MySpace.
SOHH.com has a very quick interview with Elephant Man.
"They're not gonna understand everything, but on this album, you dun know it's a dancehall album. You're gonna get dance hall, but we collaborate with certain artists from their world that's gonna put a spice to the stuff, so they can understand the melodies, the hook," Ele explained. "For instance, they know Rihanna, they know Busta Rhymes, Mya so we're gonna do some collabos with some artists that's their flavor, so it's like best of both worlds."
Here are Bad Boy's positions on the latest Hot 100 chart:
26. "Last Night" by Diddy (down from 25).
Here are Bad Boy's numbers from the last week's SoundScan results.
172. "Press Play" by Diddy, 4,200 (652,700 overall, down from 156).
195. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G., 3,600 (234,600, down from 180).
NR. "Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG, 2,700 (135,100).
NR. "New Joc City" by Yung Joc, 1,400 (929,900).
Alright, here is the official cover for "Hustlenomics":
I think it's OK. But, I don't know why they'd use the same image of Joc (albeit with a different background) as they used for the Coffee Shop single, though.
I actually missed this until prompted to take a little closer look by BBB commenters Mia and dani (thanks!) - Cassie is the girl featured prominently in the new Burger King commercial. I have adjusted the entry to include her.
Video Static reports that videos for "Through the Pain" and "Diddy Rock" have been booked. They will, apparently, be directed by Erik White, who directed the video for "Tell Me".
I'm being told that this will be two separate videos and not a split video. So, that would, most likely, make "Through the Pain" and "Diddy Rock" the 4th and 5th singles from the album, respectively, if it all plays out as it should.
I realize that these are from May, but I haven't mentioned them and I am sure that not everyone has seen them. So, TeenFaces has some pictures from the making of/behind the scenes at the "Hydrolics" video.
Via *Suqura* in the forums.
It's a Clinton Sparks creation, taking Diddy's verse from "Everything I Love". Check it out at AllHipHop.com. You can also download the mix tape featuring the track from Clinton Sparks site. It's "SmashTime Radio, Vol. 5 Def Jam Edition".
Via Theo in the forums.
XXLmag.com has an interview with Aasim.
After you left Loud, you did your thing independently and then signed with Bad Boy. What’s it been like working with Diddy?
It’s great! Over the years, we’ve bonded. We got a different type of relationship than most. He doesn’t really give his friendship [out] ’cause you can imagine somebody with that status—everybody always got their hand out expecting certain things. We had a certain connection when we first met. He told me, “I don’t wanna be your friend; I don’t want you to be my friend.” I was like, “I don’t need no more friends.” We just kept it funky like that. If it happens organically, then cool. I’m a likable n****. I’ll give you the shirt off my back. I’m a n**** that’s gonna tell you the real. I’m never gonna sugar coat it or lie to you. So he saw that and I think that’s when he was like, “I can f*** with that n****. He’s a good dude.” When you actually spend time with him, you see all the rumors you hear about him ain’t true. He’s a businessman. So there’s certain s*** he does as a businessman that you can’t put on a personal [level]. I have to be a businessman, too. I can’t get caught up in being a rapper. So it’s a mutual respect.
Via bad a** supastar at BadBoyForever.com.
AllHipHop.com has an article on Diddy/Sean John's Fifi Awards win:
"Somebody from fashion had come up to me, an African-American man and he had tears in his eyes because the fashion industry is such a segregated industry and he was just stating that I didn't realize that I was the first African American to ever win this award," Combs told AllHipHop.com. "I've won Grammy's and other awards, but to really win this award is a crazy honor. It's a part of history so it feels great."
Elephant Man will be at Avalon in New York on June 8. See the flier below.
Hot 97 has a piece up as well:
Elephant Man came out in full baseball catcher's gear to perform his latest single. The “Energy god” commanded the lights to go down as he went into “Signal da Plane” . In another of the most hilarious events of the night, Elephant asked two ladies to come on stage. Two healthy ladies obliged and both Diddy and Elephant Man picked both ladies up. Diddy had a little trouble holding the weight of his female falling forward on stage continuing to gyrate on the wet stage.
The guests kept coming as Diddy brought out Keyshia Cole to croon “Last Night” as only she could. The Lox joined Diddy for “The Benjamins” , but after Sheek Louch ended his verse the music stopped. “We ain't done,” screamed Diddy. Lil' Kim emerged claiming “Your girl's back.” She launched into her Benjamins verse as the crowd went crazy. A tribute to Biggie ended Diddy's set as he left amid a sea of fireworks.
Just an update on these covers. The choice is not confirmed yet - I believe these may be ideas, but the final cover has yet to be determined.
Yung Joc's "Hustlenomics" is proving to be quite the star studded affair. According to the Bad Boy Sizzle Reel, Diddy, Pharrell and Young Dro will be on it. Going off of previous reports, this is how the guest list pans out:
Diddy, Pharrell, Young Dro, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Jim Jones, Jazze Pha, Trick Daddy, 8 Ball & MJG, Twista, Boyz N Da Hood, Mary J. Blige, Monica, Lil' Wayne and Rick Ross.
You can listen to a clip of "In My Bedroom" by B5 on the Bad Boy Sizzle Reel video below. It starts at 2:51 and ends at 3:01.
Between the Bad Boy Sizzle Reel and Hen Roc's MySpace, we have 2 tentative release date updates. They are Danity Kane's sophomore release being moved to December and Cheri Dennis being given a date again. That date is January 15, 2008.
The Bad Boy Sizzle Reel indicates that "Hood Figga" will feature Young Jeezy. So, that leads me to believe that the official, final single will be the Young Jeezy version that I mentioned previously.
According to the Bad Boy Sizzle Reel, Yung Joc will join B5 on Scream Tour 6. The dates given are July 25 through September 9.
I am fairly certain that this is the video that was shown at the upfronts on Wednesday. It introduces the "We Invented the Remix, Volume II" and "The Press Play Remix Album" projects toward the end.
Great video. There are a couple of inconsistencies, but a great video overall. As a Bad Boy fan, this video gets me excited. I am going to write some posts to highlight some of the things revealed in it.
The video says that "Press Play" is RIAA certified platinum, but I don't believe that to be true as the most up to date Billboard charts still show it as gold.
Via Hen Roc.
Christian Daniel's MySpace put out a bulletin in Spanish. Thanks to the good people at Babelfish, I was able to figure out that he'll be performing at the Lehman Center in Bronx, New York on June 9.
A few days ago I described the new Diddy Burger King commercial. It turns out that it was directed by Paul Hunter. Check out the press release for more.
Burger King Corporation (NYSE:BKC) announced today that participating U.S. BURGER KING® restaurants are now open until midnight or later, seven days a week. Sean “Diddy” Combs, CEO, music mogul, entrepreneur and philanthropist made his debut as the chain’s “Late Night Ambassador” with a star appearance in a national ad spot announcing the new late night hours.
“In today’s 24-hour society people work harder and play longer,” said Russ Klein, president of global marketing, strategy and innovation, Burger King Corporation. “We’re responding to demand by offering our customers the option to fuel up with their favorite BURGER KING® menu items when they need us most. Diddy, our Late Night Ambassador, is front and center to spread the word.”
The new broadcast ad, titled “CEO to CEO,” takes place after midnight when Diddy gets a craving for his favorite BURGER KING® meal. Upon learning the restaurants are closed, he wakes up the Burger King Corporation CEO, who drives Diddy to a restaurant. The CEO opens the doors for Diddy and his entourage. The ad, directed by Paul Hunter, well-known for his work with stars such as Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake, began airing nationwide on June 1.
The campaign also includes custom-created late-night packaging designed by Sean John, Diddy’s award-winning clothing label. To help kick off the new expanded hours platform, a late-night paint scheme will adorn the BURGER KING® car during an upcoming NASCAR race.
Check out MTV News, VIBE.com and the New York Times for more great coverage and pictures from Diddy's Summer Jam set.
Diddy, ever the showman, marked the special occasion. "Hold up, hold up, we not done yet," Diddy told the audience after he'd already brought out the LOX midway through "It's All About the Benjamins."
"I think we got one person missing," he continued, cutting the music off. "Brooklyn — stand up! Make some noise for my girl, Queen Bee!"
Entering the stage complete with pyrotechnics, classic video clips of his illustrious career and wearing all black, Diddy, accompanied by Hitmen producer and rapper Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, came out to 1997's "Victory."
The crowd roared when Lil’ Kim and the LOX emerged for a 10th-anniversary performance of Diddy’s era-defining hit, “It’s All About the Benjamins.” He also demanded, five times, that people defy the rain by removing their ponchos. He was widely ignored, but still, you have to admire his nerve.
BET's site says that the next two episodes of "Access Granted" - on June 4, June 6 and June 9 will feature Mario, T.I. and Eve. No word on B5. As always, I'll post when I have something! :)
Via Milbabi93 at B5 Online.
Tom Breihan has a recap of Diddy's set at the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert. Diddy brought out Yung Joc ("It's Goin' Down" and "I Know You See It"), Elephant Man, T.I.("What You Know and "Big S*** Poppin", Young Dro ("Shoulder Lean"), Keyshia Cole ("Last Night"), The Lox (he brought them out to do "It's All About the Benjamins"), Lil' Kim (also for the "Benjamins" but also for "Lighter's Up"). Diddy also performed "Victory". I don't think the song list in the article is complete as Diddy also performed "Victory". Sounds like an awesome show. There are a few videos on YouTube, as well.
I've said this time and time again. WHY DO THEY NOT SELL DVDS FOR STUFF LIKE THIS?! Somebody doesn't want my money, apparently.
By the way, with Black Rob out of jail and everything cool with The Lox and Kim... they should totally do my No Way Out concert idea. How awesome would that be? Of course, they won't.
AllHipHop.com has an interview with former Bad Boy artist Carl Thomas, where he talked about leaving Bad Boy:
Carl Thomas: My situation dealing with my brother was just part of the refocusing; I guess I was kind of living life with the fog over my eyes, and that just kind of cleared things up for me. I was really pacified by money or whatever, and I never really had any personal problems with Puff and I still don’t. That’s one thing I’m cool to say, he wasn’t particularly happy that I wanted to leave, he definitely fought me on it - but he never fought me to a disrespectful level or anything like that, because I think he respected the fact that I wanted to do it in a respectful manner.
If me and you don’t have any problems on a personal level then why would I get on the radio and in all these magazines and act like we had a problem? Everybody had their own relationship with that man and I’m definitely not responsible for how you and Puff relate and how your business relationship is. I think that’s corny nonsense, that’s not really where it is.
Puff did a whole lot for me and my career; he probably did the most out of anyone for my career. He allowed me to change tax brackets, he allowed me to drive what I wanna drive, travel to where I wanna travel to, eat what I wanna eat, wear what I wanna wear and do what I wanna do. That foundation was laid down at Bad Boy and I would never disrespect that, I would never disrespect Puff, because I was just taught a long time ago you don’t burn the bridge that brought you across.
Also it’s your responsibility to recognize when you’re on a bridge. A lot of people don’t even know when they’re on one, and that’s why it’s so easy for them to lash out at the things that helped them. That’s a real wack way to approach business; Puff had no interest at all in going out there and badmouthing me and saying any negative things about me. I haven’t heard one thing, we see each other it’s hugs, kisses and love. “How’s the kids? Let’s go drinking”. He thinks I’m a great artist, I think he’s a great executive. Just because you’re not seeing eye-to-eye with each other at the time, there’s no reason to trash everything that y’all have been through and the experience. I think that’s really weak-minded.
Like I said in the forums, it's good to see. It's annoying when we seeing people bashing Diddy when we know very well that, for the most part, if it weren't for Bad Boy, we wouldn't have even known who they were in the first place.
Via Theo at BadBoyForums.com.
Updated x4: Updated it to include Cassie. Thanks to Mia and dani for pointing this out.
I was watching the Red Sox and Yankees game when I heard someone say "Mr. Combs" and then I hear Diddy's voice. I turn to look and it turns out that it's a new Burger King commercial. Here is a description:
A couple of cars (a lead car with a truck behind it) pull up to a mansion. The lights are all out. One of the cars (presumably the lead car) honks it's horn. A light in the house turns on. Cut to the viewpoint from inside the car looking outside of the rear left window, where you can see a man in a bath robe. The man says "Mr. Combs?" Cut to Diddy in the car with Cassie behind him. Diddy says "You the CEO of BK. The man who says I can have it my way." The CEO (note, this is not the real CEO of Burger King, but an actor) says "Sure." Diddy continues, "I'm hungry. Y'all closed. Now, how you propose we resolve this?" CEO: "I'll get my keys." Cue the instrumental to "Diddy Rock" which plays until the end of the commercial.
Cut to the CEO hopping into the truck. Our view is from the windshield - two big men are in the front seat (presumably bodyguards). They arrive at Burger King. As the CEO gets out of the truck, he takes notice to the large crowd that is outside of the Burger King. He looks at Diddy for an explaination. Diddy says "I don't like to eat alone." They walk in and the CEO claps, which makes the lights go on. The staff is already there... standing in there with the lights off, apparently. Diddy: "Now that's what's up." The CEO smilies and puts his fist up to tap fists with Diddy, who leaves him hanging. Cassie laughs.
The commercial finishes by announcing that "BK's now open 'til midnight or later" with a neon blue sign rendition of the Burger King logo (reminiscent of the Press Play play button).
AllHipHop.com reports that the body of one time Bad Boy artist Tony Thompson was found dead in Waco, TX. It is alledged that he died of a drug overdose.
My thoughts are with these close to him.
Sean John took home the 2007 FiFi Award in the Luxury Men's category for Unforgiveable. Diddy was on hand to accept the award as well as present one. Their site has a photo story featuring a number of pictures of him. For more coverage, see WWD.com:
“When I started Sean John, I had big dreams,” Combs, a first-time FiFi attendee, said before the ceremony started. “From the CFDA award to this now, this is big.” Speaking of big, “I have so many ideas for fragrance I wish they could produce it quicker! I’m already on my fourth fragrance, but we’re only in production with the second one.” Speaking of production, Combs, who recently told WWD that he was considering doing a baby carriage license, seemed more on board with the idea. “I have so many kids now, it would probably be appropriate,” said Combs, who welcomed twin daughters in December.
Here are Bad Boy's SoundScan numbers for the last week:
156. "Press Play" by Diddy, 4,600 (648,500 overall).
180. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G., 4,100 (230,900).
NR. "Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG, 3,000 (132,500).
NR. "New Joc City" by Yung Joc, 1,200 (928,500).
If you go to Harve Pierre's MySpace, you'll that the version of "Coffee Shop" here is different from the previously released clean version (at least, the one I was given). The intro stuff is different and the verses from Joc and Zoe are different, as well.
HipHopDX.com has an interview with Yung Joc.
HHDX: Speaking of lyrics and lyricists, are you offended when somebody says you aren’t a lyricist?
Yung Joc: I don’t care because I’m not. I’m not a lyricist; I never claimed to be one. I leave that up to the Nas’, the Jiggas’, the Talib Kwelis’ and the KRS-Ones’. I make club music, music you could dance to. I make feel good music. There are times when I hear a Jay-Z lyric and I’m like “Damn, that’s crazy.” But, if you’re in the club sometimes you don’t wanna think about what the rapper is saying. You just wanna have fun. I mean even Diddy, Diddy ain’t no lyrical dude and he’s real well off.
HHDX: So you were doing well financially from the start. You had the Block money and the Bad Boy money?
Yung Joc: Well I had a percentage of the Block money and then whatever money I got from the deal with Bad Boy. I’m doing well overall. A lot of artists wanna talk about certain things but like me, I just got listed in Forbes as one of the Top 20 highest paid rappers for the year. I just did that interview today and it’ll be in that publication soon.
I just received a radio appearance schedule for Jordan McCoy. Here it is:
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This MySpace page features the images below. I don't know if one of them is the actual cover for the album or what they might be, but I have an e-mail in to find out and will report back when I know.
Update: I heard back.
Advertising Age and SOHH.com ( here and here) have additional coverage, including photos, of the Bad Boy upfronts event on Wednesday.
DJBooth.net has an interview with Yung Joc, including audio.
DJ Booth: For those who are looking to enroll themselves in a Hustlenomics course, myself included of course, give a brief synopsis of how you came to that topic...
Yung Joc: Well, I was looking around me, and I was always questioning: why is it that cats was gettin’ on the same time I was gettin’ on, with big records or bigger records than mine, when they wasn’t around as long as me, or they wasn’t working as hard as me? And I figured it out: their hustle game wasn’t up to par; the staff, or the team around them didn’t have that supreme hustle dream, you know what I’m saying? So I was just like, “Well, maybe it’s ‘cause I hustle.” I was like, “Well what can I call it, what I do?” So I said, “I will call it ‘Hustlenomics’”
Via Yung Joc's MySpace.
From the press release:
Queer Black Cinema's QBC VISIONS 2007 (PT. I)
Sunday, June 17, 2007 (7PM- 1AM)
Luke & Leroy’s (formerly Crazy Nannies/ LESBIAN HOTSPOT)
21 7th Avenue South
Tickets: $10.00 online; $15.00 at the door
www.queerblackcinema.org/ www.myspace.com/queerblackcinema
Babs Bunny will host Queer Black Cinema’s QBC VISIONS Pride Benefit 2007. Bad Boy Entertainment’s hip hop princess will help QBC launch New York City’s Pride Week by premiering Christopher Street, America’s newest gay teen series and powerhouse live performances from today’s most notable LGBTQ artists. Scheduled to appear are Homorevolution Tour’s Shorty Roc, Siya, Tangarae, Jesse O and Steph, the Sapphic Songstress! The focus of QBC VISIONS 2007 is to raise developing funds for Queer Black Cinema’s first international film festival and promote HIV/AIDS prevention during June.! Tickets: $10.00 online; $15.00 at the door. For details regarding sponsorship, volunteering and tickets for the event, visit the QBC web site at www.queerblackcinema.org.
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