fishbowlNY.com has this:
No. of questions submitted for CNN's YouTube Debate: 2,989
No. of responses to Diddy's YouTube call for an assistant: 10,000
Via
TMZ.
I just wanted to mention that I received an interview response from Simone Hines after my deadline. But, it was so great, that I've decided to update the article to include it. So,
check it out. It's under "Senorita".
IrelandOn-Line reports that singer Natasha Bedingfield likes the idea of collaborating with Diddy and plans to suggest it to him.
"No Way Out" is the definitive Bad Boy album.
That isn’t a slight on Biggie - Biggie’s legacy is interwoven with Bad Boy’s unmistakably and his albums, with their Bad Boy and Puffy influence, are widely and rightly considered to be among the greatest in the history of hop hop. But, we’re not talking hip hop - we’re talking Bad Boy and this was a defining Bad Boy album. Produced almost exclusively by the Combs assembled production outfit, The Hitmen, and featuring guest spots from The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, Faith Evans, 112, Black Rob, The Lox, Carl Thomas, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Ginuwine, Twista, Foxy Brown, Kelly Price and Simone Hines, "No Way Out" is that album.
Some of the same people who may criticize this album today, were digging it back in the day. Everybody had this album. It’s the best selling Bad Boy album ever measured by individual units sold, featuring two Hot 100 #1 singles in "I’ll Be Missing You" (certified 3 times platinum) and "Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down" (2 times platinum) to go with a #2 in "Been Around the World" (platinum) and a #19 in "Victory" (gold). The album itself was certified 7 times platinum just in the United States by the RIAA. By 1998, it was 5 times platinum in Canada, platinum in the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and Switzerland and gold in another 13 countries.
It led to awards for the artist, album and songs from ASCAP (2), the MTV Video Music Awards (2), The Billboard Music Awards (2), the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards (2), the Grammy Awards (2), the Soul Train Awards (2) as well as countless other nominations and victories in award shows throughout the country and the world.
In 1997, Sean Combs was a juggernaut. Not just with his own album, but in his appearances on and production of other artists’ records. 6 songs produced by him held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for a combined 42 weeks. 5 songs either produced by and/or featuring him held the #1 spot on the Hot 100 chart during the year.
As such, Bad Boy and The Hitmen went on an incredible run. "No Way Out" was the second of three Bad Boy releases in 1997. All of them went #1. The other two, "Life After Death" and "Harlem World" achieved astounding levels of success, as well. 1997 proved to be an incredible year for the label, sales wise, even though it was not without personal tragedy through the devastating loss of Christopher Wallace.
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Well, you know, everyday is special here at Bad Boy Blog. But, tomorrow, we'll have a major feature to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of the release of that classic album, "No Way Out". The article will feature tons of behind the scenes information and more on the creation and development of the album. Over the past month and a half, or so, I've completed interviews with Rashad Smith (producer of "Young G's"), Jaz-O (producer of "I Got the Power"), Michael Benabib (cover photographer) and three engineers who worked extensively on the project - Stephen Dent, Axel Niehaus and Michael Patterson.
So, if you're a huge Bad Boy or Diddy fan, you are going to love this.
Diddy's MySpace features an updated list of upcoming appearances.
Aug 27 2007 8:00P Underwear Launch Party Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug 28 2007 8:00P Yung Joc Album Release New York, New York
Sep 1 2007 8:00P Labor Day Weekend Festivities TBA
Sep 2 2007 8:00P Labor Day Weekend Festivities TBA
Sep 3 2007 8:00P Labor Day Weekend Festivities TBA
Sep 5 2007 8:00P New York’s Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Week New York, New York
Sep 6 2007 8:00P Conde Nast Fashion Rocks New York, New York
Sep 7 2007 8:00P BMI Awards Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 9 2007 8:00P MTV VMA’s Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 11 2007 8:00P B5 Album Release New York, New York
Sep 16 2007 8:00P 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Los Angeles, California
Sep 18 2007 8:00P The Dream Concert New York, New York
Sep 25 2007 8:00P Gorilla Zoe Album Release New York, New York
Sep 26 2007 8:00P 3rd Annual Clinton Global Initiative New York, New York
Sep 27 2007 8:00P 3rd Annual Clinton Global Initiative New York, New York
Sep 28 2007 8:00P 3rd Annual Clinton Global Initiative New York, New York
Oct 2 2007 8:00P Boyz N Da Hood Album Release New York, New York
Oct 3 2007 8:00P Vision Expo West Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 4 2007 8:00P Vision Expo West Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 5 2007 8:00P Vision Expo West Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 6 2007 8:00P Elephant Man Album Release New York, New York
Nov 15 2007 8:00P 7th on Sale Party Hosted by Anna Wintour TBA
Dec 4 2007 8:00P Mario Winans Album Release New York, New York
Dec 18 2007 8:00P We Invented the Remix 2 Album Release New York, New York
Via
JungleCity at BadBoyForever.com.
Check out these lyrics from Keith Murray's new single "Nobody Do it Better":
... for those who don't know or forget
To make y'all happy with Mary J., who Puff came to get (me)
Then who he called for Total to make y'all see (me)
Then who he called again for Special Delivery (that a be me)
There's nothin you could tell me, I rocked every hole in the wall...
He's referring to the remixes of "Be Happy", "Can't You See" and "Special Delivery", respectively.
Watch the video for the song below.
Not sure of the date of this interview, but it was posted on
Tim Westwood's YouTube channel on June 28. It's an interview with Diddy where he talks about growing up, the early stages of his career and beyond. Worth a watch.
Here is the single cover for Press Play's 4th single "Through the Pain":
It's a nice cover, I think. It fits the song with a somber look and the streaks of rain representing tears, if you wish.
