Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released yesterday.

Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

99. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (re-entry).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

16. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 19).
23. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).

Singles

The Billboard Hot 100

54. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (down from 34).

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Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. Boosted by the power of American Idol, Dirty Money's "Hello Good Morning" makes a strong debut, appearing on 6 charts, most notably the big one - the Hot 100 - where it checks in at 34.

This is the group's first appearance on the big board, giving Bad Boy it's first Hot 100 charting single since July 11 of last year when Gorilla Zoe's "Echo" last charted.

Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

19. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 15).

Singles

The Billboard Hot 100

34. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (debut).

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Vibe has launched a tournament (of sorts) aimed at selecting the greatest hip-hop producer of all-time based on online polls. Interestingly, while most of the 64 entrants are solo producers, they've lumped Diddy and The Hitmen together.

They have further quantified this as Sean "Diddy" Combs, Chucky Thompson, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker, Yogi, Sean C & LV, Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre, Mario "Yellowman" Winans, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Steve "Rhythm" Clarke and Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool. (Steve "Rhythm" Clarke? I've never heard that before. Looking into it.)

Honestly, when you lump all of those people together, I find it hard to believe that most of the others have much of a chance. Just match up the pedigree, song by song, of those people while they were under The Hitmen banner. It's weird to pit more than a dozen people against one.

This is mainly a promotion to generate traffic and chatter, as lists are always controversial. But, why not vote, anyway. You can vote for Diddy by going to the Vibe site and clicking on Diddy's image.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

15. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 13).
23. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 20).

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

13. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 9).
20. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 13).

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released on Thursday. Music buyers came out to pay tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

9. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 17).
13. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).
16. "Life After Death" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released on Thursday, March 11. Sorry for the delay.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

17. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 18).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

95. "I'm Ill" by Red Cafe (down from 78).

In the two clips below, Grind Music Radio interviews Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie and he talks about several different Bad Boy related topics. This includes how D-Dot came to work at Bad Boy, how Biggie ended up being featured on "It's All About the Benjamins," Diddy's vision for The Hitmen and more. It's entertainment and a must watch for Bad Boy fans.

Regarding "Benjamins," D-Dot said that Biggie recorded his verse shortly before he died. He rhymed over the original beat, but Stevie J. put the alternate beat under his verse, the one that ended up on the finished cut, making it "epic."

Via Nah Right.

Check out the clip below for a DJ Premier appearance on Grind Music Radio. Premo tells some pretty interesting stories about working with Biggie and Diddy as well as the creation of "Kick in the Door." Regarding the track, he explains how a certain line was directed at Jeru the Damaja and Premier, because of Premier's involvement in "One Day," a record that took some shots at Diddy and Bad Boy.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

18. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 20).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

78. "I'm Ill" by Red Cafe (down from 75).
88. "Angels" by Dirty Money (down from 78).

Hot Videoclip Tracks

20. "Angels" by Dirty Money (unchanged).