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

The Billboard 200

194. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 193).

Top Current Albums

169. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (up from 174).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

32. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (up from 37).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

24. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).

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10 years ago Sunday, Shyne's self-titled debut album was released. To mark the occasion, XXL talked with Harve Pierre, Mario Winans, EZ Elpee, Nashiem Myrick and (mostly) Shyne about the making of all of the tracks included on the set. For the most part, Shyne talks about how he was in control and what his mind state was at the time.

But, there are a couple of interesting details. Shyne says that he wanted Usher, not Barrington Levy, to sing on "Bonnie & Shyne." Harve Pierre says that Usher was a thought, but that there were other thoughts, as well. EZ Elpee says that he originally made the "Bad Boyz" beat for Lil' Kim. Finally, Shyne says that if he re-released the album, he'd take "Get Out" off of it, due to (in his words) the song's misogynist lyrics.

Veteran entertainment attorney Reggie Osse, also known as Combat Jack, spoke with Complex, sharing some behind the scenes stories tied to some classic hip-hop records (mostly in the 90s). The whole thing is worth a read, but there is a lot of Bad Boy related details in there and I wanted to highlight them.

You'll want to check out his blurbs on "Who Shot Ya," "Player's Anthem," "Hit 'Em Up," "Brooklyn's Finest," "Ain't No N****," "T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)," "Hypnotize," "We'll Always Love Big Poppa," "How to Rob," "Hate Me Now," "I Dare You" and "Bad Boyz."

Osse discusses the tragic Bad Boy/Death Row feud, insisting neither Biggie's "Who Shot Ya?" nor Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "Player's Anthem" were intended to cause such a reaction from 2Pac. "We had no clue Tupac would take this song as a major diss," he says. "We had no clue that 'Pac would soon join ranks with crazy a** Suge Knight and Death Row and use this record as motivation to bomb first. We had no clue this record would later, indirectly, lead to the deaths of not only Tupac, but our man Christopher Wallace."

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Dawn Richard and Kalenna of Dirty Money shared some wardrobe photos from Vibe. Mostly shoes, actually.

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

The Billboard 200

193. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 172).

Top Current Albums

174. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 155).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

37. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 29).

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DJ Drama and Maino have released a new mixtape, "The Art of War," which you can download for free at LiveMixtapes.com. It includes "Don't Say Nothin' (Remix)" featuring Dirty Money and "This and That" featuring Red Cafe. "What's Poppin" was produced by Bad Boy producer Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson. Listen to the songs below.


Via Platinum Boy Music.

Back in July, I reported that Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase would all be featured in the new "DJ Hero 2" video game, set for an October 19 release. According to a press release this will come in the form of an "FSG Remix" of "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase and Diddy.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the latest Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released Thursday. Janelle Monae's "The ArchAndroid" makes an impressive bounce back onto The Billboard 200 with a large jump on the Top Current Albums chart.

The Billboard 200

172. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (re-entry).

Top Current Albums

155. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (up from 195).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

29. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (up from 33).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

23. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (unchanged).

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Here are Bad Boy's positions on the Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released on Thursday, September 9. I was traveling and was unable to post them, but better late than never. Sorry for the delay.

Dirty Money's "Hurt (Loving You No More)" and Red Cafe's "Money, Money, Money" move up.

Top Current Albums

195. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (re-entry).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

33. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 32).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

23. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 24).

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BBB reader Theo passed along the video below. Starting at the 7:19 mark, Black Rob comes on, proclaiming himself as "the newest member of the Duck Down family." Shortly after, he says that "we [are] back to Bad Boy for the "Losing's Not an Option" album."

While this does seem to indicate that he is "back to Bad Boy," Rob has come out on Twitter, saying that any suggestion that he has signed back to Bad Boy is simply "rumors" and "false."