On one side, the insert included with "Don't Talk, Just Listen" has the same Sean John Eyewear advertisement that the insert in "Hustlenomics" did. However, the other side as 4 columns.

First one, "In Stores Now", features "Press Play" and "Hustlenomics".

Second one, "Coming Soon", features "Welcome to the Zoo", "Back Up N Da Chevy" and "Let's Get Physical".

Third one, "Also Coming Soon", mentions "We Invented the Remix II, Mario Winans, Cassie, Jordan McCoy, Danity Kane". No dates are given for any of these.

The fourth column is an advertisement for the B5 mobile trading cards program.

Here are Bad Boy's Hot 100 positions this week:

76. "Hood Figga" by Gorilla Zoe (a new high, up from 86).
78. "Coffee Shop" by Yung Joc (debut).

This is pretty good. It's the first time that Bad Boy has had 2 tracks on the Hot 100 since "Last Night" and "1st Time" were on it, back in March. I'm surprised that "Hood Figga" is doing this well. Could it be this year's "It's Goin' Down"?

Edit: These are actually the 9/15/07 chart positions.

Here are the latest SoundScan numbers, including the debut of "Hustlenomics", along with Billboard 200 position.

3. "Hustlenomics" by Yung Joc, 69,100 (69,200 overall).
NR. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G., 2,000 (266,400).
NR. "Press Play" by Diddy, 1,200 (681,400).
NR. "New Joc City" by Yung Joc, 1,000 (942,400).
NR. "Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG, 700 (152,000).

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the latest Hot 100 chart:

86. "Hood Figga" by Gorilla Zoe (a new high, up from 95).

24HourHipHop.com has some, if not recent, interviews with assorted Bad Boy artists that are worth reading. Check them out:

Gorilla Zoe
Yung Joc
Elephant Man
Boyz N Da Hood

Juelz Santana (co-hosting today for Terrence) and Rocsi were talking about the MTB 4 finale and how she has questions, so then he says he has all the answers... and out come the Making the Band 4 guys plus Donnie. They did a bit of Q&A. The guys haven't slept yet. They'd sing outside, all over New York again, without hesitation. They were asked about Laurie Ann. Brian said that he's sorry it went down how it did, but he's sure that she's still out there, grinding, so they wish her well.

Do they have a name, yet? No, do they have any ideas? Someone in the audience said "Too Sexy" and they laughed and said they could rock with that. Has anyone called yet asking for money? Donnie and Michael both said that they heard from cousins they didn't know they had. How did Donnie feel after he called everyone's name? He was nervous. His first reaction was that he was happy for Michael because he worked so hard.

Juelz then said that they need to sing a bit of the "Exclusive" song and they broke into it and did fine. And that was the end of their appearance.

Rock Me TV has a nice interview with Bad Boy's Senior Director of A&R, Conrad Dimanche. It's broken into 3 parts. Watch below.


Via MA$E MURDER at BadBoyForever.com.

I was out of the mix for about 5 days, doing some traveling (sorry for the lack of notice), but I'm back now and here is a summary of stories during this time that caught my eye:

ABC News has more info on the Macy's ad that will feature Diddy.


The New York Times and MTV have more on the big Screamfest show in New York on August 22.

Diddy's application for a permit for fireworks at his upcoming White Party was blocked:


Aubrey from Danity Kane will be hosting a party in Reno, NV on August 31. For more, see the flier on her MySpace.

Aubrey's also featured on a new song by Atlantic Records' artist Cupid. It's called "Do Yo Dance" and you can listen to it and download it from her MySpace.

Yung Joc will be featured in the October issue of KING Magazine. The feature will focus on how he got in shape.

The Washington Post has a quick article on DeAngelo from Making the Band 4.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the latest Hot 100 chart:

95. "Hood Figga" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 91).

Here are Bad Boy's Hot 100 positions this week:

91. "Hood Figga" by Gorilla Zoe (a new high, up from 95).