Diddy doesn't appear in the video, but Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe do - along with way too many people to count.
From Billboard:
Jay-Z scores his 10th No. 1 album on The Billboard 200, as "American Gangster" (Def Jam) debuts on top this week after selling 425,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The rapper thus ties Elvis Presley in second place for the most No. 1 albums on the chart; only the Beatles have had more, with 19.
Thanks to Theo for reminding me. I think I got distracted by the A-Rod drama.
Here are the Bad Boy releases on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The Billboard 200:
123. "Welcome to the Zoo" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 103).
The Billboard Hot 100:
47. "Hood Figga" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 45).
AllHipHop.com has an interview with Keri Hilson where she discusses producing a track for Yung Joc (it didn't make the album) and writing for Danity Kane ("Right Now" and "After Love", which ended up with Diddy and her singing on it).
AHHA: As an established writer, is it ever a complicated situation where you have to make a decision on whether to give a song to someone else or keep it for yourself?
Keri Hilson: I just kind of cross the bridge when I get there. If I’m in a booked session and summoned by the label or their artist, then I always have to give them first dibs. But if they don’t take it, I have the option to keep it for myself or sell it elsewhere. And of course I’ve sold songs that I would have kept for myself. One of them was “Right Now” for Danity Kane. [Also] “After Love” for Diddy. I actually wrote that for Danity Kane as well, but somehow it ended up in Diddy’s hands. So things happen like that, but it’s only because I’m always giving my best work. Of course I’m going to like something that I’m doing, because I write stuff I like all the time. But I’m in the business of doing both, so that’s what I do, and I don’t feel like my artistry is slighted at all. ...
Keri Hilson: I’ve gotten to work with [T.I.] on a couple of things. Like, he was getting into producing, and we worked on a couple songs together. One was for Young Joc. It didn’t make the album so we may be doing something else with it, but I got to spend a lot of time with him. ...
I've taken FOX News' Roger Friedman to task a few times before. Bring critical of Bad Boy is one thing - but stating inaccuracies is quite another. It's that time again. In an article yesterday, Friedman comments on Warner Music Group's shrinking stock price and says the following:
What's wrong with Warner Music Group? It's not downloading. It's lack of music, no artists, no signings, no development of new artists, as well as wildly overpaid executives and bad business deals.
For example, a $30 million investment in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment has turned up nothing of value. And another multimillion dollar investment, in a private luxury concert business this summer in the Hamptons, was a bust.
" Nothing of value"? The Bad Boy and Warner partnership was announced on April 14, 2005. Since then, we've seen the following releases:
"Boyz N Da Hood" by Boyz N Da Hood.
"B5" by B5.
"The Black Rob Report" by Black Rob.
"Duets: The Final Chapter" by The Notorious B.I.G. (platinum album with a gold single).
"New Joc City" by Yung Joc (gold album with a 3x platinum single that reached #3, platinum single that reached #17 and gold single).
"Cassie" by Cassie (with a platinum single that reached #3).
"Danity Kane" by Danity Kane (#1 platinum album with a gold single that reached #8).
"Christian Daniel" by Christian Daniel.
"Press Play" by Diddy (#1 gold album with a single that reached #9 and a single that reached #10).
"Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (#1 album).
"Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG.
"Hustlenomics" by Yung Joc.
"Don't Talk, Just Listen" by B5.
"Welcome to the Zoo" by Gorilla Zoe.
"Back Up N Da Chevy" by Boyz N Da Hood.
In about two years and seven months, Bad Boy has made fifteen releases, seven of which were debut albums. This yielded three #1 albums, eight top 5 Billboard 200 albums, two platinum albums, two gold albums, one 3x platinum single, two platinum singles, three gold singles, five top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles and fifteen Hot 100 charting singles.
There's no doubt that there have been a number of poor sellers (though that's not something unique to Bad Boy), but that wasn't what Friedman said, either. He said that Bad Boy had given Warner nothing of value. That's absurd. "New Joc City" was one of the biggest albums of 2006. Do you know how many singles were certified 3x platinum in 2006? Three. No single was certified 4x, either. That album, in itself, was huge and represented tremendous value.
Via Monsters and Critics.
Winners have been announced in the 2007 VH1 Soul Vibe Awards.
Diddy was nominated in the "Hip Hop Artist of the Year" and "VStyle" categories, losing to Lil' Wayne and Beyonce, respectively. However, "Song of the Year" was given to "Buy U A Drank" by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc.
The RIAA has finally, finally updated their searchable database of platinum and gold certifications. I'm not sure how long ago, exactly, but it can't be all that old. With it, there are a bunch of new (to me and, probably you) Bad Boy platinum and gold certifications.
First of all, you have to be in awe of "New Joc City". Regardless of what "Hustlenomics" is doing, bow to the great Yung Joc. I was already blown away by the success of the album, which I knew to be certified gold with a 2x platinum single in "It's Goin' Down". It doesn't stop there. "It's Goin' Down" was actually certified 3x platinum. On top of that, "I Know You See It" was certified platinum and "1st Time" was certified gold. Do you know how hard it is, these days, to have a gold album, with a 3x platinum single, a platinum single and a gold single? Let's just say, it's not something that happens everyday.
Cassie's "Me & U" was certified platinum. "Showstopper" by Danity Kane was certified gold. "Nasty Girl" by The Notorious B.I.G. was also certified gold. Finally, for some reason, "Big Poppa" is showing up as having been certified gold in late 2006. I'm not sure what that's about, except to speculate that, perhaps, "Big Poppa" is being measured as a single of it's own, separate from the "Big Poppa/Warning" single that has already been certified platinum.
Here are the Nielsen SoundScan sales for the week ending November 4, including the Billboard 200 position of the album.
88. "Welcome to the Zoo" by Gorilla Zoe, 6,300 (up from 103, 85,600 overall).
NR. "Hustlenomics" by Yung Joc, 3,900 (158,200).
NR. "Back Up N Da Chevy" by Boyz N Da Hood, 2,500 (33,800).
NR. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G., 1,400 (281,100).
NR. "Don't Talk, Just Listen" by B5, 1,200 (39,700).
NR. "Press Play" by Diddy, 500 (688,100).
NR. "Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG, 500 (157,500).
Watch below for the video to Jay-Z's "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)". Cool video featuring appearances by Diddy and Cassie. The shot with Diddy, Jay and Nas is cool. They should sell a print of that.
Via Theo.
I just opened my copy of American Gangster. I was pleasantly surprised to see that beyond just Diddy, Sean C, LV and Mario Winans, Bad Boy artists Cheri Dennis, Cassie and Shannon Jones contributed, as well as Bad Boy writers Adonis Shropshire and Carmen Cameron. Here's the noteworthy stuff:
"Pray"
Produced by Diddy and LV & Sean C for Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment. Mario Winans provides strings and drums. Bad Boy writers Adonis Shropshire and Carmen Cameron provide vocals, as do Bad Boy artists Cheri Dennis and Shannon Jones. Interestingly, Cheri Dennis appears courtesy of Cozier Entertainment, Inc./Bad Boy Records instead of just Bad Boy Records.
"American Dreamin'"
Produced by Diddy and LV & Sean C for Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment. Co-Produced by Mario Winans for Yellow City Entertainment/The Senate. Winans also provides live drums and strings.
"No Hook"
Produced by Diddy and LV & Sean C for Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment. Strings and drums by Mario Winans.
"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)"
Produced by Diddy and LV & Sean C for Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment. Drums by Mario Winans. Additional vocals by Cassie.
"Sweet"
Produced by Diddy and LV & Sean C for Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment. Drums by Mario Winans. Additional vocals by Cassie and Carmen Cameron.
"Party Life"
Produced by Diddy and LV & Sean C for Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment. Drums by Mario Winans. Vocals by Shannon Jones.
Diddy, LV and Sean C receive writing credits on all 6 songs.
There is a very cool thing at the very end of the credits. Though Diddy didn't get an executive producer credit, he did get a mention in the very last words printed in the booklet. "Associate Producer: Sean "Diddy" Combs and The Hitmen".
Pages:
«Prev
|| ...
69 ·
70 ·
71 ·
72 ·
73 ·
74 ·
75 ·
76 ·
77 ... ||
Next»
|
