On December 14, the day that Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris" was released, I shared the full songwriting and production credits for the album. But, the one track we didn't have the information for was the iTunes exclusive bonus track "First Place Loser."
On Twitter today, Dernst "D-Mile" Emile II told me that he produced it, and it was written by James Fauntleroy.
In addition to "First Place Loser," Emile also produced "Shades" on the album, while Fauntleroy co-wrote "Shades," "Angels" and "Last Night Part 2."
Vulture has an interesting interview with Diddy where he discusses songwriting (not ghostwriting - ghosts are invisible and not credited), what he's done in Ibiza, "Last Train to Paris," Dirty Money, the creation of "Coming Home" and more.
On one track, “Coming Home,” you talk extensively about your family. Was it hard to get that personal?
Nah, I wanted to do that. I co-wrote that with Jay-Z. He knows me so much as a friend, there were some lines that he threw out that were like, "This is what I feel [about you], I know it's uncomfortable that I’m saying it right now. You sure you wanna say that?" If I wanna say it, I’m gonna say it. If I bare my soul, I’m gonna put that s*** up one time and put it in the history books.
Rap Radar's Elliott Wilson shared a feature that he did for Respect magazine with Jay Electronica.
After the New Orleans rapper signed with Jay-Z's "Roc Nation," a song titled "Shiny Suit Theory" hit the internet. On the record, he raps:
Me and Puff, we was chillin' in Miami
He said, n****, fuck the underground, you need to win a GRAMMY
For yo mama and yo family
They need to see you shined up
You built a mighty high ladder, let me see you climb up
N****, what you scared of? Terrorize these artificial rap n**** and spread love
Pollinate the ear buds like you supposed to, Spit it for the culture
Pay no attention to the critics and the vultures
They rather have a shot of Belvy just to spite you
They cast the judgments 'cause they feel they got the right to
F*** 'em, I let the dice roll like the father did
I gotta shine, it's in my blood, I'm a Harlem kid
I treat my babies right, treat my ladies ladylike
Hit 'em with a remix, then make sure that they play me twice
I thought you said it's the return of the black kings
Luxurious homes, fur coats and fat chains
Talking with Wilson, Electronica shared some of the back story behind the record, including Diddy's comments:
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The clip below was aired this week on BET's "106 & Park" when Justin Combs stopped by during "Last Train to Paris" week on the show. It is a parody video of his father's "Ciroc Smooth Talk with Diddy" videos.
In the clip below, Diddy and Cedric the Entertainer chat about Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris." Interestingly, Cedric asks Diddy if he produced Usher's "Hot Tottie" because it reminded him of the vibe of "Last Train to Paris." Diddy reveals that "Hot Tottie" was actually supposed to be his record, but things happen. He says that Polow da Don gave him two records (presumably "Your Love" and "Looking for Love," which was produced by James "JLack" Lackey, but co-produced by Polow da Don) to make up for it.
Red Cafe's "Above the Cloudz" street album is now set for a January 1 release. The music video for "Certified" revealed the cover for the set. Check it out below.
At the start of November, Red Cafe revealed that he had been arrested in Canada and deported while he was in the country for a show.
The music video for "Certified" sheds some more light on the arrest as it says that, after the video was shot, he was arrested and detained for "nearly a week in a Canadian immigration jail for unjust charges."
Red Cafe's "Above the Cloudz" street album/mixtape was originally slated for a November 23 release, but it did not come out. In the YouTube video description for the new music video for "Certified," it is mentioned that the album will now be out on January 1.
Red Cafe has released a music video for "Certified." Watch below.
During served as the co-host on tonight's episode of "E! News" and he announced that, following his performance with Dirty Money in front of the troops ( view Diddy's message to the troops), he had decided to auction off some Dirty Money varsity jackets online for charity, to benefit the troops. Stay tuned for details.
Update: While on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Diddy mentioned that the proceeds will benefit Operation Homefront.
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