I received a copy of the "Bad Boy Sampler 08" which features snippets of tracks from the upcoming albums from Day 26 ("Day 26") and Danity Kane ("Welcome to the Dollhouse"), along with an intro, interlude and outro from Diddy.

I posted a quick review of the Danity Kane section of the sampler earlier today. Now, I'll take a look at the "Day 26" tracks.

The sampler features "I'm The Reason", "Got Me Going", "In My Bed", "Come In" and "Are We In This Together". "Got Me Going", the lead single, is featured in our audio player in full, so I've heard more than just a snippet of it. I'm definitely a fan of the track - great production from Diddy and Mario Winans and great vocals from the guys.

Another up beat track, "I'm The Reason" is very solid and sounds great all the way around. "In My Bed" is slower, but still maintains a certain excitement. Of the vocals, the chorus is the highlight of the snippet I heard. Not to say the other parts weren't good, though.

Similar to "Striptease", I wasn't sure where I would place "Are We In This Together" when I first heard it. But, after listening to it a few times, it grew on me, as well, especially the chorus.

Again, the track I can't really get into is the slowest track: "Come In". It doesn't have a bad sound or anything, it just doesn't catch my ear.

All in all, "Day 26" and "Welcome to the Dollhouse" both represent albums that I'm excited about. They may have the potential to give Bad Boy back to back number 1's, though that'll be very hard to do.