I'm happy to be able to say that I have written a long update to this story and Global Grind has addressed these issues. You can read more on my personal blog.
On what appears to be his YouTube channel, Ted Smooth posted this clip of Funkmaster Flex playing his remix to Dirty Money's "Hello Good Morning." You can hear snippets in the clip.
Also, as a bonus, here's a clip of Smooth mixing the track at Daddy's House:
Starting at the 6:38 mark in the clip below, you can see a short preview of the "Hello Good Morning (Remix)" music video by Dirty Money featuring Rick Ross. Previously, we had reportedthat Rick Ross was on set during the shooting of the "Hello Good Morning" music video, but it was unclear if they were shooting a remix video, as well.
In the clip below, recorded on Tuesday on USTREAM, Diddy plays a snippet from a track that Swizz Beatz produced for "Last Train to Paris." You can't hear a lot, but the best part to listen to is probably at the 45:30 mark. Diddy says that this is the "last joint" on the album.
On Tuesday, this was confirmed by Diddy, during an appearance on USTREAM. He said that the album will be released at midnight on June 28, after the BET Awards. Check the 4:07 mark in the clip below.
During a live broadcast on USTREAM on Tuesday, Diddy talked about his plans to make this year a "big year ... in rap" for Bad Boy, mentioning Red Cafe, Aasim and The Lox by name and also alluding to "other acts" that he wants to sign.
"Y'all know I don't really sign a lot of rappers," he said. "I got Red Cafe. I got Aasim. And I'm trying to make a couple of other moves to really have a big year, this year, in rap. But, Aasim is the truth, the answer, the dream. Red Cafe, trust me, we gonna start making that noise. Still trying to do this Lox album, trying to get that back together, get us back together again. And some other acts. I'm trying to really make a lot of noise this year."
Check out the clip below, starting at the 15:37 mark. Also, check out the 10:03 mark for a funny moment with Red Cafe and Fabolous whispering to the camera.
"I can't confirm any of the rumors about the different management situations," he said in the first clip, included below, starting at the 16:08 mark. "because it ain't nothing to confirm yet. But, I will be making some big announcements soon. I just want to set the record straight. Only I can do that."
That's not the odd part, though. The odd part is what he said in the second clip, also included below.
"Don't believe the rumors," Diddy says, at the 10:56 mark. "I have not made no announcement yet. Don't believe no rumors about anything y'all hear. Me and [Nicki Minaj], we just cool. I like her style. Rick Ross, that's my brother. There's no management announcements or none of that. So, everybody, just worry about what y'all worrying about. It's alright for people that know each other to have an admiration towards each other and, you know, maybe pick each other's brains for advice. But, I will be making some big announcements in a couple of weeks, on some things, though. But, right now, let's everybody chill out, be cool and stay focused on being positive and worry about what you doing."
