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According to Anthony, here is the official tracklist lined up for the Biggie greatest hits album.
1. Juicy
2. Big Poppa
3. Hypnotize
4. One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)
5. Get Money
6. Warning
7. Dead Wrong
8. Who Shot Ya
9. Ten Crack Commandments
10. Notorious Thugs
11. Notorious
12. Nasty Girl
13. Unbelievable
14. N***** Bleed
15. Running Your Mouth
16. Want That Old Thing Back
17. F****** You Tonight
This differs in one way from the one that HMV.co.uk has released. That would be the addition of "Nasty Girl". Of course, the obvious missing track would be "Mo Money Mo Problems" which was one of Biggie's 2 Hot 100 #1 singles. That's a huge deal, really. How can you have a "Greatest Hits" without it? A smaller omission is "Going Back to Cali" which was Biggie's only other Hot 100 charting single that is not included. Although, that one could be excused, really.
Assuming this stands, we'll have to see what else comes of it. Perhaps there will be a DVD.
According to Anthony, B5's sophomore album has been pushed to May 1.
It looks like Joc will be featured on a track from T-Pain's upcoming album. The track is called "Snappin' (Buy You a Drink)" or simply "Buy You a Drink".
Via diddy dav at BadBoyForever.com.
Update: This is the cover. A bigger version is now displayed below.
There has been an image posted on The Notorious B.I.G. MySpace. It may or may not be a cover or potential cover, but I wanted to mention it anyway.
Danity Kane will be on The Tyra Banks Show on February 2.
Via Aubrey O'Day MySpace.
There has been a new song, "Like I Care", posted on the Jordan McCoy MySpace.
Over at the GIANT Magazine site, you can vote for the December cover that you liked better - Diddy's or Ciara's. The poll is on the right section, about half way down the page.
Currently, Diddy's leading, 68% to 32%.
Via Diddy's MySpace.
Here are Bad Boy's positions from the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart:
55. "Tell Me" by Diddy (down from 51).
94. "Last Night" by Diddy (debut).
"Ridin High" has been pushed to March 13.
Listen to it in our audio player to the middle right section of this page.
The video for Diddy's third single "Last Night" will be featured on BET: Access Granted on January 31.
HMV.co.uk has posted a tracklist for The Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits album.
1. Juicy
2. Big Poppa
3. Hypnotized
4. One More Chance [Remix]
5. Get Money
6. Warning
7. Dead Wrong
8. Who Shot Ya
9. Ten Crack Commandments
10. Notorious Thugs
11. Notorious
12. Unbelievable
13. N***** Bleed
14. Runnin Ya Mouth
15. Want That Old Thing Back
16. F****** You Tonight
It shouldn't be treated as real, but it could be it. "Running Your Mouth" and "Want That Old Thing Back" make sense. Keep in mind that "Greatest Hits" cannot (and will not, in my opinion) just be "hits". You have to offer people something they probably don't have. And most people probably don't have those two tracks. So, that would be the hook. Not the hook I hoped for, but it's a hook.
Of course, you have got to doubt a tracklisting that's missing "Mo Money Mo Problems" which was one of Biggie's 2 Hot 100 #1 singles. Besides that, it is also missing Hot 100 charting singles "Going Back to Cali" and "Nasty Girl".
Via slickvik at BadBoyForever.com.
From top40-charts.com:
Friday, February 2nd the official "Twelve Hours of Diddy" Superbowl jumps- off @ Miami's premiere dance club, Space (34 N.E. 11th Street), Downtown Miami. As Miami's nightlife comes to a halt, Diddy's party will continue until the sun rises from 10:00PM until 10:00AM. Party with Music and Fashion icon, Diddy who sets global trends. "There is no party like a Diddy party, cuz a Diddy party don't stop!!!"
Here are Bad Boy's spots on the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart.
51. "Tell Me" by Diddy (down from 50).
80. "Come to Me" by Diddy (down from 72).
Cassie mentions that she'll be presenting at the NRJ Awards. She and Diddy are both nominated for awards, as well.
From January 18 through February 3, posting here at Bad Boy Blog will be pretty light as I have some things coming up that will pull me away from the site. But, I will be around and should be able to post some, as well.
From PR inside:
A string of high-profile music stars including SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS, MARIAH CAREY and SHAWN 'JAY-Z' CARTER could be hauled before a US court to testify on behalf of their jeweller.
chronic magazine has an interview with LV of Grind Music. He talks about Aasim, Diddy and more.
Chronicmagazine.com: Tell me a little about [Aasim]. What can listeners expect to hear from him?
LV: It’s new. It’s lyrical…We’re bring emceeing back. Back in the day, people really wanted to hear what emcees had to say. That’s what we’re trying to bring back. ...
Chronicmagazine.com: Aasim’s on Grind Music and Bad Boy. What type of role does Bad Boy play in Aasim’s project? Do they have any creative control?
LV: It’s been a good thing. Puff will have his say-so, but he really left it all up to us. ‘This is your s***. This is what you do.’ ...
Chronicmagazine.com: What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned so far?
LV: What you get out is what you put in. I learned a lot from Puff’s work ethic. Puff never sleeps. Working on his album [Press Play] was the craziest sh*t in my life. I never slept. There were times when I had to just sneak out the studio. He’s a monster – in a good way. He works. He doesn’t stop. We’ll work on a record, mix it and take it to the club to see how it sounds. Then, we’ll go back and do it over again. He’s a monster. We just did a remix for him and Lil Wayne. He flew all the way from Toronto to hear the mix. That dude doesn’t stop.
He also mentioned that hopefully Aasim's album will be out in May or June. He just finished working on something with Cheri Dennis and he's also working with Mario Winans and Ness.
From the press release:
Starting January 13th aspiring superstars can log onto http://makingtheband.mtv.com and upload their singing audition for the world to see. Viewers will have until January 27th to vote for their favorites. 25 candidates will be selected to move on to Round Two, where they'll upload a dance audition. Round Two voting concludes on February 6th. Producers will reward 3 finalists with the opportunity to audition in person for Diddy.
Open call audition dates and locations include:
LOS ANGELES:
DATE: Wednesday 1/17 - Open Call
TIME: Line forms at 6 am, Open call begins promptly at 8 am
LOCATION: KNITTING FACTORY
7021 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028
HOUSTON
DATE: Saturday 1/20
TIME: Line forms at 7 am, Open call begins promptly at 10 am
LOCATION: MERIDIAN
1503 Chartres St.
Houston, TX 77003
ORLANDO
DATE: Tuesday 1/23
TIME: Line forms at 7 am, Open call begins promptly at 10 am
LOCATION: CLUB PARIS
122 W. Church St.
Orlando, FL 32801
ATLANTA
DATE: Saturday 1/27
TIME: Line forms at 7 am, Open call begins promptly at 10 am
LOCATION: VERVE LOUNGE
511 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
CHICAGO
DATE: Tuesday 1/30
TIME: Line forms at 7 am, Open call begins promptly at 10 am
LOCATION: CLUB 720
720 North Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60622
DETROIT
DATE: Saturday 2/3
TIME: Line forms at 7 am, Open call begins promptly at 10 am
LOCATION: PLAN B
205 W. Congress
Detroit, MI 48226
NEW YORK
DATE: Tuesday 2/6
TIME: Line forms at 7 am, Open call begins promptly at 10 am
LOCATION: BLVD
199 Bowery (at Spring St)
New York, NY 10002
From the press release:
RMJ Global LLC., (www.eMusicBlast.com), a fast-growing social networking & e-commerce platform, announced its new website launch today. The new site was unveiled on January 1, 2007, with features and functionality that allow artists to sell music and send demos to any record label executives of their choice.
http://www.eMusicBlast.com is on the cutting edge of social networking & e-commerce solutions that have exploded over the past year. eMusicBlast.com offers its users a chance for a record deal by facilitating the submission of music demos directly to major record label A&Rs. A&R stands for “artist & repertoire”, and they are the record label executives tasked with discovering/signing new talent. The demo review service guarantees users will receive a 30+ word written review of their demo within 20 business days. In addition to the A&R demo review service, eMusicBlast allows unsigned artists and independent record labels to sell music online through the eMusicBlast.com music store. ...
For free, members have access to post audio, video, want ads, photos and events, as well as view their rankings in the top 10’s & top 100 and more. With the free membership each user is a part of the community where unlimited messaging allows users to keep in constant contact with each other. The direct e-commerce platform of eMusicBlast guarantees each user a specific result in real-time. Any member may select to purchase a demo review that guarantees them exposure to any record label A&R of their choice. The A&Rs that review demos on eMusicBlast are from major record and entertainment companies from all over the world. These A&Rs have entered into agreements to write 30+ word music reviews within 20 business days. Some of these A&Rs include Conrad Dimanche of Bad Boy Entertainment (Notorious B.I.G., P. Diddy & more), John Ozier of Curb Records (Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes & more) and Sabrina Montgomery of BME Recordings (Lil’ Jon, Lil’ Scrappy & more).
Good quote, from MTV.com:
"It's important to have that great guest list," Diddy said, eyeballing the scene as only the king of all parties could. "[You need] that great guest list, great music, a lot of free food and free liquor, and Diddy. And I'm here."
From Variety.com:
Hearst-Argyle Television is developing a series with former CNN host Carlos Watson featuring on-location interviews with figures in entertainment, sports and politics.
The episode will air in April.
You can now upload a video here for consideration on Making the Band 4.
Here are the tracks that will be on the album (these tracks are not in any particular order, as they have not decided what order to put them in on the album).
Next Ex-Boyfriend
Just Watch Me
Rock N Roll Girl
Unnoticed
I Get Weak
On a Saturday Nite
Life's an Open Door
Promise Me
Don't Need Boyz
Always Friends
We have credits for all of the songs, except for "On a Saturday Nite" and I'll hopefully have those to post soon.
One other detail: a possible title for the album is "Just Watch Me". You can listen to "Just Watch Me" in our audio player on the right side of this page.
If you are wondering where our audio player went, I just wanted to mention that it's still there in the right menu - it's just lower on the page.
Thank you for visiting Bad Boy Blog.
According to a pair of bulletins from her MySpace, Jordan McCoy's debut album is now slated for June 26. She says: "THIS IS THE REAL DATE!!!"
She mentions that 'Next Ex-Boyfriend" (title change?) is now being sent to radio. I might have a tracklist to post soon, but from our sample tracklist, she mentioned that "Big Girls Don't Cry" will not be on the album, due to the Fergie issue and neither will the Diane Warren produced and written track, "I Decide" because of it being performed by Lindsay Lohan for the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack.
According to his MySpace, Diddy will be presenting at the Golden Globe awards. They are on January 15, starting at 8 P.M. ET on NBC.
Yung Joc is featured on a new songe by Candi Pye, produced by Scott Storch. It's called "Get Money".
Both Diddy and Cassie have been nominated in the NRJ Music Awards 2007. Vote here.
Via diddy dav at BadBoyForever.com.
According to Video Static, Marc Webb is the director for the video for "Last Night". I was under the impression that the video was already shot, but perhaps it hasn't been, since VS labeled it as "booked". View some of Marc Webb's previous work at Wikipedia.
Via boyzndahood at BadBoyForever.com.
I'm surprised I didn't hear of this earlier, but he performed on BET on New Years Eve. He was the final performance on the BET 106 & Park special, performing "I Know You See It" with Ms. B's verse.
Via boyzndahood at BadBoyForever.com.
YouTube member DANNYBOYAKAPUFF has uploaded a bunch of old Bad Boy appearances and performances.
Via youngstanbk at BadBoyForever.com.
Update: just adjusted the dates a bit on Yung Joc and Boyz N Da Hood.
Here are some tentative release dates for 2007 (after "Ridin High" by 8 Ball & MJG on 2/13/07 and "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. on 3/6/07):
TBD by B5, April 24
TBD (possibly " Back in the Chevy") by Boyz N Da Hood, May 15
TBD by Yung Joc, June 5
TBD by Danity Kane, August 7
Other artists potentially slated for a 2007 release that have not been assigned a particular month, include Jordan McCoy, Cheri Dennis, Ness, Babs, Nelson, Aasim, Cassie and Mario Winans.
Here are Bad Boy's spots on the latest Hot 100 chart.
50. "Tell Me" by Diddy (up from 53).
72. "Come to Me" by Diddy (down from 67).
With that "Show Stopper" has finally fallen off the chart. An excellent run.
Here are the Bad Boy placements on the Top 200:
89. "Press Play" by Diddy, 10,000 (482,300 overall)
133. "Danity Kane" by Danity Kane, 7,340 (862,900).
Diddy is on the January cover of The Source. Here it is:
Via Anthony via Diddy's MySpace.
The new Sean John site has finally launched.
Thanks Anthony.
"Relax and Take Notes" by 8 Ball & MJG featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Project Pat has premiered on 106 & Park. Vote now.
Thanks Anthony.
Ken Barnes at USA Today has the top 20 radio hits of the year by audience. "Me & U" by Cassie was 3rd and "It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc was T9th.
Via Torontosfynest at BadBoyForever.com.
You can view the cover on Cassie's MySpace. As a warning, there is slight nudity on the cover (it's not Cassie).
They have a photospread up at the FHM France site, as well.
Diddy is on the latest (or next or a recent, not sure) issue of DUB Magazine. They have an article up on their site, as well.
Edit: It's for February. Thanks Anthony.
Via Diddy's MySpace.
He'll be performing at the Jet Nightclub at The Mirage on February 16 in Las Vegas, NV.
Via Bad Boy MySpace.
Here is the album cover for "Ridin High", 8 Ball & MJG's second Bad Boy album, due out February 13.
Via 8 Ball & MJG's MySpace.
NobodySmiling.com has an interview with Ness.
Nobodysmiling.com : Back to the tour with P.Diddy, what you like most about this touring?
E. Ness : It’s real hard-work man. With Diddy he’s a major artist, so his accomplishments reflect what he’s done and all the records he sold. He has a major campaign behind him and he got the key to every city. His day starts at 4:00 A.m., he does all the morning shows, visit schools and just make the people love him. He just loves the people and he’s just on the grind promoting this new album “Press Play”. I got the opportunity to be on it and he’s just making it pop-off like that. He works 24/7 around the clock and I can’t even keep up with him. By the time he gets ready for bed he might have to get up and do it all over again, so he’s lucky if he might get four hours of sleep.
Nobodysmiling.com : That just shows the music business is a hustle.
E. Ness : Yeah and that just inspires me. A lot of people can say what they want about Diddy, but we have a good relationship and our situation is cool. I would never go off the record to disrespect that man, because he gave me the opportunity to share my music with the world. I can’t speak on everybody else situation. I just know my situation of where I came from and where I’m at now. Diddy is my number one supporter and my biggest fan. Anything financial wise that needs to get done he’s all for it.
Via MA$E MURDER at BadBoyForever.com.
NobodySmiling.com has an interview with Ball and G.
NobodySmiling.com : What has been one of the most significant changes that you both have experienced over the course of your career?
8 Ball : The most significant change would be how the game has evolved. There is a lot more Southern artists that are doing it big. They’re getting the exposure in the media and are able to get their music out and it being appreciated by the mainstream public. There wasn’t that many when we were first out until Cash Money and No Limit came out and changed the game.
MJG : It was a simpler time when we first came out. There are alot more things you can do in hip-hop now. There are more jobs out there now for us in this music game. Business is definitely bigger. People are becoming entrepreneurs out of this and making a way for themselves and their families.
Via MA$E MURDER at BadBoyForever.com.
Just a rumor from the AllHipHop.com Rumors section:
Can you imagine The Game and Ma$e battling? Me neither. I've gotten word that Diddy and 50 Cent managed to work out their differences as it pertains to Minister Ma$e. I don't know all the terms of the agreement, but my sources tell and have told me that the deal was finished a minute ago. I guess, once the two CEOs squashed the beef, the real talks commence. 50 & Betha have been doing a lotta window shopping since they first linked.
I read the rumor at another site I forget now, as well. But, that doesn't really mean anything. Again, just a rumor.
Billboard has just released their 2006 year end chart data. Here are some notable charts and Bad Boy positions on them.
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Here are Bad Boy's positions on the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart:
41. "Show Stopper" by Danity Kane (up from 54).
53. "Tell Me" by Diddy (down from 51).
67. "Come to Me" by Diddy (down from 61).
The video for Diddy's third sing, "Last Night" featuring Keyshia Cole, is coming soon and will be premiering on MTV's First Look. It'll also be on BET Access Granted. It was shot, on location, in Los Angeles.
Here are the latest Bad Boy SoundScan numbers.
89. "Danity Kane" by Danity Kane, 15,900 (855,500 overall).
90. "Press Play" by Diddy, 15,800 (472,200).
199. "New Joc City" by Yung Joc, 7,700 (871,400).
According to JC's MySpace which is featured on Block Entertainment's MySpace, he's signed to Bad Boy South/Block Entertainment. Not going to believe it 100%, but it seems pretty believable.
Via Torontosfynest at BadBoyForever.com.
In a post at their official forums from JimmyMac (B5 management):
B5 went to LA to do the photo shoot 2 weeks ago and it got pushed to jan 15 because the boys werent feeling the style...the want to come out hot for you all! In LA we recorded 9 new songs from some great producers: Will.I.am (Black eyed peas), Trackstarz(nelly, chingy), Blaze(tricky), Mischa(b2k, MJ, JLo) and Eric(omarions new single)! The single will be released in jan to radio so we need everyone to hit up their local stations when it comes out! A video will follow shortly after! The album is to be released in April! I know your ready for it!
Via B5Style.net.
B5 has been nominated in 3 categories in the Radio Disney Awards. They are nominated in the "Best Group Made of Brothers/Sisters" and "Best Dance Style" categories while their song "Get'cha Head in the Game" is nominated in the "Best Team Anthem" category. Vote now.
Via JimmyMac.
I just heard that The Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits album is due March 6 and B5's sophomore album is slated for April 24.
The party has a website. Diddy is hosting. It's on January 5 at Love Night Club in Washington, D.C. Doors open at 8:00 PM.
So, he has Diddy hosting. Lil' Wayne, The Game, Busta and T.I. performing. You'd think it was MJ in his prime. (And with all of those guests, the song on the site is "Show Me What You Got"?!)
Via Joseph White.
From SOHH.com:
Diddy not only recognized Royce's pen, the mogul also expressed interest in signing the lyricist to Bad Boy. Recently, reports also began spreading that Nas was interested in inking Royce to his Jones Experience imprint. Royce's camp is hopeful that the two parties could meet soon and possibly involve God's Son in the ongoing project.
I talked about the non album track, "When Your Body is Talking" by Cassie a little while back. You can now listen to it on her MySpace.
From SOHH.com:
Hnnlive.com also reported that Detox is said to have a featured guest on every track, and that there’s a possibility that Scott Storch will act as a co-producer for the album; if that is indeed the case, I’m pretty sure it won’t do much to curb the rumors that Storch frequently acts as a ghost producer for the good doctor. Bishop Lamont and Eminem will be included in the guest roster, and it’s rumored that Lloyd Banks, Snoop, Jay Z, Diddy and The Game will also make appearances.
Well... SOHH's blogs report a lot of crazy stuff in regard to Diddy, so I don't know how to take this. But, worth a mention, anyway. I've heard something about it once before, as well.
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