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Update: See this post for more details on Amadeus' work with Dawn, which relates to her as a songwriter.
In a bulletin from his MySpace, Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson, mentioned that he's currently working on new albums from Diddy and Cassie.
He also mentions that he's working on music for Dawn of Danity Kane. I've been hearing whispers that she was working on a solo album and that it would be released on Bad Boy, but nothing that I could actually report. We'll have more details as they are available.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
64. "Day26" by Day26 (down from 54).
75. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 69).
The Billboard Hot 100
31. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 27).
Pop 100
16. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 13).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
57. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (down from 52).
94. "Lost" by Gorilla Zoe (debut).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
21. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 18).
According to YouTube videos posted on an account under the control of her co-label, ClockWork Entertainment, Jordan McCoy is the first member of a new lineup for Dream.
The YouTube videos put out a call for audition videos posted online and submitted to ClockWork. It doesn't indicate the preferred method of contact. I'm working on getting some details. Stay tuned.
There are rumors floating around that Diddy and Cassie are engaged. These rumors are fueled by a report in a gossip publication that is being spread around. To me, this is the same old nonsense repeating and, considering where it's coming from, it's almost certainly untrue. So, that's why we haven't acknowledged it.
But, as it's been spreading, Cassie felt the need to issue a statement through a MySpace bulletin.
"The purpose of this note is simply to clear up a rumor. The newest one is that I am engaged. That rumor is completely false and I have no clue how it came to be or why it got so big, but it's not true, real talk," she says in the message.
Update: I'm being told that this list is out of date, despite being just released. I'll have more soon, hopefully. Stay tuned.
It's been a long time since we've seen one of these, but care of Anthony from Bad Boy in the forums, we have a big one.
August 12, 2008: "Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)" by Janelle Monae
September 2, 2008: "Just a Rolling Stone" by Donnie Klang
September 23, 2008: "Don't Feed The Animals" by Gorilla Zoe
December 2008: "Bad Boy Holiday Album" by Various Artists
January 2009: TBD by Cassie
January 2009: TBD by Janelle Monae
January 2009: TBD by Mario Winans
February 2009: TBD by Cheri Dennis
February 2009: TBD by Jordan McCoy
March 2009: TBD by Marina Chello
April 2009: TBD by Danity Kane
May 2009: TBD by Day26
June 2009: TBD by Donnie Klang (I checked with Anthony and it is June, even though the post is without a month)
July 2009: "Making the Band" by Various Artists
September 2009: TBD by Gorilla Zoe
TBD: "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" by Yung Joc
TBD: TBD by Aasim
My standard disclaimer: beyond the first three dates, these should all be treated extremely tentatively. But, it does give you an idea of what Bad Boy is looking to do next. And no, I have absolutely no idea what "Making the Band" by Various Artists is. I'll throw out a couple of guesses: it could be the next group or act built through Making the Band. Or it could be the group they build in Making the Rock Band.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
54. "Day26" by Day26 (down from 47).
69. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 57).
89. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).
The Billboard Hot 100
27. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 23).
Pop 100
13. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 9).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
52. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (a new high, up from 56).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
18. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (unchanged).
The Billboard 200
194. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 169).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
47. "Day26" by Day26 (up from 55).
57. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (unchanged).
The Billboard Hot 100
23. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 17).
Pop 100
9. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 7).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
56. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (up from 58).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
18. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (re-entry).
23. "On the Corner" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 20).
You can listen to the remix of "Powerful Drawz" that features Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe on the Luney Tunez N Yo Area MySpace.
Danity Kane and Janelle Monae are highlighted in the Summer 2008 issue of Rap-Up magazine. Monae is mentioned in a feature on the "Brave New Girls" of 2008.
Billboard's July 12 issue features a section on holiday albums and, as I read it, I was surprised (yes, again) to see this listing:
"Bad Boy Holiday Album" (Bad Boy/Atlantic, TBA)
The TBA is for the date of release. No plans for a holiday album have been announced by Bad Boy and this is the very first that we've heard of it. I've reached out for details and confirmation and will report it as I receive it.
The July 12 issue of Billboard magazine contains a preview of albums that are being released or, at least, that are scheduled for release, in the fourth quarter of this year.
I was not surprised to see that Cassie's forthcoming album has been pushed back to December. What I was surprised to see, listed right next to her, was a new Diddy album. We had heard rumblings about this, but as far as I know, no date had been put on it. Until now. Still, the date is tentative at best, so don't get too attached to it.
Both album titles are listed as TBA.
The Billboard 200
169. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 155).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
55. "Day26" by Day26 (up from 65).
57. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 53).
92. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).
Top Raggae Albums
14. "Let's Get Physical" by Elephant Man (re-entry).
The Billboard Hot 100
17. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 15).
Pop 100
7. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 6).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
58. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (down from 55).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
20. "On the Corner" by Gorilla Zoe (re-entry).
The Blender reports that Day26 and Donnie Klang will be playing The Pageant in Saint Louis on July 27 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $36.
The Billboard 200
155. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 134).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
53. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 41).
65. "Day26" by Day26 (down from 63).
The Billboard Hot 100
15. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (up from 17).
Pop 100
6. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 5).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
55. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (a new high, up from 61).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
16. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 14).
This press release was issued to announced that the Flo Rida, Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang show, at Toronto's Rogers Centre on July 14, has been cancelled.
Spectators holding tickets for the July 14 concert, or the originally announced May 9 date, are asked to return to their original point of purchase to speak with a Ticketmaster representative for a refund.
One of the hallmarks of the Bad Boy sound in the mid-90s, through the early 2000s, was the in house production from Diddy's hand picked team of producers - The Hitmen.
4 out of 5 of Bad Boy's Hot 100 #1 singles were produced by The Hitmen. In fact, 12 of Bad Boy's 15 Top 5 singles, on the same chart, were also produced by The Hitmen or, at least, Bad Boy managed producers. On top of that, 21 of Bad Boy's 28 top 10 Hot 100 singles were produced or co-produced by someone in this group. Suffice to say, the majority of Bad Boy's biggest hits were crafted by it's in house production team.
In addition to Diddy himself, the team has consisted of such decorated producers as Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, Chucky Thompson, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence and Mario Winans, as well as a number of others.
But, in recent years, in house production on Bad Boy albums has dwindled. The old members of The Hitmen had, presumably, moved on and, though we heard the group's name brandied about in numerous interviews ( some of those related to Jay-Z's "American Gangster"), on MySpace pages and elsewhere, we really weren't sure: who are The Hitmen now? Does such a thing even exist any longer?
The album booklet credits certainly weren't doing anyone any favors, since none of the producers we thought might be apart of the collective were credited as producing for The Hitmen. For example, in his production work on "American Gangster", Mario Winans is credited as "Yellow City Entertainment/The Senate", while Diddy, LV and Sean C were credited as "Grind Music/The Hitmen/Bad Boy Entertainment".
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