Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. The release of "Notorious" on DVD sends Biggie back up, "Imma Put It On Her" stalls, "Forever in a Day" holds modestly and "Echo" continues it's upward trend.

Albums

The Billboard 200

8. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 (down from 2).
85. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 81).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

8. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 (down from 2).
91. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 89).

Top Digital Albums

15. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 (down from 5).

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At the recent Core DJ Retreat in Atlanta, in front of an audience of DJs and standing beside Akon, Red Cafe and Cassie, Diddy helped introduce the new remix to Red Cafe's "Hottest in the Hood." It features Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Fabolous, OJ da Juiceman and Diddy. The video from this appearance is below.

He also discussed the potential partnership with Akon's Konvict Muzik, that would bring Red Cafe to Bad Boy.

At the end of the clip, he tells the DJs a little bit about "Last Train to Paris," and how it will be different - not so different that they can't play it, but that it's something they'll have to believe in.

Though the video begins with text saying "P. Diddy & Akon announce collaboration with Shakedown Ent. artist Red Cafe," Diddy says in the video that the paperwork is not signed. So, although it looks like it's probably happening, I'll be waiting to declare it official until I hear something more concrete. Stay tuned.

In the video below, Diddy reveals that Bad Boy is in "final negotiations" to sign Red Cafe to Bad Boy through a joint venture with Akon's Konvict Muzik and Shakedown. Check out Red Cafe's MySpace (warning: visual content not suitable for all audiences) for more on him. After Diddy and Red Cafe talk, the new remix to Red Cafe's "Hottest in the Hood (Remix)" is played. It features Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Fabolous, OJ da Juiceman and Diddy.

Once the signing is confirmed, we'll have more.

Otis Taylor of The State has details on 100.1 The Beat's Birthday Bash in Columbia, South Carolina tonight. Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe are performing. It'll be at Club Level.

During last night's season three finale of Making the Band 4, it became clear that Danity Kane was over - for now and the foreseeable future, at least.

Diddy announced that he was letting the girls out of their contracts. He had mentioned this on a previous episode, stating that he was not releasing Dawn as he wanted to continue to work with her, without saying in what capacity. He also made a point to say that Dawn had a solo effort on the way.

Most likely, this means that Dawn Richard is now a solo artist on Bad Boy. I'm trying to see if I can get someone at the label to officially confirm this and will report back when I do.

Dawn also mentioned working with Dirty Money on "Last Train to Paris." Her statement was slightly ambiguous, but my guess is that this might be the name of Diddy's three person band for the album, that Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls said Dawn was in. So far, no one from Bad Boy has gone on record. But, we'll have more news as it becomes available.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released yesterday.

This includes the debut of Day26's second album, "Forever in a Day," as well as small gains by their first single, "Imma Put It On Her" and Gorilla Zoe's "Echo."

Albums

The Billboard 200

2. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 ("Hot Shot Debut").
81. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (up from 93).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

2. "Forever in a Day" by Day26 ("Hot Shot Debut").
89. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (up from 96).

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We reported in December that Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe would be appearing on Paul Wall's upcoming album, "Fast Life." According to CD Universe, they are both featured on the same track, called "Fly."

MTV News' James Montgomery reports on speculation that Diddy has signed the Arctic Monkeys to Bad Boy in the U.S. We first reported this on March 28, after Diddy sent out a Twitter message where he said as much. On Tuesday, we shared video of Diddy's encounter with Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys, that again illustrated the possibility.

It is still unclear as to if they are actually signed or if this is just Diddy showing some love and support. I am trying to find out, though, and we'll have more information as it becomes available.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. Day26's "Imma Put It On Her" makes it's presence felt in a major way, debuting on the Hot 100 and a few other charts, as well. Cassie's "Must Be Love" pops up for the first time, as well.

The debut of "Imma Put It On Her" on the Hot 100, at #79, already ties the group's previous high on the charts, as that was the peak of "Got Me Going" last year.

Albums

The Billboard 200

93. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 55).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

96. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 56).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

17. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 12).
86. "Notorious: Music From and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture" by Various Artists (down from 70).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

12. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 16).
14. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 23).
17. "Life After Death" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 12).

Top Rap Albums

9. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 6).

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Jadakiss told MTV News that Diddy made an offer to The Lox, an opportunity to return to Bad Boy. Check out the video below.


SOHH.com reports on another interview Jadakiss did, where he talked about the possibility.

If they come back, as a fan, I hope their album is a true Bad Boy album, meaning that it's influenced by Diddy. I have one The Lox album. The first one, "Money, Power & Respect." I don't have any Styles P. albums, not any Sheek Louch albums - and no Jadakiss albums. If they return to Bad Boy, I don't want a half-hearted return where they get a one album deal and do whatever they want - I want a full return.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. Day26's "Imma Put It On Her" makes a move toward the Hot 100 and Gorilla Zoe's "Echo" debuts on the Rhythmic Top 40.

Albums

The Billboard 200

55. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 33).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

56. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 34).

Top Soundtracks

25. "Notorious: Music From and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture" by Various Artists (down from 17).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

12. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 6).
70. "Notorious: Music From and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture" by Various Artists (down from 55).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

12. "Life After Death" by The Notorious B.I.G. (unchanged).
16. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 8).
23. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 17).

Top Rap Albums

6. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 3).

Songs

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

11. "Imma Put It On Her" by Day26 (debut).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

75. "Imma Put It On Her" by Day26 (up from 98).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents

14. "Lost" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 5).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

73. "Imma Put It On Her" by Day26 (debut).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay

14. "Lost" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 5).

Rhythmic Top 40

36. "Echo" by Gorilla Zoe (up from 37).

I stumbled across the STREETFUNKTV YouTube channel. The channel features clips from an old public access show STREETFUNKTV. There's some really cool vintage footage on this channel. Warning, though: a lot of vulgarities and random inappropriate content.

Diddy, Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease performing "Crush on You":


Diddy with Lil' Wayne, Baby and Juvenile:


Diddy talking about Usher's first album in 1994:


Biggie performing with Diddy, Lord Finesse and Ol' Dirty B******:


Black Rob performing his verse from "Can I Live" (alternate beat) and "I Love You Baby":

The Clinton Sparks/Chester French mixtape, "Jacques Jams, Vol 1: Endurance," is now available for free download from chesterfrench.com/mixtape. The mixtape features appearances by Diddy ("Ciroc Star"), Cassie ("Chloe Jones" Skit), Janelle Monae ("Nerd Girl," "Losing Yourself" Skit) and The Madd Rapper ("Mad Rapper" Skit).

Check out the front and back covers:



And here's the track listing:

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I just wanted to mention a couple of small details about the Chester French and Clinton Sparks mixtape that's being released on chesterfrench.com/mixtape on April 8. Janelle Monae is featured on a track called "Nerd Girl" and Cassie is featured on a skit called "Chloe Jones."

"Ciroc Star" featuring Diddy, Jadakiss and Clinton Sparks can be downloaded for free now.

On his Twitter, Clinton Sparks announced that his new mixtape with Chester French, "Jacques Jams, Vol 1: Endurance," will be released on Clinton Sparks' website on April 8.

The mixtape will feature Diddy and Janelle Monae, as well as Cassie. "Ciroc Star" by Chester French featuring Diddy and Jadakiss.

Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today.

Albums

The Billboard 200

33. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 8).

Billboard Comprehensive Albums

34. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 8).

Top Soundtracks

17. "Notorious: Music From and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture" by Various Artists (down from 13).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

6. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 2).
55. "Notorious: Music From and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture" by Various Artists (down from 41).

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums

8. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 7).
12. "Life After Death" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 5).
17. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (down from 14).

Top Rap Albums

3. "Don't Feed Da Animals" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 1).
20. "Notorious: Music From and Inspired by The Original Motion Picture" by Various Artists (down from 14).

Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

98. "Imma Put It On Her" by Day26 (debut).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents

5. "Lost" by Gorilla Zoe (debut).

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay

5. "Lost" by Gorilla Zoe (debut).

Rhythmic Top 40

37. "Lost" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 34).