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Thinking about DMJ's great retrospective further, I still think the ultimate blame is on Diddy for not keeping that group together.
I mean, it's easy to say that Aubrey putting the group second behind her personal career aspirations was the culprit...but I always found it odd that she was even ABLE to sign on to do Hairspay in the first place. When most acts (especially new acts) sign contracts there are usually clauses in place to keep them from doing projects that might clash with the label's plans. If Bad Boy had been a competent label from the beginning, signing on to do Hairspray while with DK wouldn't have even been an option for Aubrey without permission from the label.
Also, remembering the episode, Diddy seemed ALL TOO READY to dismantle DK. I get that Aubrey and D.Woods were good friends, but other than that it made no real sense to fire D.Woods (especially since she was one of the group's central vocalists, next to Aundrea and sometimes Dawn). And Diddy had to have known that chopping TWO of the members like that would be the death knell for DK, which was silly since their star was on the rise even as the Making The Band ratings were dropping, proving they could be a legitimately successful group independent of a reality show. By this point, they were also Bad Boy's highest profile act BY FAR.
It just made no sense. Keeping DK together would have made Diddy more money and brought Bad Boy Records some much needed respect after being the laughing stock of the industry for so long (I don't think they can even sign promising talent now if another label wants them, Bad Boy's cred is THAT low). If I had been Diddy I would have told those girls to fuck their feelings and lets get this money.
But I doubt Diddy has wanted to be anything other than a shit-tastic manager and joke of the Hip Hop community for a while now. The historic and unparalleled fall of Bad Boy from being THE LABEL back in the 90s to the shit stain it is now is an epic tale of its own.
Hopefully Cassie can save it. ;_____;
I mean, it's easy to say that Aubrey putting the group second behind her personal career aspirations was the culprit...but I always found it odd that she was even ABLE to sign on to do Hairspay in the first place. When most acts (especially new acts) sign contracts there are usually clauses in place to keep them from doing projects that might clash with the label's plans. If Bad Boy had been a competent label from the beginning, signing on to do Hairspray while with DK wouldn't have even been an option for Aubrey without permission from the label.
Also, remembering the episode, Diddy seemed ALL TOO READY to dismantle DK. I get that Aubrey and D.Woods were good friends, but other than that it made no real sense to fire D.Woods (especially since she was one of the group's central vocalists, next to Aundrea and sometimes Dawn). And Diddy had to have known that chopping TWO of the members like that would be the death knell for DK, which was silly since their star was on the rise even as the Making The Band ratings were dropping, proving they could be a legitimately successful group independent of a reality show. By this point, they were also Bad Boy's highest profile act BY FAR.
It just made no sense. Keeping DK together would have made Diddy more money and brought Bad Boy Records some much needed respect after being the laughing stock of the industry for so long (I don't think they can even sign promising talent now if another label wants them, Bad Boy's cred is THAT low). If I had been Diddy I would have told those girls to fuck their feelings and lets get this money.
But I doubt Diddy has wanted to be anything other than a shit-tastic manager and joke of the Hip Hop community for a while now. The historic and unparalleled fall of Bad Boy from being THE LABEL back in the 90s to the shit stain it is now is an epic tale of its own.
Hopefully Cassie can save it. ;_____;
Wow, thanks for sharing, never heard of this girl, and this song is actually very good.
Just posting because Mumei forced me to via PM
jk
kinda
1000 posts already
We're slaying
I agree Diddy was a huge culprit in all of this as well. Such a poorly managed group from jump. But a retrospective on Bad Boy would be a research paper. So much potential was squandered ;_;
Edit:
As far as Cassie, that ship has sailed. Thankfully
Thank the lordt Janelle is off it.
Where's Electric Lady tho?
Cassie saved xmas via her fan-made 3 disc best-of.
Yeah it's really weird how they try to write witty jokey things about their entries when that's... always been their thing. Have you ever visited the site before?
Yeah it's really weird how they try to write witty jokey things about their entries when that's... always been their thing. Have you ever visited the site before?
Cassie can save anything.. almost.
She can save it like Xtina and Ke$ha can save RCA.
??? Where? I don't see one...;___;
I also haven't been venturing outside of my 'subscribed' tab much lately. ;____;
What about JoJo Record Label drama?
Yeah, I don't think "but she's on a bad label" is a weak argument. That can be everything.
Well I suppose that is worse.
Thanks to DMJ and Pupi, I have like 4 mega post I need to read. Good job to both of them too.
Thanks!
And a very happy birthday to Sia as well.
Sia and Xtina's birthdays are on the same day? What kind of heavenly date...?
I made a list of all the albums I purchased in the last year-ish:
... And yes, I did not own any Whitney or Mariah before this year.
- Jussi Bjorling - EMI Classics (5 Disk)
- Jussi Bjorling - Bjorling Rediscovered: Carnegie Hall Recital September 24, 1955
- Maria Callas - The Very Best of Maria Callas
- Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
- Mariah Carey - Emotions
- Mariah Carey - Music Box
- Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas
- Mariah Carey - Daydream
- Mariah Carey - Butterfly
- Mariah Carey - Remixes
- Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi Platinum Edition
- Mariah Carey - E=MC2
- Mariah Carey - The Essential Mariah Carey
- Carpenters - A 25th Anniversary Celebration
- Eric Clapton - Unplugged
- Natalie Cole - Unforgettable with Love
- Eurythmics - Greatest Hits
- Roberta Flack - The Best of Robeta Flack
- Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings
- Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
- George Gershwin - diretto da Arturo Toscanini
- Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition
- Whitney Houston - Whitney
- Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight
- Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
- Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love
- Whitney Houston - Greatest Hits
- k.d. lang - Ingenue
- Annie Lennox - Diva
- Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
- Teena Marie - Lovergirl: The Teena Marie Story
- Leontyne Price - The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums (14 Disk)
- Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society: Deluxe Edition
- Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
- Dusty Springfield - Complete A & B Sides 1963 - 1970
- Barbra Streisand - Higher Ground
- Barbara Streisand - The Broadway Album
... And yes, I did not own any Whitney or Mariah before this year.
Actually pretty flawless responses lol.
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Lady Mudslide is pure scum. Fuckin fur. I am boycotting Artpop.
ndfgjfndhjdsbadhjsfadsfd omg i have never laughed so hard at something on the internet
Unless you're a vegan, should you really be coming for someone who wears fur?
you don't actually think that
Supermanisdead
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i've already blasted bey for that fur. its a disgusting trend.
uh no, because i dont eat chinchilla meat
Unless you're a vegan, should you really be coming for someone who wears fur?
uh no, because i dont eat chinchilla meat
That's cute
Not to mention Alicia Keys wears enough leather to rebuild 20 cows.
Is a chinchilla some how more important than the millions of chickens, cows, lambs, and other animals that are killed for consumption?
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