Da Band

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Da Band, known officially as Bad Boy's Da Band, was a hip-hop group consisting of the second season cast of MTV's reality show, Making the Band, created by rap mogul Diddy. The show's prize included the opportunity to be featured on Diddy's label, Bad Boy Records.

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[edit] Members

[edit] History

After weeks of selections and training, Diddy chose the members of Da Band on Making The Band 2. For several weeks the group was subjected to vigorous and sometime demeaning tasks, including walking from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn to purchase Junior's cheesecake for Diddy, and Elliot Ness' battle with Harlem MC Jae Millz. Their debut album, Too Hot for TV, was released in September of 2003.

Da Band was widely criticized as fraudulent by most hip hop fans, due partially to the fact that Diddy often embarrassed them throughout the filming of the show. Da Band effectively ended their career on the Season Three finale, when Diddy dissolved the group. However, he still wanted to work with Babs and Ness, calling them hip hop's next "Bonnie and Clyde," (however to date, nothing has been released from either of them). Diddy had also kept Chopper with the label, signing with Bad Boy South. A solo album for him was planned for August. Chopper is currently signed to Cash Money.

In 2005, Sara Stokes appeared on the Royce Da 5'9" song "Wet My Whistle", off the album M.I.C. (Make It Count)

Dylan Dilinjah is releasing his solo album "No Regrets" through Sony in 2007.

Fred is getting ready to release his solo Gospel album titled "TRU MIAMI HEAT" in 2007.

Babs and Ness are still signed to Bad Boy Records and has not put out an album to date.

[edit] Discography

  • Too Hot for TV (2003) #2 US 600,000 copies sold (GOLD)
    • First single - "Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That"
    • Second and last single-"Tonight"

[edit] Portrayal in the media

Comedian Dave Chappelle parodied the group in a sketch. Dave played Diddy and ordered the group to walk to the Bronx to fetch a Cambodian immigrant's breast milk, to walk to Queens to fetch a sugar cookie, to walk to northern New Jersey for a set of left-handed golf clubs, and to take a picture of a midget holding balloons. This was in reference to Diddy making the group walk miles to fetch his cheese cake. Most of the group played themselves in this sketch, with the exception of Dylan and Fred, however Dylan was also played by Chappelle. The sketch is featured in Season Two DVD set of the Chappelle's Show. This sketch has cause huge controversy and criticism from MTV who alleges that the Chappelle show illegally used footage from the show without obtaining proper permission.

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