Diddy – Dirty Money

Diddy – Dirty Money
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, Rap, R&B, Crunkcore
Years active 2009–present
Labels Bad Boy/Interscope
Associated acts Usher, Rick Ross, Skylar Grey, Matt Helders, Jay-Z, Trey Songz, Drake, T.I.
Website diddydirtymoney.com
Members
Sean "Diddy" Combs
Dawn Richard
Kalenna Harper

Diddy – Dirty Money is a rap group consisting of Sean "Diddy" Combs, singer and dancer Dawn Richard, and singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper.[1][2] The group is signed to Combs' label Bad Boy Records.

Contents

History

According to Combs, Diddy-Dirty Money is "a look, a sound, a movement, [and] a crew" and not about "drug money, illegal money, or anything negative...for my new concept album Last Train to Paris, I wanted to do something refreshing, something unique, something forward for myself as an artist...I wanted to tell a love story [but] I couldn't just tell the male's point of view."[2] Bad Boy A&R Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell told HitQuarters that Diddy-Dirty Money is creating a new genre of "futuristic soul".[3]

The group's first album, Last Train to Paris was released in December 2010.[4] Allmusic called it a "heavily European-influenced effort" that "mashes together Italo-disco, pop-rap, tech-house, and the sound of Bad Boy in its prime, with an all-star guest list that goes from T.I. to Grace Jones."[5]

On July 24, 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money performed at Sun Life Stadium in the Baker Concrete Super Saturday postgame concert following the Florida Marlins' 10-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Diddy-Dirty Money appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live on December 4, 2010.

In December 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money was featured in Timati's new song and video "I'm on You".[6]

Diddy-Dirty Money also performed "Coming Home" and "I'll Be Missing You" for the American Armed Forces at Fort Hood, Texas for WWE's Tribute to the Troops December 18, 2010.

Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" and a cover of Far East Movement's "Like a G6" at the Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio One's Live Lounge on January 20, 2011, with Fearne Cotton.

Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" live on American Idol with Skylar Grey on March 10, 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart
positions
U.S.
U.S. R&B
CAN
UK
FRA
2010 Last Train to Paris
  • Released: December 13, 2010
  • Label: Bad Boy, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
7 3 67[7] 24[8] 194[9]

Mixtapes

Year Title
2011 Love Love vs. Hate Love
  • Released: February 14, 2011
  • Label: Bad Boy Records

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[10]
US
R&B

[11]
US
Rap

[12]
US
Pop

[13]
AUS CAN IRL SWI FRA UK
2009 "Angels"
(featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)
116 71 Last Train to Paris
2010 "Hello Good Morning"
(featuring T.I.)
27 13 8 38 94 55 41 65 22
"Loving You No More"
(featuring Drake)
91 20 17
"Coming Home"
(featuring Skylar Grey)
11 83 21 9 4 7 3 1 8 4
2011 "Your Love"
(featuring Trey Songz)[16]
23 20
"Ass on the Floor"
(featuring Swizz Beatz)[17]
80 187
[18]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Promotional singles

Year Song Peak chart
positions
US
R&B
2009 "Love Come Down" 62

Other charted songs

Year Song Peak chart
positions
Album
US
R&B

[19]
2011 "Someone to Love Me" 82 Last Train to Paris
"Looking for Love"
(featuring Usher)
91

Album appearances

Year Title Album
2010 "k.I.s.s." (Nelly featuring Diddy - Dirty Money & Murphy Lee) 5.0
"I'm on You" (Timati featuring Diddy - Dirty Money) The Boss (USA Edition)

Awards and Nominations

MUZ-TV Music Awards

Best Video = "I'm on You" featuring Timati - 2011 - Won

Hip-Hop Nation Awards

(2011)

Best Rap Record = "Coming Home" featuring Skyler Grey - Nominated

Best Rap Song with Group = "Coming Home" featuring Skyler Grey - Nominated

Best New Artist - Nominated

BET Awards 2011 Best Group - WON

References

  1. ^ Sherwin, Adam (2010) "Preview: Hello, Good Morning from Diddy and his Dirty Money", Beehivecity, May 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  2. ^ a b Ismael Abdu Salaam (2009) "Diddy Forms New Group Dirty Money", Allhiphop.com, July 25, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  3. ^ "Interview With Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell". HitQuarters. 25 Oct 2010. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Daniel_Mitchell_Interview.html. Retrieved 10 Nov 2010. 
  4. ^ "P. Diddy Takes His Last Train To Paris", MTV, 19 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  5. ^ "Last Train To Paris - Diddy-Dirty Money". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-train-to-paris-r1819601. Retrieved 2010-12-13. 
  6. ^ "Timati ft. P.Diddy - Im on You (official video)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEAaU-oyf2E. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 
  7. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
  8. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums
  9. ^ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Diddy+Dirty+Money&titel=Last+Train+To+Paris&cat=a
  10. ^ "Diddy Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/diddy/chart-history/185779?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
  11. ^ "Diddy Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/diddy/chart-history/185779?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
  12. ^ "Diddy Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/diddy/chart-history/185779?f=370&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
  13. ^ "Diddy Album & Song Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/artist/diddy/chart-history/185779?f=381&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 June 2011. 
  14. ^ a b "RIAA certification". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=diddy%20dirty%20money&format=single&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
  16. ^ http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2011
  17. ^ "Diddy- Dirty Money Announce ‘Ass On The Floor’ as next single from Last Train to Paris album, set for April 18th UK Release". The Outside Organisation.. 2011-03-08. http://outside-org.co.uk/2011/03/diddy-dirty-money-announce-%E2%80%98ass-on-the-floor%E2%80%99-as-next-single-from-last-train-to-paris-album-set-for-april-18th-uk-release/. Retrieved 2011-03-19. 
  18. ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/110430cluk.txt
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?chartDate=2011-04-09&begin=41&order=position

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