Bad Boy's Da Band
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active2002–2004
Labels
Formed byP. Diddy
MembersSara Rivers
Dylan Dilinjah
Chopper "Young City"
Babs
Ness
Freddy P

Bad Boy's Da Band was an American hip hop group put together by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and signed to his label, Bad Boy Entertainment. The group's formation was documented for three seasons of MTV's reality television series, Making the Band 2.

Career

During the preliminary period, 40,000 participants auditioned for a place in the group but Diddy narrowed it down to six artists.[1] For several weeks the group was subjected to vigorous and sometimes demeaning tasks, including walking from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn to purchase a Junior's cheesecake for Diddy, and Ness's battle with the Harlem rapper Jae Millz. Their first album, Too Hot for TV, was released in September 2003.

After Da Band

On the season three finale, the group effectively ended when Diddy dissolved them and chose to keep Ness and Babs. Though not chosen to be kept on the season three finale, Diddy later brought Chopper "Young City" back on the label. Ness and Babs were to be a duo and Chopper was to be a solo artist on Bad Boy South.[2] Chopper eventually left the label and was followed by Babs some time later, leaving Ness the group's only member still signed to Bad Boy. Ness has worked as a songwriter for Diddy on albums such as Press Play (2006). The group (minus Freddy P and Dylan, who was played by Chappelle and appeared via footage) parodied what they went through during the filming of Making the Band 2 on Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy show Chappelle's Show. The group members have since been working on solo projects and have maintained good relationships with each other. Sara Rivers previously Sara Stokes has since been remarried to new husband Fashun Rivers and also now share a newborn together that goes by the moniker "Baby" Fashun. Sara is now very involved in her entrepreneurial endeavors with her company SaraFina Co. an apparel and skincare collection. Chopper and Ness were involved in a long-standing dispute but that seems to have been settled.[3] According to Dylan in a 2014 interview, the group was talking about reuniting but Chopper is apparently not yet on board.[4]

In 2022, it was revealed that Chopper was facing a felony sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas in an ongoing criminal investigation alleging that he used his large social media following to recruit women as prostitutes, according to police.[5]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B
2003 Too Hot for TV 2 1

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot Rap Tracks
2003 "Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That" 50 15 13 Too Hot for TV
"Tonight" 45 23 10

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Da Band – Music Biography, Credits and Discography, AllMusic
  2. ↑ Da Band's New Reality: Solo Albums And Movie Deals – Music, Celebrity, Artist News, MTV.com
  3. 1 2 "Chopper City Explains How Getting Shot Changed his Life, Relationship With Diddy & New Album". YouTube. November 26, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nesha Says | INTERVIEW: Dylan Says 5 Out of 6 da Band Members Have Agreed to a Reunion". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Reality TV figure facing sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas". www.yahoo.com. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Chopper Young City". Musictapp.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ Young City from Making The Band 2 Arrested for Armed Robbery, Xxlmag.com
  8. ↑ "You searched for Da Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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