Da Band
Bad Boy's Da Band | |
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Origin | New York City, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 2002–2004 |
Labels | |
Members | Sara 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 P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records. The group's story was documented for three seasons of MTV's Making the Band 2 reality series.
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, Babs and Chopper "Young City" on the label. Ness and Babs were to be a duo[2] 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
- Sara Rivers (born June 1, 1977) – a Port Huron R&B singer[1]
- Dylan Dilinjah (born Dylan John on February 8, 1980) – a Brooklyn reggae vocalist[1]
- Chopper "Young City" (born Kevin Barnes[3][6][7] on January 12, 1985) – a rapper from the 3rd Ward of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana MC (Chopper recorded under the alias of Rodney Hill[1] in an attempt to avoid prosecution by the law.)
- Babs (born Lynese Wiley in 1979) – an MC from Brooklyn[1]
- E. Ness (born Lloyd Mathis in 1977) – an MC & battle rapper from Philadelphia[1]
- Freddy P (born Freddrick Watson on November 23, 1981) – a Liberty City, Miami, Florida MC[1]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
2003 | Too Hot for TV
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2 | 1 |
Singles
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
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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
- ^ a b c d e f g Da Band – Music Biography, Credits and Discography, AllMusic
- ^ a b Da Band's New Reality: Solo Albums And Movie Deals – Music, Celebrity, Artist News, MTV.com
- ^ a b "Chopper City Explains How Getting Shot Changed his Life, Relationship With Diddy & New Album". YouTube. November 26, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reality TV figure facing sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Chopper Young City". Musictapp.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Young City from Making The Band 2 Arrested for Armed Robbery, Xxlmag.com
- ^ "You searched for Da Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
External links
- Da Band at AllMusic
- Bad Boy's Da' Band at MTV
- Babs' official Music Myspace
- Sara's official Instagram
- Sara's Music
- Dylan's official Music Myspace
- Sara's official Twitter
- Sara's official Youtube
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- ^ "Sara Rivers".
- ^ "Sara Rivers: Former 'Making the Band' Star is Pregnant". March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Sara Rivers & Husband Fashun Rivers Expecting Baby No. 2". July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Sara Rivers and Husband Fashun Expecting Baby No. 2". July 18, 2022.
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