For a couple of years, Bad Boy had a distribution deal with Universal, failing to release albums. In 2006, Sean Combs released his fourth album, the first with the moniker Diddy. Hitmen are removed from production duties (there's only Mario Winans to represent the team, in addition to Sean Combs who credits himself as P. Diddy behind the keyboards: the? He didn't even know which pseudonym to choose or what?) and replaced by Kanye West, Just Blaze, Timbaland, will.i.am, Havoc, The Neptunes, Danja, Rob Lewis, Rick Harrison and Jai. Guests are Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, Ciara, Shawnna, Keri Hilson, Brandy, Keyshia Cole, Mary J. Blige, S. Rosete, Jack Knight, Scar, Big Boi, TImbaland, Twista, Avant, Cee Lo Green, Nas, Mike Letts, Mario Winans and Jamie Foxx. Fergie is the guest of one of the two bonus tracks, produced by will.i.am.
Diddy puts his two best guests on one song, so, "Everything I Love" stands out on top of everything else. The tape, 79 minutes of material divided into 19 tracks, is much more rnb and electro than hip-hop. He's not saying much with this statement, it's as if he thought he invented rap after inventing the remix. In the end, Bad Boy agrees with Atlantic: the album is an international success, first on the Billboard 200, in the US and UK rnb charts, certified gold at home, UK and Ireland, and one of the best-selling rnb records in the United States among 2006 and 2007. Not recommended.
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