The Diddy Curse: 8 Of The Best Artists Formerly On Bad Boy Records

2. Total

Diddy arguably had the most triumphs in the 1990’s. One of his biggest feats was R&B girl group Total. They formed in 1994 and made their musical introduction by singing the hook of Notorious B.I.G.‘s classic hit, “Juicy.” After that, they released their self-titled debut in 1996 that went on to become certified Platinum. It included songs like the Biggie-assisted “Can’t You See” and “No One Else” featuring Da Brat. A sophomore album arrived two years later, which came along with their musical decline.

There’s no question the trio of singers had talent, but unfortunately their careers couldn’t last past the birth of the new millennium. To be fair, many artists did not have the same success in the early 2000’s as they did in the 1990’s. So we can’t blame Diddy too much, right?

1. Danity Kane

Ending this list is the heavily discussed and arguably the most talented group of artists — Danity Kane. These ladies first started as a five-piece pop/R&B troupe in the third installment of Making The Band. They were released from their Bad Boy contract in 2009 after two chart-topping albums, and the curse followed them all throughout their short-lived careers. It started with an official disbandment that same year, Dawn Richard joining Diddy-Dirty Money and D. Woods leaving the girls in 2013 after they announced a reunion.

After that, Aundrea Fimbres took a permanent maternity leave in May 2014 and Danity Kane was now a three-member group (Destiny’s Child‘s impact). In September, they announced their third and final LP after kicking Dawn out the group due to alleged physical altercations (3LW‘s impact). Now, only Aubrey O’Day and Shannon Bex are left in Danity Kane — but who knows what their fate will be. At least they gave us some memorable bops (“Damaged, “Show Stopper,” “Lemonade”) over the years!

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