The Saga Continues...
The Saga Continues... is the third studio album released by American hip hop artist P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family on July 10, 2001, in North America. It was the first studio album released by Combs under the P. Diddy name, and last studio album under Bad Boy Entertainment's joint venture with Arista Records (his We Invented The Remix album was the last overall album with Arista).
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| Released | July 10, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
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| Length | 77:16 | |||
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| P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| HipHopDX | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| NME | 6/10[7] |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10[8] |
The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and topping the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Featured artists | Producer(s) | Samples |
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| 1 | "The Saga Continues (Intro)" | 3:52 | G-Dep, Loon & Black Rob | Yago, P. Diddy & Mario Winans for The Hitmen | |
| 2 | "Bad Boy for Life" | 4:13 | Black Rob & Mark Curry | Megahertz | |
| 3 | "Toe Game (Interlude)" | 1:06 | Black Rob | ||
| 4 | "That's Crazy" | 4:07 | G-Dep & Black Rob | Aydine, Mario Winans & P. Diddy for The Hitmen |
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| 5 | "Let's Get It" | 4:16 | G-Dep & Black Rob | Yogi & Mario Winans | |
| 6 | "Shiny Suit Man (Interlude)" | 1:06 | |||
| 7 | "Diddy" | 3:55 | The Neptunes | The Neptunes | |
| 8 | "Blast Off" | 3:41 | G-Dep, Mark Curry & Loon | Mike "Punch" Harper | |
| 9 | "Airport (Interlude)" | 0:28 | |||
| 10 | "Roll with Me" | 4:53 | 8Ball & MJG & Faith Evans | Spike & Jamal |
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| 11 | "On Top" | 3:58 | Loon & Marsha Morrison | Mario Winans, P. Diddy & Steven "Loss Spirits" Dorsain | |
| 12 | "Where's Sean?" | 5:06 | Big Azz Ko, Black Rob, Kain, Loon, Mark Curry & Bristal | Mario Winans, P. Diddy & "The Natural" |
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| 13 | "Child of the Ghetto" | 3:43 | G-Dep | Coptic & D. Trotman | |
| 14 | "Incomplete (Interlude)" | 0:58 | Cheri Dennis | ||
| 15 | "So Complete" | 3:37 | Cheri Dennis | Buckwild, P. Diddy & Mario Winans for The Hitmen |
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| 16 | "Smoke (Interlude)" | 0:16 | |||
| 17 | "Lonely" | 3:59 | Mark Curry, Kain & Kokane | Mario Winans & P. Diddy for The Hitmen | |
| 18 | "I Need a Girl (To Bella)" | 4:12 | Loon, Lo & Jack & Mario Winans | Coptic |
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| 19 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Interlude)" | 2:24 | Faith Evans & Mario Winans |
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| 20 | "If You Want This Money" | 3:59 | G-Dep & The HoodFellaz | Yogi | |
| 21 | "I Don't Like That (Interlude)" | 1:04 | Bristal & Mark Curry | ||
| 22 | "Back for Good Now" | 4:26 | Cheri Dennis, Black Rob & Loon | The Natural |
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| 23 | "Can't Believe" | 3:49 | Faith Evans & Carl Thomas | Mario Winans & P. Diddy for The Hitmen | |
| 24 | "The Last Song" | 3:50 | Mark Curry, Big Azz Ko & Loon | Bink | |
| 25 | "Thank You (Outro)" | 0:34 |
Singles
- "Diddy"
- "Bad Boy for Life"
- "Let's Get It"
- "I Need a Girl (To Bella)"
- Released in the form of two remixes: Pt. 1 (featuring Usher and Loon) and Pt. 2 (featuring Mario Winans, Ginuwine and Loon). Both appeared on We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 and had a respective music video. The original version appears on certain "I Need a Girl (Pt. 1)" singles.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Silver | 60,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "The Saga Continues - P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family, Diddy - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: P.diddy". Robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- "The Saga Continues…". Ew.com. 30 July 2001. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- Petridis, Alexis (5 October 2001). "Gangsta on autocue". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "P. Diddy & the B.B. Family - The Saga Continues". Hiphopdx.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- "- Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- Fadele, Dele (12 September 2005). "P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family : The Saga Continues". NME. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "RapReviews.com Feature for July 17, 2001 - (Puff Daddy) P. Diddy's "The Saga Continues..."". Rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
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- "Offiziellecharts.de – P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family – The Saga Continues" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Swisscharts.com – P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family – The Saga Continues". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Puff Daddy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Puff Daddy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-43. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- "Canadian album certifications – P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family Presents... – The Saga Continues". Music Canada.
- "British album certifications – P Diddy & The Bad Boy Family – The Saga Continues". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Saga Continues in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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