Dirty Money was a musical duo consisting of singer-songwriters and dancers Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper in 2009; both artists having been signed to Bad Boy Entertainment.[1][2] Together with record producer, rapper and label boss Sean Combs, they performed as Diddy – Dirty Money as a collaborative act on the Bad Boy label, releasing the highly acclaimed and successful album Last Train to Paris in December 2010. The group disbanded in 2012.[3]
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Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 2009–2012 |
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Website | diddydirtymoney |
According to Combs, Diddy-Dirty Money was "a look, a sound, a movement, [and] a crew" and not about "drug money, illegal money, or anything negative ... for my new concept album Last Train to Paris, I wanted to do something refreshing, something unique, something forward for myself as an artist ... I wanted to tell a love story [but] I couldn't just tell the male's point of view."[2] Bad Boy A&R Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell told HitQuarters that Diddy-Dirty Money is creating a new genre of "futuristic soul".[4]
The group's first album, Last Train to Paris was released in December 2010.[5] Allmusic called it a "heavily European-influenced effort" that "mashes together Italo disco, pop-rap, tech-house, and the sound of Bad Boy in its prime, with an all-star guest list that goes from T.I. to Grace Jones."[6]
On July 24, 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money performed at Sun Life Stadium in the Baker Concrete Super Saturday postgame concert following the Florida Marlins' 10–5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.[citation needed]
Diddy-Dirty Money appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live on December 4, 2010.
In December 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money was featured in Timati's new song and video "I'm on You".[7]
Diddy-Dirty Money also performed "Coming Home" and "I'll Be Missing You" for the American Armed Forces at Fort Hood, Texas for WWE's Tribute to the Troops December 18, 2010.
Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" and a cover of Far East Movement's "Like a G6" at the Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on January 20, 2011.
Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" live on American Idol with Skylar Grey on March 10, 2011.
Album | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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UK [9] |
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7 | 3 | 67 | 24 | 194 | ||||||||
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Last Train to Paris: Prelude[11][12] |
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Love Love vs. Hate Love[13][14] |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [15] |
US R&B [16] |
US Rap [17] |
US Pop [18] |
AUS | CAN | IRL | SWI | FRA | UK [19] | ||||
2009 | "Angels" (with Diddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
116 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Train to Paris | |
2010 | "Hello Good Morning" (with Diddy featuring T.I.) |
27 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 94 | 55 | 41 | 65 | — | 22 |
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"Loving You No More" (with Diddy featuring Drake) |
91 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Coming Home" (with Diddy featuring Skylar Grey) |
11 | 83 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||
2011 | "Your Love" (with Diddy featuring Trey Songz)[23] |
— | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ass on the Floor" (with Diddy featuring Swizz Beatz)[24] |
— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [15] |
US R&B [16] |
US Rap [17] |
US Pop [18] |
AUS | CAN | IRL | SWI | FRA | UK [19] | ||||
2010 | "k.I.s.s" (Nelly featuring Dirty Money & Murphy Lee) |
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"I'm On You" (Timati featuring P. Diddy & Dirty Money) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | SWAGG | ||
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2009 | "Love Come Down" (with Diddy) | 62 | |||||||||||
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2011 | "Someone to Love Me" (with Diddy) |
82 | Last Train to Paris | ||||||||||
"Looking for Love" (with Diddy featuring Usher) |
91 | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
MUZ-TV Music Awards
Best Video = "I'm on You" featuring Timati – 2011 – Won
BET Awards 2011 Best Group – Won
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