Diddy was a trending Twitter topic on Tuesday (March 1) after some old clips of MTV’s Making The Band went viral, with many people accusing the Bad Boy Records mogul of running a “musical prison camp.” The show ran for three seasons in the early 2000s and is considered a television classic. A former contestant on the show, Willie Taylor, is now sharing his two cents on the show.
Taking to Instagram, Taylor posted the words, “MAKING THE BAND WAS AN EXPERIENCE FOR SURE ….. BUT THE PLATFORM AND CONTRACTS WERE ALL SET UP FOR THE FAILURE OF HUNGRY TALENTS.” He added in the caption, “Learning experience. You gotta understand that people will do to you whatever you allow them, so don’t let your passion drive you to the wrong destination. #MTB4 Day 26/Danity Kane are talented groups but the situation in which we met was designed to to fail.”
As indicated by Taylor’s caption, the Illinois native appeared on MTV’s Making the Band 4, where he was chosen by Diddy to be a member and one of the main vocalists of the band Day26. Formerly a member of the group Kwiet Storm, Taylor left to pursue a solo career and has worked with well-known artists such as Avant, Ginuwine, Jagged Edge and Joe. He put his first solo album on hold to join the MTV show where he would go on to compete with Danity Kane and Donnie Klang to see who could make a better album.
In the season finale, Diddy announced Making The Band 4 would have another season but would revolve around Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang touring. Taylor premiered the video for “Sex Conversation” from his mixtape Sex Tape, while the inaugural Day26 album Forever In A Day arrived in April 2009. Now the CEO of Noivak Music Group, Taylor wound up on the second season of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood in 2015.
Diddy Accused Of 'Running Musical Prison Camps' As Merciless 'Making The Band' Clips Go Viral
Dave Chappelle famously spoofed Making The Band in an episode of Chappelle’s Show, which mirrored the often ridiculous requests Diddy would have for the contestants. With Chappelle playing Diddy (or P. Diddy at the time), he would task the aspiring artists with things such as getting “breast milk from a Cambodian immigrant,” a set of left-handed golf clubs and sugar cookies. Diddy also played perhaps the most memorable character: Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan who “spit hot fire.” Revisit it below.
was the show supposed to be anything else? if you’re looking to take a shortcut to success by being on a silly reality show, the main goal is for the SHOW to make money, NOTHING else nothing more. if the artist actually ends up making the label money, thats a bonus on top. puffy’s shadiness level was already sky high as it was, and the fact that he signed off for MULTIPLE seasons of a corny reality show, it was an obvious cash grab, and NOT for the artists. he probably gave the “winners”/contestants that actually ended up releasing music on Bad Boy “standard” (read: shitty), or shittier contracts than usual since you came in via a reality show instead of hard work and grinding on your own the old fashioned way.
You have to work hard to be good. Nothing is free!!!!
Diddy used the money he was making from the show to pay for his gay escapades in Miami. That’s why he decided to buy a beach house down there now so he could be closer to his cabana boys.
I’ll never understand why people go on this website to post homophobic comments on every article.
I’ll never understand why people like you are in denial of the truth that everyone knows, what is being said is actually true. He’s gender fluid aka bisexual. But mainly he swings for the men.
Why, are you gay too? Sorry if I offend you. I’ll make sure to send you a bag of Skittles as a peace offering.
bxxtch its prolly cuz urr GHAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYy!!!!!1!!!! !!
btw i got big nuts y’all
C’mon, y’all haven’t learned from looking at all the previous Bad Boy artist (Minus The Lox who got themselves of before the financial, sexual sodomy), they end up broke and in such a bad position that they’re worse off then before they were discovered. They end up dead, homeless, poor, in prison or completely broken hearted and emotional drained after dealing with that parasite.
Diddy ain’t willing to invest money in nobody unless it benefits his career or is a surefire guarantee for success financially. Y’all got played.
you never hear fans of other genres of music calling all of them ghey. 50s ghey ye is ghey wayne ghey diddy ghey jayz ghey i dont get it. this is exclusive to rap. id like to know how you all know ALL these guys are ghey.