The Saga Continues...

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". The Saga Continues... is the third studio album by American rapper P. Diddy, released on July 10, 2001 by Arista and Bad Boy Records. Similarly to his debut album No Way Out (1997), it is credited to "P. Diddy and the Bad Boy Family"; the latter act refers to his signees at Bad Boy Records. It was the first studio album released by Combs under the P. Diddy name, and the final release under Bad Boy Records' joint venture with Arista Records. His We Invented the Remix album was the last overall project with Arista.

The album garnered mixed to negative reviews from music critics. The Saga Continues... debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, spawning three singles: "Let's Get It", "Bad Boy for Life" and "Diddy".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(choice cut)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC[3]
The GuardianStarStar[4]
HipHopDXStarStarStarStar[5]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar[6]
NMEStarStarStar[7]
RapReviews6.5/10[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarHalf star[9]
The SourceStarStarStarStar[10]

Soren Baker of the Los Angeles Times called the album "a quality hip-hop collection with plenty of swagger, grit, sure-shot singles and a decidedly upbeat outlook."[6] A staff writer for HipHopDX praised the record for having a diverse roster of new artists and label alumni on "solid cuts" ("Can't Believe", "Let's Get It", "Bad Boy For Life") and "hidden gems" ("So Complete", "Blast Off"), but criticized P. Diddy's "lyrical flow and tempo" for being poorly showcased ("Lonely", "If You Want This Money").[5]

They highlighted G. Dep's "Child of the Ghetto" and 8Ball & MJG's "Roll with Me" as "regrettable displays" concluding that, "With the platform of platinum and pop success, The Saga Continues will be a surefire collection that has the following of P.Diddy's string of commercial hits. Forecasting his true signature talent, by seizing his roster with diverse talent that accompanies his background arrangements."[5]

Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave praise to "Bad Boy For Life" and "Where's Sean?" for being "surprisingly dope cuts", P. Diddy's contributions on "Roll with Me" and "I Need a Girl", and G. Dep's "Child of the Ghetto". He criticized "Diddy" for having "one of the weakest ever Neptunes beats", the overabundance of interludes throughout the album and questioned the sampling choices on "Can't Believe" and the title track.[8]

AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier praised the record for giving Black Rob and G. Dep the spotlight to "showcase their talent commendably" along with the other roster members and the in-house approach to the production for giving a "cohesive feel", but criticized P. Diddy's "rhetorical swagger" throughout the track listing for "teetering on the fine line between self-assurance and unintentional farce."[1]

Robert Christgau cited "That's Crazy" as a "choice cut",[2] indicating a good song on "an album that isn't worth your time or money."[11] The GuardianTemplate:'s Alexis Petridis criticized P. Diddy for still being "a terrible rapper, cursed with a stilted and flat delivery" that's overshadowed by his obscure label members' "shouty contributions" and for lacking the "self-pitying repugnance" from Forever, concluding that: "Puzzling over the album's confused morality and logic is more rewarding than actually listening to its familiar litany of misogyny and violence. It's all been done before and by more talented rappers than Combs and pals."[4]

Track listing

# Title Length Featured artists Producer(s) Samples
1 "The Saga Continues (Intro)" 3:52 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
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2 "Bad Boy for Life" 4:13 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Black Rob
  • Mark Curry
 Megahertz
3 "Toe Game (Interlude)" 1:06 Black Rob
4 "That's Crazy" 4:07 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • G. Dep
  • Black Rob
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  • Aydine
  • Mario Winans
  • P. Diddy for The Hitmen
5 "Let's Get It" 4:16 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • G. Dep
  • Black Rob
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  • Yogi
  • Mario Winans
6 "Shiny Suit Man (Interlude)" 1:06
7 "Diddy" 3:55 The Neptunes The Neptunes
8 "Blast Off" 3:41 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • G. Dep
  • Mark Curry
  • Loon
 Mike "Punch" Harper
9 "Airport (Interlude)" 0:28
10 "Roll with Me" 4:53 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
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  • Spike
  • Jamal
  • "One Thousand Finger Man" by J. Cain and C. Camero
11 "On Top" 3:58 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Loon
  • Marsha Morrison
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  • Mario Winans
  • P. Diddy
  • Steven "Loss Spirits" Dorsain
12 "Where's Sean?" 5:06 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Big Azz Ko
  • Black Rob
  • Kain
  • Loon
  • Mark Curry
  • Bristal
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  • Mario Winans
  • P. Diddy
  • "The Natural"
  • "Fantasy" by The James Last Band
13 "Child of the Ghetto" 3:43 G. Dep Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Coptic
  • D. Trotman
14 "Incomplete (Interlude)" 0:58 Cheri Dennis
15 "So Complete" 3:37 Cheri Dennis Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Buckwild
  • P. Diddy
  • Mario Winans for The Hitmen
  • "Like Running Water" by C. Reid
16 "Smoke (Interlude)" 0:16
17 "Lonely" 3:59 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
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  • Mario Winans
  • P. Diddy for The Hitmen
18 "I Need a Girl (To Bella)" 4:12 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Loon
  • Lo
  • Jack and Mario Winans
 Coptic
19 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Interlude)" 2:24 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Faith Evans
  • Mario Winans
20 "If You Want This Money" 3:59 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • G. Dep
  • The HoodFellaz
 Yogi
21 "I Don't Like That (Interlude)" 1:04 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Bristal
  • Mark Curry
22 "Back for Good Now" 4:26 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Cheri Dennis
  • Black Rob
  • Loon
 The Natural
23 "Can't Believe" 3:49 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
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  • Mario Winans
  • P. Diddy for The Hitmen
24 "The Last Song" 3:50 Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
  • Mark Curry
  • Big Azz Ko
  • Loon
 Bink
25 "Thank You (Outro)" 0:34

Singles

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Saga Continues....[12]

  • Harve Pierre – associate executive producer
  • Chris Athens – mastering (Sterling Sound)
  • Roger Che, Jimmy Lee Patterson, Marc Pfafflin – Pro Tools
  • Angela Lockhart – creative direction
  • Victoria Jordan – design
  • Justin Jay – photography

Charts

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Browne, David (July 30, 2001). "The Saga Continues…". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Petridis, Alexis (October 5, 2001). "Gangsta on autocue". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.DX Staff. "P. Diddy & the B.B. Family - The Saga Continues". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baker, Soren (July 22, 2001). "P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family, "The Saga Continues..." (Bad Boy/Arista)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fadele, Dele (September 12, 2005). "P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family : The Saga Continues". NME. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Touré (August 30, 2001). "P. Diddy Doesn't Do it". Rolling Stone. No. 876. p. 122.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parker, Erik "Mr. Parker" (September 2001). "Record Report: P. Diddy & The Family – The Saga Continues...". The Source. No. 144. New York. p. 285.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert. "Key to Icons". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family. The Saga Continues... (booklet). Bad Boy. Arista. 78612-73045-2.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-43. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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