The Saga Continues [Explicit Lyrics]

Diddy (Sean Combs)

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 19, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Bad Boy
• ASIN: B00005KCHA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,639 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Emerging quickly from the aftermath of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's New York-club shooting trial is the optimistically titled The Saga Continues, a compilation masquerading as Combs's third solo album. Though he was found not guilty, the incident is clearly very fresh in the Bad Boy CEO's mind. On the mic, he vents about the criminal justice system and player haters, and he also dedicates a thinly veiled verse to his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, on "I Need a Girl." The only thing that's changed about Combs since his last outing is his name (from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy). On the mildly gritty "Bad Boy for Life," he raps "Don't worry if I write rhymes / I write checks," and the wholesale musical swipes of the past are just a little subtler now. The Neptunes-produced "Diddy" pilfers from Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, and Nice & Smooth, and even recent Bad Boy product is fair game, as Black Rob's "Whoa!" is recycled on "That's Crazy." Most of the rest of the production and vocal contributions here come from a mix of loyalists and newcomers, and predictably wallow in mediocrity. Aside from Faith Evans and Carl Thomas ("Can't Believe"), on this album's evidence, the Bad Boy Family is now pretty nondescript. The loss of key franchise players over the years to death, departure, religious conversion, and prison means Combs and his label will themselves need an equally drastic turnaround to scale their previous heights. --Del F. Cowie

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The contents of B.I.G.'s wallet., August 5, 2004

By	the anagram of my sould "Destruction optional" (Fort Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews

P. Diddy is the worst coat tailer in the history of hip hop. Sure he might be an alright producer, but he does not deserve a dollar he has ever made or shamelessly flaunted. I remeber that one song on the Marshal Mathers LP were Em disses everyone who has stolen money from Pac's and Big's legacy saying it's as if they had switched wallets. Well I would dare say that Diddy is wearing Biggie's wallet right now. Big is the only good artist on his sorry label, name one artist who is rapping about anything relevant on his label, hell even name somebody on his roster that is capable of being a flow master. I must speak plainly to all you ignorant rap fans, this is not something that you want to hear. There are so many rappers out there who deserve the money that Diddy stole from all the deserving rappers (through exploiting his friendship to Biggie). Woodie, Brotha Lynch, Mac Lethal, Atmosphere... the list goes on. But instead we have rap producers like P. Diddy forcing commercial rap on it.

"everybody is rapping like it's a commercial"

Diddy is the bane of hip hop, he represent every wordly MC that only advertise products and life styles in their songs. This is not the true spirit of rap, it wasn't founded on whoring yourself for money or at least that's the way it should be. Rap is declining, it's collapsing, even the underground is decaying. It seems like every MC on T.V. is wack, all the underground MCs will never get what they deserve (becuase the rap game is just filled with whores). Diddy will keep this sinking ship weighted, he's making it sink faster and faster. Commercialism is destroying hip hop, commercialism is destroying music! Greedy rappers high off of money and sluts, they think they are gods who are infinatly rich when we all know that the label is just lending them money to look rich. I'm sick of it. No, stop selling your damn G-unit sneakers, your not hood. Your doing you hood not good and your destroying the scene. Disgusting. Disgusting that there is nothing left to talk about other than money and sluts. Too bad that there are few mainstream rappers who want to change the game, to stop chasing money and to stop whoring themselves. They make car tires, start resturaunts, shoes, liquor and stupid clothes. They make stupid music that isn't more than a mere commercial. Yes there are still relevant MCs, there are still MCs who don't do love rap sh*t, but they are surrounded by posturing morons who chase money. Let's all hope this stops, let's all hope that mainstream rap can once again be something to be proud of. I'm not saying that every rapper who has made it doesn't deserve the money that they make, I'm just saying that most don't. Most don't becuase they exploit the music they make just for the love of money, not the love of music or creating something beautiful and able to be appreciated. Nothing but vapors of something that could have been great.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why God Why????????????????, September 6, 2001

By	"zero_tollerance_korn" - See all my reviews

Why Do You Allow P.Diddy To Put Out A Cd. I Ask You To Feed Starving Children But You Dont Have Time. I Ask You To Heal My Scizophrenia But You Wont But At Least Stop P.Diddy From Making Music. Please I'm In Pain.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars wow. whats wrong with you people?, October 28, 2003

By	"drillsgtsandusky" (salem, oregon United States) - See all my reviews

look. I like rap. I really do. but puffy does nothing original. his voice is bad. his hooks are over done. his lyrics are freaking assanine. he's the biggest hack in the record industry. look, there's so many good bands out there. stop making this guy rich. if you keep buying crap. they will keep making it.