Prior to social media, I considered Press Play an underrated gem in Puff’s crown. In fact, this probably would have worked better as their project.įorgotten favorites: “Angels,” “Someone to Love Me,” “I Know”Įdd said: This is the album that succeeds when Last Train to Paris derails. The real stars of the album are Dirty Money, who steal the show on every track. The production is well done but Puff n’ friends rarely do anything interesting with it, with most songs barely rising above so-so 2010s club fare. It’s the perfect setting for the album’s Eurodance sound and, arguably, it makes LTTP his most sonically cohesive album to date. The album depicts Puff’s journey across Europe as he chases a lost love with the backing of Dirty Money AKA Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper. More than a decade later, I can confidently say: I hadn’t listened to this album since 2010 but I don’t remember being all that impressed by it at the time. In some corners of the Innanets (especially R&B Twitter) Last Train to Paris is embraced as a cult classic. Overall, it’s not bad but nowhere near peak Bad Boy – a phrase Puff would hear a lot over the next few years.įorgotten favorites: “The Saga Continues,” “Child of the Ghetto,” “Roll With Me”Įdd said: This was the album I was most interested in revisiting for this post. But the album’s overabundance of filler – especially on the second half – drag down what should have been a really good time. Puff is still Puff – he’s fine as the master of ceremonies (and thankfully he opened up the bag to get better ghostwriters this time around) and there are a handful of hits that still hold up pretty well today. Dep seemed like the surest shot to carry the Bad Boy banner, and they make the biggest impressions here. New blood was needed and T he Saga Continues felt like a showcase for a the next generation of Bad Boy artists. By the turn of the millennium, the label had lost two major headliners in The Notorious BIG and Mase and long-established R&B acts like Faith Evans, 112 and Total were wrapping up their contracts. Soul in Stereo rating: 3.5 stars out of 5Įdd said: In the past, I’ve called 2001 the final year of Bad Boy’s dominance – and for good reason.

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