The Saga Continues...

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Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". 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

Template:Music ratings 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."[1] 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").[2]

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."[2]

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.[3]

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."[4]

Robert Christgau cited "That's Crazy" as a "choice cut",[5] indicating a good song on "an album that isn't worth your time or money."[6] 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."[7]

Track listing

# Title Length Featured artists Producer(s) Samples
1 "The Saga Continues (Intro)" 3:52 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
2 "Bad Boy for Life" 4:13 Template:Hlist Megahertz
3 "Toe Game (Interlude)" 1:06 Black Rob
4 "That's Crazy" 4:07 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
5 "Let's Get It" 4:16 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
6 "Shiny Suit Man (Interlude)" 1:06
7 "Diddy" 3:55 The Neptunes The Neptunes
8 "Blast Off" 3:41 Template:Hlist Mike "Punch" Harper
9 "Airport (Interlude)" 0:28
10 "Roll with Me" 4:53 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
  • "One Thousand Finger Man" by J. Cain and C. Camero
11 "On Top" 3:58 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
12 "Where's Sean?" 5:06 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
  • "Fantasy" by The James Last Band
13 "Child of the Ghetto" 3:43 G. Dep Template:Hlist
14 "Incomplete (Interlude)" 0:58 Cheri Dennis
15 "So Complete" 3:37 Cheri Dennis Template:Hlist
  • "Like Running Water" by C. Reid
16 "Smoke (Interlude)" 0:16
17 "Lonely" 3:59 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
18 "I Need a Girl (To Bella)" 4:12 Template:Hlist Coptic
19 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Interlude)" 2:24 Template:Hlist
20 "If You Want This Money" 3:59 Template:Hlist Yogi
21 "I Don't Like That (Interlude)" 1:04 Template:Hlist
22 "Back for Good Now" 4:26 Template:Hlist The Natural
23 "Can't Believe" 3:49 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist
24 "The Last Song" 3:50 Template:Hlist Bink
25 "Thank You (Outro)" 0:34

Singles

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Saga Continues....[8]

  • Harve Pierre – associate executive producer
  • Chris Athens – mastering (Sterling Sound)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • 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

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References

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