After 17 years of not dropping a studio album, Sean “Diddy” Combs has decided to step back into his R&B bag with his sixth record, The Love Album: Off the Grid, set for release on Sept. 15.
“Music is my first love and music has given me a second chance at life, so stepping back into the studio to make this album has been a soulful experience that brought me closer to myself and my purpose,” Diddy said in a statement reported by Vibe. “This album wasn’t created to feed an algorithm or be relevant with the trends of the times, it was created to touch souls and freely express my story with the best artists, writers and producers shaping the future of R&B.”
In true Diddy fashion, the album features many top-notch artists. Some of the all-stars that will appear on the 23-track record include Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Justin Bieber, Summer Walker, Babyface, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Coco Jones, Kehlani, Ty Dolla $ign, K-Ci Hailey, Burna Boy, The Dream and more.
In addition to all of these features, the Bad Boy founder will reunite with Dirty Money on the album.
Consisting of Danity Kane’s Dawn Richard and Kalenna, Dirty Money teamed up with Diddy on his previous release, 2010’s Last Train to Paris, but parted ways in 2012.
“What we did with Dirty Money was phenomenal. Yet, it was misunderstood,” Richard told Billboard following the split, Vibe reported. “Something that was simplistic and manufactured was successful [while] something that was brilliant and iconic, [people] didn’t get it.”
While there will be a resurgence of Dirty Money on this record, The Weeknd plans on dropping the “last collab of his career” in a track named “Another One of Me” with French Montana and 21 Savage. On Wednesday, Diddy announced the news on X, formerly known as Twitter.
IT’S OFFICIAL @THEWEEKND’S LAST COLLAB OF HIS CAREER WILL BE ON….
THE LOVE ALBUM :
OFF THE GRID!“ANOTHER ONE OF ME.”
SEPTEMBER 15THWELCOME TO THE LOVE ERA ❤️ #THELOVEALBUM #OTG pic.twitter.com/PYYPQtoBDs
— LOVE (@Diddy) August 30, 2023
Here’s the track list for The Love Album: Off the Grid.
- Brought My Love – Diddy feat. The-Dream and Herb Alpert
- What’s Love – Diddy feat. Nova Wav
- Deliver Me – Diddy and Dirty Money (Dawn Richard and Kalenna) with Busta Rhymes
- Stay A While – Diddy feat. Nija
- Homecoming – Diddy and Jozzy
- Pick Up – Diddy and Jacquees feat. Fabolous
- Tough Love – Diddy feat. Swae Lee
- Stay Long – Diddy feat. Summer Walker
- Belongs to You – Diddy and Jozzy
- Another One Of Me – Diddy feat. The Weeknd, French Montana, 21 Savage
- INTERMISSION – Diddy
- Moments – Diddy feat. Justin Bieber
- Need Somebody – Diddy feat. Jazmine Sullivan
- Mind Ya Business – Diddy feat. Ty Dolla $ign and Kehlani
- Nasty Interlude – Jozzy
- Reachin’ – Diddy feat. Ty Dolla $ign and Coco Jones
- Stay, Pt. 1 – Diddy feat. Kalan.FrFr and K-Ci
- I Like – Diddy feat. Mary J. Blige
- Closer to God – Diddy feat. Teyana Taylor
- BooHoo – Diddy feat. Jeremih
- Burna Boy Interlude
- Kim Porter – Diddy and Babyface feat. John Legend
- Space – Diddy feat. H.E.R.