Too Hot For T.v.

Bad Boy's Da Band: Sara (vocals); Young City, Dylan, Freddrick, Babs, Ness (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Wyclef Jean.
Producers include: Harve Pierre, Tony Dofat, The Natural, Sean Combs, Craig Brockman.
Recorded at Daddy's House, MTV House Studio, Platinum Sound, New York, New York.
As the story goes, after crafting a platinum-selling boy band with O-Town in their first installment, the MAKING THE BAND people decided to conquer hip-hop, moved the game from network television to MTV, and turned to the able hand of ubiquitous star-maker P. Diddy. MAKING THE BAND 2 proved to be every bit as gripping as the first installment, with another fly-on-the-wall depiction of the conflict and craziness that goes into the formation of a musical act--in this case, a band simply called Da Band (or Bad Boy's Da Band). In addition to coping with their newly televised lives, the six initiates also had to endure the production schedule of the notoriously hard-driving Sean Combs, with the final product being their first album--the energetic TOO HOT FOR T.V.
TOO HOT features vacuum-tight production while the five rappers trade off rhymes--sometimes playful, sometimes cautionary, sometimes inspirational, sometimes pure thug storytelling (as in the swinging call-and-response of "Tonight"). When sixth member Sara Stokes' sweet, soulful vocals truly kick in, Da Band is at its finest, particularly on "Do You Know" where she drops in unpredictably amidst the rappers' cries of prowess over a sweet Wyclef Jean guitar riff. Despite unimaginable pressure, Bad Boy's Da Band comes through with an impressive debut.