All Episodes 2002 - 2004

Mtv studios-an announcement. A new show, an installment from ""Making The Band,"" With P. Diddy, making a hip-hop act. Finally-audtitions. As P. Diddy chills on vacation, casting directors and Bad Boy associates watch many different people-rappers, singers, all of it. Some are picked, some sent home. Those picked flew to New York to perform for P. Diddy. He picked his favorites to be trained and turned into stars-then to pick one to be a recording star.

P. Diddy does not like the talent. They get a new audition.

The 15 are selected.

Boot camp, or so its called, starts. Myserious is taken tote hospital.

Selections start, and the find out who moves into the house.

a fight between Pocahontas and Jamie escalates. Pochahontas is cut from the show.

Chopper gets into a fight with Allah. Later he gets into it with Jamie and Chopper decides to leave but he stays after Kimberly leaves because of death in her family. Submitted by Dnah20

P. Diddy finds out about Jamirah being pregnant, she is cut with Dylan, Jamie, and Yazmine. Babs comes back, and fights break out.

There is a scaenger hunt and a rap-off

Sara, Babs, Lloyd, Frederick, Chopper, and Dylan make the group!

As the group comes back together from their break, they experience some problems. P.diddy puts them in a 2-bed hotel room. Being that there's 6 people, that's something u would not want. Everybody is mad, especially dylan. The next day, They had to get up at 6:00 am for exercise, but dylan wasn't feelin it. He sat to the side the whole exercise saying,"" This has nothing to do with my music and he's ready to get in the studio. Later on Lloyd""ness"" is assigned captain and the group heads over to bad boy. P.Diddy requests a cheesecake from a specific store in Brooklyn. They have to walk because they don't have a car. They walked all the way to brooklyn and bought the cheesecake and dropped it outside the store and as soon leave the cheesecake store it closes, but Babs was able to get back in. They walked back to Bad Boy at 4:15 am to find that P.Diddy wasn't even there and he had left for the night. Thank you jfg3

Hell week continued as the cast members washed cars, read the biograpy of Russell Simmons aloud and memorized legendary hip-hop lyrics while standing outside the Bad Boy Studios. Dylon remained distant, though with the help of his band members, began to join into the activities. Chopper and Frederick nearly came to blows, after which, P.Diddy took the whole band inside and gave them some much needed redirection. Instead of a scolding, the group meeting focused on respect, appreciation and work ethic. During hell week, one group mission was to feed the homeless at a shelter. Cast members expressed appreciation for this mission because it allowed them to give back to the community. Cast member Frederick had a revelation, instead of whining he decided that he would do whatever is required to accomplish his goal of musical success. The show climaxes when P.Diddy arrives to find the group outside singing loudly and proudly the lyrics to Juicy. The hit made famous by the late Bad Boy a

Diddy tells the band they are going to make their cd in 6 weeks instead of the usual year it takes. Babs gets an ""important"" phone call when she is asleep and Ness answers the phone. He doesn't want to wake Babs up so he doesn't and she misses the call. She then complains to Ness and everyone else that the ""important"" call was for her hair appoitment in which she blows up on Ness about. Diddy stops by to hear the band perform and thinks it's good but not great and that he's looking for greatness. He tells the band each specifically what they need to do as in appearance wise.

The Fight Part 1. Fred and Ness have always been ""boys"" but when it comes down to who is the leader, they have a problem with eachother. Everyone thinks Ness should be the leader, even Fred says this, but then later on it seems like Fred doesn't like the idea of him being leader and while in the studio they get into a word fight which leads to Ness grabbing Fred's throat. They don't speak for a couple days.

Everyone goes out to a club even though they should all be at home writing together. The only one who stays is Sara so she does. She then gets mad when the band comes home at 4 in the morning while she is sleeping and partying which wakes her up. Sara finally asks Diddy for help on her songwriting because she is having a hard time writing hip hop.

Wyclef Jean comes to help ""Da Band"". He gets a singing coach for Sara and when puffy tells Dylan that if he doesn't get his act together he won't be on the album and then Wyclef has a little talk to Dylan as well ebing that he is Dylan's idol and all.

""Da Band"" is suppose to be working on the deadline for a single just received by Diddy but the men go out to a club one night and the Dylan disapears for a whole day to see his probation officer. This upsets the band pretty bad since he didn't call or anything except leave one note. P Diddy is also tired of Dylan's attitude and arranges a meeting where Fred sucks on his thumb and doses off and Chopper just keeps pickig at his hair. Diddy gets mad and yells at them because he is trying to help them. He then tells them the studio is being shut down.

Since P Diddy has now shut down the studio the band finally comes together and starts working with eachother as much as they can without the studio. They interview 5 managers, one even being the manager from the first making the band, but they end up choosing P Diddy's manager Phil Robinson. Phil tells the how him and Diddy once sat outside their college to get something so they should do the same with Diddy so ""Da Band"" goes and waits outside Diddy's office until they get to go int which seems like it takes forever but when they do get in to speak with him they beg for forgiveness.

The fight continues....

Another Sara episode..... Sara gets mad at Chopper because everytime Tony(her husband) calls he hangs up on him telling him he doesn't know where he is or she's asleep. Sara starts having problems with her voice saying she's just ready to leave because she's missing her family too much. Diddy suprises her by flying her family in to visit her.

Dylan goes to another probation thing and doesn't come back which makes matters worse at the house. A tiny fight between Chopper and Dylan breaks out in which Dylan throws a bottle of water at Chopper and jumps on him. Babs tells Dylan that Diddy said he will be leaving if he doesn't get his act together.

At the end of the last season, Da Band were schmoozing the music press, impressing them with their personalities and music. Now, they are releasing their album to the public and hitting the road. P. Diddy warns Da Band that this is when it gets difficult to stay together as a group, because a demanding tour schedule and being away from family and friends can take its toll on young stars. Call P. Diddy a prophet, but the issues begin almost immediately. Sara finds out her mother is going into surgery and decides she needs to go home even though Da Band have a show that night. Chopper isn't very sympathetic and thinks they should leave only for life and death situations. Regardless of the lack of support, Sara catches the next plane home, leaving her band mates to perform without her. Chopper and Fred make up for Sara's absence from the show by bringing girls on stage to shake their tailfeather. To show their appreciation, they invite the girls to party with them that night. Apparently,

Half of Da Band head to the V-103 FM Atlanta Radio Show. Dylan, Chopper and Fred are MIA and the remaining band members are freakin'. With only seconds to spare, Chopper and Fred roll up. Dylan still isn't there but the show must go on with or without him. They continue touring and performing across the country--without Dylan. Babs observes, Dylan thinks he's Bob Marley; he's going to go do Bob Marley things. While his band is working, Dylan is doin' his Bob Marley thing in Brooklyn because he can't violate his probation. Diddy thinks he's just lazy and is making excuses. Since money wouldn't be important to Bob Marley, they split up the cash that Dylan would have gotten if he had actually shown up and they go on a spending spree. Da Band head back to the Big Apple to shoot a video for their second single, Tonight. Diddy rolls up to make an appearance in the video and surprisingly so does Dylan. His band mates aren't thrilled and neither is Diddy. Diddy has a meeting with Da Band at Ba

Da Band continues to tour with all of its' band members. Their patience with each other is starting to wear very thin--especially between Sara and her smoking band mates. They feel that she's always running late and holdin' them up. Sara can't stand them ""smoking her up"" all the time. Her voice was ""touched by God"" and even if everyone else smokes, she's not letting the majority win. She doesn't get sympathy from her band mates, or Jason--not even Diddy. He shoots down her complaint in their meeting, which leaves her feeling humiliated. She doesn't see herself as weak but Diddy thinks that he needs to toughen her up because ""life ain't easy."" Hopefully life will be a bit easier for Sara now that they've moved to Daddy's House. Watch out, Park Avenue!

Even though Da Band have enjoyed a lot of quick fame and success, they still owe their fans a good show. Diddy complains their performances are lackluster, and immediately takes action. He enrolls Da Band in the ""Sean Combs school of showmanship,"" where as professor Diddy, he shows them some tricks that he's picked up while being a ""great, incredible superstar."" He expects them to use what they learn in their next show--in Alabama. While they're preparing to leave for their concert, Sara learns that her daughter Eva has pneumonia. Her band mates are pissed to find out that she wants to miss the show. But it looks like she won't be the only no show. Dylan also can't go because he has ""meeting with his lawyer"" and can't postpone it. Chopper knows he's lying, he can feel it. Here we go again. Luckily, their tour manager Jason finds Sara a flight home after the concert so she won't miss the show. Sara says that she doesn't want to hear anything negative from Fred. Chopper relays the messag

Da Band are living with Diddy, and it ain't pretty. Their Park Ave crib is a total mess ‘cause no one is cleaning it. Diddy stops in for a surprise inspection at 4:15 a.m. while everyone is sleeping. While munching on some cereal, he tells them they're some ""stinky nasty ass heathens"" and they better get cleaning. He needs a break from Da Band and decides it's time they go back on the road. Da Band head to Detroit, Sara's hometown, to make an appearance for Coats for Kids. While at their hotel, Chopper riles up some young fans and has them chase him through the hotel. Being the equal opportunity party crasher that he is, Chopper crashes a ""convention with a whole bunch of white people"" in it. The hotel manager is less than pleased. As they continue to tour, Chopper's behavior gets more out of control. Diddy thinks that he's ""setting himself up for a downfall"" because fame can be a drug--a very addictive drug. Chopper doesn't see it that way and wants to please his fans. ""I'd want to se

To keep the momentum going, Da Band start to record their second album while still promoting their first. Ness wants to make the new CD more ""street"" but Sara isn't feeling the ""gangsta sh*t."" Sara's husband, Tony, arrives to support her. Problem is, her band mates don't like her husband at all. Sara and Tony visit her publicist, Genelle, to talk about her future. Genelle wants to take Sara outside of the ""urban realm"" and make her a household name, outside of Da Band. Her band mates see her layout in King magazine; Chopper can't stop drooling but Fred thinks it's a little overboard. Babs says it's shady and is even more fired up after she overhears Sara talking about her band mates' smoking in a phone interview with a Christian radio station. Babs doesn't want people to know they smoke (she apparently forgot about the reality TV show she's on). The conflict between Da Band and Sara comes to a head in the studio after Dofat, their album producer, tries to have a quick meeting. He asks

Da Band couldn't ask for a better or more experienced advisor than P Diddy. As he repeatedly reminds them, he's sold 100 million records worldwide. Obviously, Diddy knows what it takes to make a hit. And Da Band just doesn't have a single in their new songs. Diddy explains that people want to hear full songs not free styling when they buy a record. Chopper breaks it down even further with his question, ""where the hook at?"" But Ness sees the problem as something deeper than just not writing a good hook. He thinks that the members of Da Band are losing their drive and everyone's just about themselves and not the group. Ness recently had things put in perspective with the premature birth of his daughter. Splitting time in the Park Ave apartment and a hospital in Philadelphia, Ness realizes that he has a family that depends on his success. Diddy recognizes Ness's love of hip hop and predicts ""Ness is definitely gonna be one of rap's next big super stars."" Da Band members pick up on Diddy's

Da Band's album, Too Hot for TV has reached gold status (500,000 sold) but Diddy isn't settling; he wants platinum. He starts pushing his staff and Da Band to promote the CD and themselves. While their album may not be flying off the shelves, the sparks were definitely flying between Chopper and Babs. It's obvious to Babs and the rest of Da Band that he's crushing on her but he keeps denying it. Babs heads to Brooklyn to visit her late boyfriend's grave. Even though it has been four years since he was murdered, she hasn't gotten over him and doesn't think she will ever meet someone as special. At Babs' request, Fred, Dylan and Chopper come to her solo show at a nightclub to support her. She flirts with Chopper and asks if he'd come on stage during her performance. He agrees to but only if she gives him a kiss. She does kiss him…but only on the cheek. He keeps up his end of the bargain and makes a cameo during her performance. King magazine wants to send Babs on a blind date with someon

Now that Diddy has made Da Band, he's ready to lead them to their next challenge. The next step: to become legit performers and entertain a crowd of 30,000 people in Chicago. Diddy calls in the reinforcements to help Da Band prepare for this show and Doug E. Fresh arrives to turn Da Band's concerts into hot live shows. ""This is going to be like basic training,"" Doug warns the group. Nevertheless, everyone's confident that Da Band will come together and the show will be amazing until Dylan starts missing photo shoots and other promotional events. The missing Dylan situation gets even worse when Dylan learns he could spend seven years in jail for probation violations. Diddy describes himself as ""a fool in hope"" to continue thinking Dylan will get his act together. Things go from bad to worse when Dylan misses an interview on ESPN's Cold Pizza to meet with his lawyer. While Babs flips out about Dylan missing the show and Young City complains about the lack of actual cold pizza on the Cold

After all of the previous conflicts, Da Band have starting collaborating and have almost completed their sophomore album. They feel like they're vibing and progressing but Diddy thinks that only four out of fifteen of their songs will actually make the cut. Trying to get his style on to the album, Dylan strolls into the studio to throw down some ""hooks"" for tracks that his band mates had already completed. Dylan, the Jamaican Rastafarian, thinks that he's ""an artist"" and he's creating ""art."" Dofat and Chopper aren't feelin' him or his art. Dylan doesn't take the criticism lightly. Diddy calls Da Band together to talk about the direction they're taking. Before anyone else gets a chance to say a word Dylan speaks for everyone saying that they would rather be solo but they're making sacrifices to be in Da Band. Diddy is less than impressed by Dylan's speech. He's just about had it with Dylan and the rest of Da Band's antics. Mary J. Blige stops by the house to sit down with the band membe