Dirty Money was a musical duo consisting of singer-songwriters and dancers Dawn Richard and

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in 2009; both artists having been signed to

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.Sherwin, Adam (2010)
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", Allhiphop.com, July 25, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010. Together with record producer, rapper and label boss

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, they performed as Diddy – Dirty Money as a collaborative act on the Bad Boy label, releasing the highly acclaimed and successful album '' Last Train to Paris'' in December 2010. The group disbanded in 2012.

History

According to Combs, Diddy-Dirty Money was "a look, a sound, a movement, nda crew" and not about "drug money, illegal money, or anything negative ... for my new

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album '' Last Train to Paris'', I wanted to do something refreshing, something unique, something forward for myself as an artist ... I wanted to tell a love story utI couldn't just tell the male's point of view." Bad Boy A&R Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell told

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that Diddy-Dirty Money is creating a new genre of "futuristic soul". The group's first album, ''Last Train to Paris'' was released in December 2010.P. Diddy Takes His Last Train To Paris
,

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, May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.

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called it a "heavily European-influenced effort" that "mashes together

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, pop-rap, tech-house, and the sound of Bad Boy in its prime, with an all-star guest list that goes from T.I. to

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." On July 24, 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money performed at Sun Life Stadium in the Baker Concrete Super Saturday postgame concert following the

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' 10–5 loss to the

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. Diddy-Dirty Money appeared on NBC's ''

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'' on December 4, 2010. In December 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money was featured in

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's new song and video "

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". Diddy-Dirty Money also performed " Coming Home" and "

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" for the American Armed Forces at

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for WWE's

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December 18, 2010. Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" and a cover of

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's " Like a G6" at the

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for

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's '' Live Lounge'' on January 20, 2011. Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" live on ''

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'' with Skylar Grey on March 10, 2011.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As a featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

MUZ-TV Music Awards Best Video = "I'm on You" featuring

– 2011 – Won

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Best Group – Won

References

External links

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