’90’s hip-hop and R&B fans have been overjoyed as of late thanks to Puff Daddy’s latest Bad Boy Records 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour, which launched last Friday. And although the tour is, of course, featuring some of Bad Boy’s most iconic acts, some of Puff’s former stars recently spoke out on the tour and explained that they feel snubbed by not being asked to join the tour, as well.
As previously reported, the reunion tour recently had a two-night stint at the Barclays Center in New York that featured top Bad Boy Acts like Faith Evans, 112, Total, Ma$e, French Montana and The LOX, as well as superstar guests like Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Kim, Jay Z, Nas, Usher, DMX and Swizz Beats. What Saturday’s show even more special is that it fell upon the birthday of Bad Boy’s biggest star ever, the late great Notorious B.I.G.
With such a major lineup, fans, of course, have been sharing their praise for the tour all weekend. However, according to media reports, some have noted that former Bad Boy acts like Da Band, B5 and Diddy Dirty Money weren’t invited on the tour and some of the former acts recently spoke out about being snubbed by their former mentor.
Dustin Michael of Puff’s former boy band B5 spoke about the snub and explained that he was hurt that Puff didn’t consider them worthy enough to hit the stage for the tour.
“We just felt like our relationship [with Diddy] was better than that,” Michael said.
Former Da Band singer Sara Stokes also spoke about the snub and explained that her group deserved a spot on the tour because of the indelible mark they made on pop culture with Puff.
“We made history with Diddy on ‘Making the Band’ and pretty much opened the doors for all the other reality shows,” Stokes said.
However, her former group mate, Babs Bunny, said that she’s not upset about the snub and that she’d still buy a ticket to go see the show.
Honestly, we doubt that many fans are upset about B5, Da Band, Day 26 or even Danity Kane not being on the tour roster. But do you think those groups deserved a spot on the tour? Tell us what you think in the comments.
