Diddy's train to Paris seems to have had a few detours since he annouced last year, that he was dropping a concept album with his girl group Dirty Money. After being stuck on the train tracks for a year, Diddy-Dirty Money's Last Train To Paris finally reaches its destination to stores, and surprisingly the wait was worth checking out. Never the one to have lyrical prowess, Diddy has managed to turn out pretty decent dance numbers, while Dirty Money's Dawn Richards and Kalenna Harper compliment the legendary mogul, by filling in the holes, that Diddy can't fill (i.e. singing). Diddy-Dirty Money doesn't go on this journey to find love alone. On an album who's guest list is as diverse, featuring the likes of Grace Jones to Wiz Khalifa, it might sound like it won't work, but DDM pull it off. Album high lights include the club ready-Swizz Beatz assisted-"Ass On The Floor"--who's concept is more about love lost rather than getting your asses on the dance floor. While Diddy's singing is not something most would like to hear, and the good thing about that is that he has equal sharing time on the mic with more seasoned crooners (i.e. Usher on "Looking For Love", Chris Brown on "Yesterday" and Justin Timberlake on "Shades"). Diddy's best crowning acheivement when he's singing comes in the form of "Loving You No More" featuring Drake. The downside to LTTP is that, Diddy sometimes plays background to his own songs, and Dirty Money could have got more mic time to showcase their talents. Production duties range from Danja, Mario Winans, Swizz Beatz, J-Lack (Usher's young brother) among others. LTTP is an upgraded version of Diddy's last effort 2006's Press Play, and Diddy feels more comfortable to push the boundries of his music. Sean Combs along with his Dirty Money crew has created an album that's equally sound and entertaining, and really that's all you need at the end of the day.
