The Love Album: Off the Grid

The Love Album: Off the Grid is the fifth studio album by American rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, released on September 15, 2023.

The Love Album: Off the Grid
Studio album by Diddy
Released	September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Genre	R&B
Length	84:21
Label	Love Stem
Producer	Roark Bailey Stevie J Babyface Big White BNJMN BongoByTheWay Austin Brown Zac Brunson Darhyl Camper Jr. DaHeala Damn James Diddy Dinuzzo D'Mile Larrance Dopson Ghost Kid Dylan Graham Quintin "Q" Gulledge Eric Hudson Infamous Chaz Jackson J Dilla Peter Lee Johnson Key Wane Rob Knox The Kount Lil Cobaine Lil Rod Madeit Aaron Lindsey Brian London London on da Track Thomas Lumpkins Ray Charles McCullough II Nova Wav Oz Monica Paez Aaron Parrish Chris Payton Phil the Keys Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Mick Schultz Slimwav Tariq DeForrest Taylor Timbaland Ty Dolla Sign Federico Vindver Remey Williams Mario Winans Jonathan Yip
Diddy chronology
MMM (Money Making Mitch) (2015) The Love Album: Off the Grid (2023)
Singles from The Love Album: Off the Grid
"Another One of Me" Released: September 15, 2023

Combs signed with the record label Motown in late 2022 to release its bonus tracks, "Gotta Move On" and "In the Porsche", and in 2023, the album's only single, "Another One of Me". The album itself was released independently by Combs's Love Records; it marks his first project to not be released by Bad Boy Records.^[1][2] It includes guest appearances from The-Dream, Herb Alpert, Nova Wav, Busta Rhymes, Dawn Richard, Kalenna, Nija, Jozzy, Jacquees, Fabolous, Swae Lee, Summer Walker, the Weeknd, French Montana, 21 Savage, Justin Bieber, Jazmine Sullivan, Ty Dolla Sign, Kehlani, Coco Jones, Kalan.FrFr, K-Ci, Jeremih, Mary J. Blige, Teyana Taylor, Burna Boy, Babyface, John Legend, and H.E.R.^[3] The extended version was released five days later and contains additional guest appearances from Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, and Metro Boomin. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, such as Diddy, Nova Wav, Ty Dolla Sign, and Metro Boomin themselves, alongside Stevie J, Timbaland, London on da Track, J Dilla, D'Mile, OZ, the Stereotypes, Mick Schultz, and DaHeala, among others.

It is Combs's first solo album since 2006's Press Play, his first album as Diddy since the 2010 collaborative album Last Train to Paris, and his first project following the 2015 mixtape MMM (Money Making Mitch), which was credited to Puff Daddy.^[4] Two months following its release, he was subjected to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, which overshadowed the album's promotion.^[5]

Background

Diddy released a four-minute trailer for the album on August 22, 2023, which included the names of some of the featured artists, such as Justin Bieber, Swae Lee, Mary J. Blige, Babyface, Jozzy, Yung Miami, French Montana, DJ Khaled, Teyana Taylor, The Weeknd and 21 Savage, among others.^[6] A press release called the album "a journey of retreating from the craziness of the world with a partner by shutting out all the distractions to just love on one another".^[7] Diddy also proclaimed that the "era of love is here" and "R&B is back" alongside the announcement, and touted the album as containing the "last collab" of Canadian singer the Weeknd's career on "Another One of Me", due to the singer stating that he will no longer feature on other artists' songs.^[3] The song is also a collaboration with Moroccan-American rapper French Montana and features Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and was released as the lead and only single from the album on the same date as its release.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	^[9]

Reviewing the album for The Guardian, Rachel Aroesti wrote that Combs "hasn't lost his knack for novelty" but "you inevitably find yourself searching for his vocal presence among the lush, swirling R&B", which "all adds up to an oddly dissatisfying return".^[9]

Commercial performance

In the United States, The Love Album: Off the Grid debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and earned 30,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[10][11] The album debuted at fifth on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, marking Diddy's fifth top ten on the chart.^[12]

The album debuted at number 33 on the UK Album Downloads Chart on September 22, 2023.^[13]

Track listing

The Love Album: Off the Grid track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Brought My Love" (featuring The-Dream and Herb Alpert)	Sean Combs Terius Gesteedle-Diamant Steven Jordan Mario Winans	Diddy Stevie J Winans	3:18
2.	"What's Love" (with Nova Wav)	Combs Brittany Coney Denisia Andrews Carlos Coleman Jeremy Reeves Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Ray Charles McCullough II	Diddy Nova Wav The Stereotypes Stevie J	3:14
3.	"Deliver Me" (performed by Diddy - Dirty Money featuring Busta Rhymes)	Combs Dawn Richard Kalenna Busta Rhymes	Diddy Stevie J J Dilla Lil Rod Madeit	3:19
4.	"Stay Awhile" (with Nija)	Combs Nija Charles Jordan Coleman DeForrest Taylor Fletcher Redd	Diddy Stevie J Lil Rod Madeit	2:35
5.	"Homecoming" (with Jozzy)	Combs Jocelyn Donald Andre Harris Coleman Roark Bailey Chaz Jackson	Diddy Stevie J Bailey Jackson Lil Rod Madeit	3:24
6.	"Pick Up" (with Jacquees featuring Fabolous)	Combs Rodriquez Broadnax John Jackson Uforo Ebong Bailey Dylan Graham Quintin Gulledge John Conception Benjamin Singh-Reynolds Tariq	Diddy BongoByTheWay Bailey Graham Q Big White BNJMN Tariq	4:07
7.	"Tough Love" (featuring Swae Lee)	Combs Khalif Brown Ozan Yildirim Aaron Cheung	Diddy Oz Aaron Paris Winans Federico Vindver Bailey Monica Paez The Kount Phil the Keys	4:22
8.	"Stay Long" (with Summer Walker)	Combs Summer Walker London Holmes Timothy Mosley Remey Williams Eric Bellinger Bailey Jerome Monroe	Diddy London on da Track Timbaland Williams Slimwav	2:25
9.	"It Belongs to You" (with Jozzy)	Combs Donald	Diddy London on da Track Bailey Williams Slimwav	2:37
10.	"Another One of Me" (with the Weeknd, French Montana and 21 Savage)	Combs Abel Tesfaye Karim Kharbouch Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph Coleman Ebong Jason Quenneville Eric Hudson Bailey D. Taylor	Diddy BongoByTheWay DaHeala Hudson Bailey D. Taylor	4:46
11.	"Intermission (Side B)"	Combs	Diddy Slim Wav	2:39
12.	"Moments" (featuring Justin Bieber)	Combs Justin Bieber Rob Knox Larrance Dopson	Diddy Knox Dopson Winans Stevie J D'Mile Vindver Jackson Chris Payton Bailey Slimwav	4:33
13.	"Need Somebody" (with Jazmine Sullivan)	Combs Jazmine Sullivan Dwane Weir II	Diddy Key Wane Winans D'Mile Bailey Slimwav Lil Rod Madeit	4:18
14.	"Bosses in Love" (with Nova Wav)	Combs Coney Andrews Bailey Monroe	Diddy Winans Bailey Slimwav Ghost Kid	4:51
15.	"Mind Your Business" (with Kehlani and Ty Dolla Sign)	Combs Kehlani Parrish Tyrone Griffin Jr. Bailey Monroe	Diddy Winans Bailey Slimwav Ghost Kid	4:51
16.	"Nasty" (interlude; featuring Jozzy)	Donald	Diddy Stevie J Zac Brunson	1:40
17.	"Reachin'" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Coco Jones)	Combs Griffin Courtney Jones Jahron Brathwaite Jordan James Royo Peter Lee Johnson Cayman Cline Lydia Asrat	Diddy Ty Dolla Sign Stevie J Lil Rod Madeit Bailey Damn James Johnson Lil Cobaine	3:10
18.	"Stay Part 1" (with Kalan.FrFr and K-Ci featuring Jeremih)	Combs Kalan Montgomery Cedric Hailey Jeremy Felton Coleman Jackson D. Taylor Darrien Overton	Diddy Jackson D. Taylor Lil Rod Madeit Dinuzzo	3:36
19.	"I Like" (with Mary J. Blige)	Combs Jordan Jackson Coleman Nash	Diddy Stevie J Jackson	3:44
20.	"Closer to God" (featuring Teyana Taylor)	Combs Teyana Taylor Stacy Barthe Austin Brown Brian London Thomas Lumpkins Taylor	Diddy D'Mile Brown London Lumpkins Bailey D. Taylor Aaron Lindsey	4:04
21.	"Boohoo" (featuring Jeremih)	Combs Felton Mick Schultz	Diddy Schultz	3:09
22.	"Burna Boy Interlude" (with Burna Boy)	Damini Ogulu	Diddy	1:03
23.	"Kim Porter" (with Babyface featuring John Legend)	Combs Kenneth Edmonds III Darhyl Camper Jr. Mosley Bailey	Diddy Camper Timbaland Bailey	7:17
24.	"Space" (with H.E.R.)	Combs Gabriella Wilson Marco Rodriguez-Diaz Jr. Bailey	Diddy Infamous Bailey	5:55
Total length:				93:16

Extended bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
25.	"Gotta Move On" (featuring Bryson Tiller)	Combs Bryson Tiller Travis Walton Bailey Monroe Kentaro Kawamura Olubowale Akintimehin Joshua Huizar	Diddy Teddy Walton Bailey Slimwav J-Louis RNSOM	2:40
26.	"Sex in the Porsche" (with PartyNextDoor)	Combs Brathwaite Christopher Wallace Coleman Carl Thompson Norman A. Glover Reginald D. Ellis Jordan Bailey Monroe Nyan Lieberthal	Diddy Stevie J Bailey Slimwav Nyan	3:34
27.	"Creepin'" (remix; with Metro Boomin and the Weeknd featuring 21 Savage)	Combs Leland Wayne Tesfaye Abraham-Joseph Quenneville Johnson Johan Lenox Winans Eithne Ní Bhraonáin Erick Sermon Parrish Smith Chauncey Hawkins Michael Jones Nicky Ryan Roma Ryan	Metro Boomin DaHeala Johnson Lenox	3:52
Total length:				103:22

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Love Album: Off the Grid Chart (2023) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[14] 56 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15] 57 UK Album Downloads (OCC)^[13] 33 UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[16] 20 US Billboard 200^[10] 19 US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[17] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[18] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Love Album: Off the Grid Chart (2023) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[19] 94

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