Studio Album · No. 5
The Love Album: Off the Grid Songwriting Credits by Puff Daddy
Produced by Diddy, Stevie J, Mario Winans, Nova Wav, The Stereotypes, BongoByTheWay, London on da Track, Timbaland, OZ, D'Mile, Key Wane, Bailey, Slimwav, Lil Rod Madeit, DaHeala, Eric Hudson, Metro Boomin, Teddy Walton
Love Records / Motown
R&BContemporary R&BHip Hop
93%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 25 of 27 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 25 / 27 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 27 tracks with documented writers, by whether Puff Daddy carries a lyricist or composer credit.
25 trackswritten by Puff Daddy
2 tracksoutside writers
Puff Daddy's roles on this album
Share of the 27 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist93%
Composer0%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
27
Tracks
57
Lyricists
35
Producers
2023
Released
Data Insight
Authorship on this record runs opposite to a singer-songwriter album. Combs is the curator and host rather than the pen: he is credited as a co-writer on almost every track, but the actual words and melodies come from the featured singers and rappers and from large writing rooms stacked behind them. Names like Jozzy, Nova Wav, The-Dream, Nija Charles, and Stacy Barthe do the songwriting heavy lifting, while the guests deliver most of the lead vocals and Combs supplies direction and ad-libs. The producer column is just as crowded, with Stevie J and Mario Winans recurring across the album alongside a rotating bench of beatmakers. The result is a compilation-style R&B album where the composer credits belong overwhelmingly to the collaborators, not the star on the cover.
The Love Album: Off the Grid is the fifth and final studio album by Sean 'Diddy' Combs, released on September 15, 2023. It was the first album he issued outside a major label and outside Bad Boy Records, self-released through his Love Records imprint under a deal with Motown. Built as an R&B concept record about love, it functions as a host's showcase: Combs curates and executive-produces while a rotating cast of singers, rappers, songwriters, and producers carry nearly every song. The guest list spans The Weeknd, 21 Savage, French Montana, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Jazmine Sullivan, H.E.R., Kehlani, Ty Dolla Sign, Babyface, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Burna Boy, and Herb Alpert, among many others. Its lone official single, 'Another One of Me,' reached number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200. Reviews were polarizing, and the record arrived shortly before Combs faced the legal troubles that ended his recording career.
Track Listing & Credits 27 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brought My Love
|
Sean CombsThe-DreamStevie JMario Winans | Sean John CombsTerius NashSteven JordanMario Winans | DiddyStevie JMario Winans | Diddy (Primary Artist)The-Dream (Featured Vocals)Herb Alpert (Trumpet) |
| 2 |
What's Love
|
Sean CombsNova WavCarlos ColemanThe Stereotypes | Sean John CombsNova WavCarlos ColemanThe Stereotypes | DiddyNova WavThe StereotypesStevie J | Diddy (Primary Artist)Nova Wav (Featured Vocals) |
| 3 |
Deliver Me
|
Sean CombsDawn RichardKaleena HarperBusta Rhymes | Sean John CombsDawn RichardKaleena HarperTrevor Smith | DiddyStevie JJ DillaLil Rod Madeit | Diddy (Primary Artist)Dawn Richard (Vocals)Kaleena Harper (Vocals)Busta Rhymes (Featured Rap) |
| 4 |
Stay Awhile
|
Sean CombsNija CharlesStevie J | Sean John CombsNija CharlesSteven Jordan | DiddyStevie JLil Rod Madeit | Diddy (Primary Artist)Nija (Featured Vocals) |
| 5 |
Homecoming
|
Sean CombsJozzyAndre Harris | Sean John CombsJocelyn DonaldAndre Harris | DiddyStevie JBaileyJacksonLil Rod Madeit | Diddy (Primary Artist)Jozzy (Featured Vocals) |
| 6 |
Pick Up
|
Sean CombsJacqueesFabolousBongoByTheWay | Sean John CombsRodriquez BroadnaxJohn Jackson | DiddyBongoByTheWayBailey | Diddy (Primary Artist)Jacquees (Featured Vocals)Fabolous (Featured Rap) |
| 7 |
Tough Love
|
Sean CombsSwae LeeOZAaron Cheung | Sean John CombsKhalif BrownOzan Yildirim | DiddyOZAaron ParisMario Winans | Diddy (Primary Artist)Swae Lee (Featured Vocals) |
| 8 |
Stay Long
|
Sean CombsSummer WalkerLondon HolmesTimbaland | Sean John CombsSummer WalkerLondon HolmesTimothy Mosley | DiddyLondon on da TrackTimbaland | Diddy (Primary Artist)Summer Walker (Featured Vocals) |
| 9 |
It Belongs to You
|
Sean CombsJozzy | Sean John CombsJocelyn Donald | DiddyLondon on da Track | Diddy (Primary Artist)Jozzy (Featured Vocals) |
| 10 |
Another One of Me
#87
|
Sean CombsThe WeekndFrench Montana21 SavageBongoByTheWay | Sean John CombsAbel TesfayeKarim KharbouchShéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph | DiddyBongoByTheWayDaHealaEric Hudson | Diddy (Primary Artist)The Weeknd (Featured Vocals)French Montana (Featured Rap)21 Savage (Featured Rap) |
| 11 |
Intermission (Side B)
|
Sean Combs | Sean John Combs | DiddySlimwav | Diddy (Primary Artist) |
| 12 |
Moments
|
Sean CombsJustin BieberRob KnoxLarrance Dopson | Sean John CombsJustin BieberRob KnoxLarrance Dopson | DiddyRob KnoxLarrance DopsonMario WinansStevie JD'Mile | Diddy (Primary Artist)Justin Bieber (Featured Vocals) |
| 13 |
Need Somebody
|
Sean CombsJazmine SullivanKey Wane | Sean John CombsJazmine SullivanDwane Weir | DiddyKey WaneMario WinansD'Mile | Diddy (Primary Artist)Jazmine Sullivan (Featured Vocals) |
| 14 |
Bosses in Love
|
Sean CombsNova Wav | Sean John CombsNova Wav | DiddyMario WinansBaileySlimwav | Diddy (Primary Artist)Nova Wav (Featured Vocals) |
| 15 |
Mind Your Business
|
Sean CombsKehlaniTy Dolla Sign | Sean John CombsKehlani ParrishTyrone Griffin | DiddyMario WinansBaileySlimwav | Diddy (Primary Artist)Kehlani (Featured Vocals)Ty Dolla Sign (Featured Vocals) |
| 16 |
Nasty (interlude)
|
Jozzy | Jocelyn Donald | DiddyStevie JZac Brunson | Diddy (Primary Artist)Jozzy (Vocals) |
| 17 |
Reachin'
|
Sean CombsTy Dolla SignCoco JonesPartyNextDoor | Sean John CombsTyrone GriffinCourtney JonesJahron Brathwaite | DiddyTy Dolla SignStevie JLil Rod Madeit | Diddy (Primary Artist)Ty Dolla Sign (Featured Vocals)Coco Jones (Featured Vocals) |
| 18 |
Stay Part 1
|
Sean CombsKalan MontgomeryK-CiJeremih | Sean John CombsKalan MontgomeryCedric HaileyJeremih Felton | DiddyJacksonD. TaylorLil Rod Madeit | Diddy (Primary Artist)Kalan.FrFr (Featured Vocals)K-Ci (Featured Vocals)Jeremih (Featured Vocals) |
| 19 |
I Like
|
Sean CombsStevie JJacksonCarlos ColemanThe-Dream | Sean John CombsSteven JordanCarlos ColemanTerius Nash | DiddyStevie JJackson | Diddy (Primary Artist)Mary J. Blige (Featured Vocals) |
| 20 |
Closer to God
|
Sean CombsTeyana TaylorStacy BartheAustin Brown | Sean John CombsTeyana TaylorStacy BartheAustin Brown | DiddyD'MileAustin BrownBrian London | Diddy (Primary Artist)Teyana Taylor (Featured Vocals) |
| 21 |
Boohoo
|
Sean CombsJeremihMick Schultz | Sean John CombsJeremih FeltonMick Schultz | DiddyMick Schultz | Diddy (Primary Artist)Jeremih (Featured Vocals) |
| 22 |
Burna Boy Interlude
|
Burna Boy | Damini Ogulu | Diddy | Diddy (Primary Artist)Burna Boy (Vocals) |
| 23 |
Kim Porter
|
Sean CombsBabyfaceDarhyl Camper Jr.TimbalandBailey | Sean John CombsKenneth EdmondsDarhyl CamperTimothy MosleyRoark Bailey | DiddyDarhyl Camper Jr.TimbalandBailey | Diddy (Primary Artist)Babyface (Featured Vocals)John Legend (Featured Vocals) |
| 24 |
Space
|
Sean CombsH.E.R.InfamousBailey | Sean John CombsGabriella WilsonRoark Bailey | DiddyInfamousBailey | Diddy (Primary Artist)H.E.R. (Featured Vocals) |
| 25 |
Gotta Move On
#79
|
Sean CombsBryson TillerTeddy WaltonJerome MonroeJoshua HuizarRNSOMWaleRoark Bailey | Sean John CombsBryson TillerTravis WaltonJerome MonroeJoshua HuizarKentaro KawamuraOlubowale Victor AkintimehinRoark Bailey | DiddyTeddy WaltonJ-LouisRNSOMBaileySlimwav | Diddy (Primary Artist)Bryson Tiller (Featured Vocals) |
| 26 |
Sex in the Porsche
|
Sean CombsPartyNextDoorThe Notorious B.I.G. | Sean John CombsJahron BrathwaiteChristopher Wallace | DiddyStevie JBaileySlimwavNyan | Diddy (Primary Artist)PartyNextDoor (Featured Vocals) |
| 27 |
Creepin' (remix)
|
Sean CombsMetro BoominThe Weeknd21 Savage | Sean John CombsLeland WayneAbel TesfayeShéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph | Metro BoominDaHealaEric HudsonJohan Lenox | Diddy (Primary Artist)Metro Boomin (Featured)The Weeknd (Featured Vocals)21 Savage (Featured Rap) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 106 contributors
SC
Sean Combs
Writer
SJ
Sean John Combs
Writer
SJ
Stevie J
Writer · Producer
JD
Jocelyn Donald
Writer
J
Jozzy
Writer · Vocals
RB
Roark Bailey
Writer
SJ
Steven Jordan
Writer
B
Bailey
Writer · Producer
B
BongoByTheWay
Writer · Producer
T
Timbaland
Writer · Producer
NW
Nova Wav
Writer · Producer · Vocals
TD
Ty Dolla Sign
Writer · Producer · Vocals
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Frequently Asked Questions The Love Album: Off the Grid
Who wrote the songs on The Love Album: Off the Grid?
Diddy is credited as a co-writer on nearly every track, but the songwriting is carried by the featured artists and large writing rooms. Contributors include Jozzy, Nova Wav, The-Dream, Nija Charles, Stacy Barthe, and the many guest singers and rappers themselves. Diddy functions as curator and host rather than the primary songwriter.
Was this album released on a major label?
No. It was the first Diddy album released outside a major label and outside Bad Boy Records. He self-released it through his Love Records imprint under a deal with Motown.
Who are the featured artists?
The guest list is long and includes The Weeknd, 21 Savage, French Montana, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Summer Walker, Jazmine Sullivan, H.E.R., Kehlani, Ty Dolla Sign, Babyface, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Burna Boy, Swae Lee, Jacquees, Fabolous, Coco Jones, Jeremih, and Herb Alpert, among others.
What were the singles?
'Another One of Me' with The Weeknd, French Montana, and 21 Savage was the album's only official single and peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. 'Gotta Move On' with Bryson Tiller, a bonus track first released in 2022, reached number 79 on the Hot 100 and topped the Adult R&B Airplay chart.
How did the album perform commercially?
It debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 with about 30,000 first-week units in the US, and reached number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Is this really Diddy's final studio album?
It is his fifth studio album and, as of this writing, his last. It arrived shortly before the legal troubles that ended his recording career.
Who produced the album?
Diddy executive-produced and co-produced throughout, working with a deep bench that includes Stevie J, Mario Winans, Nova Wav, The Stereotypes, London on da Track, Timbaland, BongoByTheWay, and D'Mile.
Data note: Track titles, featured artists, songwriters, and producers are taken from the Wikipedia article and cross-checked against the MusicBrainz release group; single chart peaks are from the dedicated Wikipedia single pages. The album relies on very large writing rooms and Wikipedia truncates many track credits with 'others,' so some secondary songwriters and producers are not listed. Composer entries render the named writers by documented legal/birth name; group credits (Nova Wav, The Stereotypes) are retained under their collective names because member legal names were not in the sources checked.