Where is que from day26 now

On a break from touring, Freddy decided to stay in Florida and quit the band as he felt he was missing out on time with his toddler son and he was sick of the tension in the group. He remained close friends with Chopper and at one point, they planned to release a mixtape together.

Freddy is extremely active on Instagram, showing off his lifestyle, wealth and growing son. Philadelphia native, Lloyd Mathis, better known as E. Ness, was appointed by Diddy as the leader of Da Band. Ness caused the least amount of trouble for Diddy and the label. He eventually was released from his contract and returned to his hometown where he remained a staple in the underground rap scene. He put out several mixtapes and remains active as a battle rapper in Philly today.

Babs and Chopper had a mini fling during their time in the group but chose to remain close friends and group members so that their business would not be affected. She was released from her contract with Bad Boy Records and in , she started a female rap battle league, Queen Of The Ring , which has become the largest in the world.

Their YouTube channel has millions of views and has even been promoted by fellow female rappers like Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj. The Brooklyn native is a single mother of a young son and remains a huge force to be reckoned with as a female emcee. At 17, Diddy selected him to be a member of Da Band but his immaturity often got in the way of his talent shining. He was seen as a menace to his band members and his management for goofing off too much and also arguing with his group members.

Sep 7th in I auditioned along with 40, others for an MTV show makingtheband. A few weeks later my life would officially change. Also on Sep 7 in the year , the great Tupac Shakur was shot in Vegas and days later rested.

I promise to share REAL life lessons with my son so he can be greater than myself. Diddy saved the reggae rapper from going to jail after writing a letter to the judge and selecting him to be part of Da Band. Dylan was the cocky one out of the bunch who missed shows, rehearsals, and appointments. The album made its debut at number 1 on Billboard The group now had a successful album and a hit reality show. In , Day 26 announced their separation and desire to each work on solo projects.

But on August 26, , the group held a concert to celebrate their ten year anniversary in New York City at the Highline Ballroom. We caught up with Day 26 to discuss where they are now as a unit, life after reality tv, and lessons they have learned from working in the music industry. Brian: Me being away from my brothers gave me time to figure out who I was as an artist and what I needed to do to be a better member for Day Willie: Just took time to add to my craft, I was doing a lot of solo work and trying to find myself as an artist, as well.

It also gave me time to become closer to my family. When we made the group we just took off running, we were doing shows everywhere. It took so much time away from being home and being able to be with your family, so that time was taken to spend with family. Brian: There was never any beef, like Willie said earlier; the minute we made the group we literally came home for like a week and a half and we hit the ground running.

I was seeing these guys more than I was seeing my own family. I think it was a good break because we've all grown so much. To be around these guys now and to see where their mindset was before and to see where it is now—wow.

Willie: This is the great thing about Day26, right now we've kicked off what started as a ten-year anniversary concert. But then when we got together and started making music, we realized an album is coming out of this. Things are beginning to line up for us to be around for a while. Will you guys take the indie route for your project or will you be working with a major label? Willie: All that is still in the air at the moment, the way the industry is setup right now, either way, can be very lucrative for us.

We just want to make sure that we are making the best decisions at this point in our career, we are independent at the moment, but we are in talks with other labels. We give him all the credit. We are also working with a lot of up and coming producers and writers. Willie: Of course, there is going to be a lot of Day26 because we do a lot of that ourselves as well. With this project, we want to let the world know exactly who we are. Will you all continue to work on separate projects while working in the group?

Mike: I don't think we'll stop making our own projects. Being an artist there are a lot of different avenues so I don't think anyone of us will stop doing the music we love to make because that's who we are.

But as far as our focus for Day26 we are all one hundred percent in. What was the driving force for you all to come back together to give fans a special year anniversary concert? Willie: We always have our anniversary and we have been together for a few years on our anniversary. When it came down to the tenth year it felt different. It came to my spirit and I hit the guys up and by then I knew that it was going to be a good moment.

I wanted to share that moment on stage with my brothers, and make it big for the fans and it just came full circle. I think it was perfect timing. What was it like emotionally and mentally to be in a group that was on a popular reality show?

And how was the transition after the show ended and you went your separate ways? Mike: We were like the first and the last of a dying breed but the first of a new era of that type of reality television.

And we didn't realize that's where everything was going, we just wanted to be artists.