 After winning the third installment of the reality talent contest "Making the Band" in late 2005, Diddy and Bad Boy vice president Harve Pierre consulted a wide range of musicians to work with the quintet, including Timbaland, Danja, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Mario Winans, Bryan Michael Cox, Rami, Ryan Leslie, Scott Storch and Jim Jonsin.The album sold over 109,000 copies in its first day of release, eventually selling 234,662 copies in its first week according to Hits Daily Double, placing it at number one on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 albums chart.According to Soundscan, the album has sold over 935,000 copies to date.