in 1996, blount signed to sean combs' bad boy entertainment and commenced the recording of her second album; writing for herself and other bad boy artists. though combs was involved in the project initially, interest in the album 'flagged'. though years passed, only 2 songs; "i love him" and "the last time we made love", were released. according to "ebony", blount was included on the label's first gospel lp alongside artists; b.i.g., faith evans, brandy, carl thomas, john p. kee, brian mcknight, boyz ii men and total. commenting on the album, blount explained "“i think puffy is looking for a different way to go; he feels a responsibility to the big willies and hustlers to understand. a lot of people from the streets have a strong background in church. maybe it’s time to send the message that they can party and still love jesus.” originally scheduled for release in 1997, the album was shelved indefinitely. in february 2000, the "washington post" reported blount was pursuing a release her from her contract with bad boy entertainment and negotiating a settlement.