For two seasons, we’ve watched MTV with both excitement and skepticism at P. Diddy’s attempt at creating a pre-packaged band.

Fresh out of the box, from thumb sucking, probation visits, sibling-like rivalries and mental breakdowns, come the newest additions to the Bad Boy Family: Young City aka Chopper, Sara, Fredderick, Ness, Babs and Dylan, collectively known as Da Band.

On Sept. 30, Bad Boy released ‘Too Hot For T.V.,’ an eclectic mix with one singer and five MC’s hailing from New Orleans, Detroit, Miami, Philly and Brooklyn.

The CD starts off at high velocity with the gritty street anthem “My Life.”

Babs testifies about her street credibility with the line “I’d rather hit the Ave/ And knock off work/ A hundred pack in the pocket of my Guess jean skirt.”

Babs turns out to be the greatest surprise on the album with her raunchy, from the streets, Lil’ Kim-like flow.

On the song “How You Like Me Now,” P. Diddy attempts to redeem his cold-hearted image by offering a guest appearance spot to Mysterious, the wine glass-breaking reject from the first season of “Making The Band.”

Although Young City aka Chopper represents with his southern flow, the track suffers with the inclusion of Mysterious whose four bars of deep-voiced, meaningless lyrics could have been left out.

The group seems to lose its steam while winding down towards the end of the album with mediocre songs, lyrics and titles such as “I Like Your Style” and “What We Gonna Do.”

Wyclef Jean stops by to lend his producing expertise and island flavor to the track “Do You Know,” but ironically it is the most mainstream sounding joint on the album.

Thankfully the smooth and sultry song “Go Steady,” revives the LP by infusing Sara’s ‘Blige’ inspired crooning with Ness’s Philly street style of rhyming.

Anyone who has seen MTV’s non-reality series “Making the Band” might be surprised that Bad Boy’s commander-in-chief was able to contain the 6 participants long enough to record the album. To no surprise, P. Diddy manages to mesh all of the various styles into one cohesive unit.

If Da Band spent less time walking to Brooklyn for cheesecake at Junior’s and more time writing and recording, the album could have been better.