"There's a huge [cry] out there for a younger Britney Spears, a younger Janet Jackson. Those two great artists have paved the way."
Casssie's 2006 self-titled album sold 321,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen's SoundScan. The album's hit single "Me & U" made it to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100. Additionally, it sold more than 1 million digital downloads.
A novice to the music scene, Cassie endured criticism in 2006 after a handful of less than stellar performances.
On the topic of Cassie's growth since the 2006 incident, Diddy said, "I just don't think she was ready. I think that we threw her into the spotlight without the artist development -- that goes on with a lot of new artists. We pulled out, we took our time, we developed her for like, a year-and-a-half. People are just going to see her there and be like, 'Wow, she's really cocooned into a butterfly.'"
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