Earlier Wednesday, Daily Loud and HipHopDX circulated video on X (formerly known as Twitter) showing 50, presumably during one of his recent shows. In it, he took time between songs to take a shot at Diddy. Sort of?
“That’s why I don’t be going to them Puffy parties,” 50 Cent said. “Uh-uh. N***a hug you from the front and the back at the same time? F*ck you talkin’ about? Look, if you into that, you into that. I’m fine with it. To each his own. I’m just sayin’ this ain’t my motherf*cking kind of party. It’s uncomfortable. I think I belong in the girls bathroom when sh*t like that is going on.”
50 Cent talks about why he doesn’t go to Diddy’s parties:
“N*gga hug you from the front and the back at the same time… f*ck you talkin about… this ain’t my kinda party” pic.twitter.com/SsjDQ2fy65
Welp! The context of what was said before the recording began is unclear, and it would be very helpful to know what led him into this anecdote about what allegedly does or does not happen at Diddy’s famed parties.
Regardless, 50 Cent will continue to have the floor to say whatever he wants until at least December, when his The Final Lap Tour is due to wrap. The next show is scheduled for Thursday, October 5, in Trondheim, Norway. See all of the remaining international dates here.
Diddy hit the streets of Miami for a cruise in his golf cart on his way to celebrate DJ Khaled at the We The Best Store. Then, he was stopped by an officer.
Diddy happened to be recording the event with his “What’s Love” single blasting in the video. An officer stopped him because his music was too loud. The officer asked him to turn the music down as part of “loud music enforcement.”
Diddy responded by asking the officer if he had heard the album, prompting the officer to blast it as loud as he could when he did.
“Thank you for your service,” Diddy said, pulling off. “And eat a dick.”
Diddy tells the cops to “eat a d*ck” after he was pulled over for playing loud musicpic.twitter.com/oUhSI22Tqh
In a recent The Art Of Dialogue interview with former Bad Boy bodyguard Gene Deal, Diddy’s ex=associate claims that Diddy, who was then known as Puff Daddy, engaged in sexual acts with Karrine “Superhead” Steffans while his then wife, Jennifer Lopez, was in the same house. These allegations have many wondering if Lopez was aware of the extent of her ex-husband’s infidelity in the early 2000s.
Deal says that the former famous couple attended a Miami Hurricanes game, which was followed up by a dinner party organized by the singer/actress. According to the claims, Diddy’s friend Slam arranged for Steffans to join them in a private room. it is alleged that when Lopez went upstairs, Steffans and Combs were intimate.
It is still yet to be confirmed as to whether or not the woman in question was actually Karrine Steffans, however, Deal does insist that Lopez had no idea of what was occurring in her own home.
Cassie and Diddy said their final goodbyes to each other as lovers in 2018, and since then, the songbird has kept any negative feelings she harbours towards her ex mostly to herself. The following year, she moved on with personal trainer Alex Fine, who she’s now married to and shares two young children with. Though Cassie manages to hold back on spreading negativity, we can’t say the same for her husband, as he’s been feeding into long-standing rumours about Sean Combs’ sexuality multiple times on social media in recent years.
When the “I’ll Be Missing You” hitmaker dropped off his “Gotta Move On” single with Bryson Tiller last summer, some suggested the lyrics could be about Cassie. Around the same time, Fine’s IG Story lit up with a post name-dropping the track and encouraging his followers to donate to LGBTQ+ organizations. Now that Diddy is publicly discussing returning publishing to his Bad Boy artists, it seems the model’s other half has more to say about the New Yorker. “He’s so old [and] fruity ,” Fine wrote on IG when reposting a photo from Combs’ stint on The Breakfast Club earlier this month
No context was provided as to why the father of two felt inclined to diss Diddy, but the timing suggests it could be related to Cassie’s music. Even if he was sticking up for his wife, Fine is still facing backlash for his choice of words. “Listen, Alex, you keep insinuating these types of remarks but it’s offensive to a community of people who are actually ‘fruity,’ as you would call it,” reality star Bobby Lytes publicly informed the fitness lover. “One day, you too will get old and btw you actually are the one that gives off FRUITY. Keep it cute [white] boy .”
As the internet continues to carry out the same debate about Diddy’s sexual preferences that’s been going on for decades, he remains focused on what’s ahead for him musically. The Love Album: Off The Grid allowed for the multi-talent to connect with vocalists like Summer Walker and Justin Bieber, but to follow that, he plans on tapping back into the rap market. Read more about that at the link below, and tell us if you think Alex Fine is being immature or not in the comments.
Say what you want about Sean Combs, aka Diddy — and a lot has been said about the man formerly known as Puff Daddy, both good and bad — but as a producer and an artistic force in the music industry, he is undeniable. He has been for a very long time.
He brings all that irresistible force to bear on his new project, The Love Album: Off The Grid. Incredibly enough, it’s only his fifth studio album to date despite his 30-plus years as a recognizable name in the music business.
It’s also his first solo album as Diddy since 2006’s Press Play and his first album as Diddy overall since the 2010 collaborative album Last Train To Paris (a 2015 mixtape, MMM (Money Making Mitch), was credited to his former moniker, Puff Daddy).
Like Diddy’s previous projects dating all the way back to his first, the 1997 debut album No Way Out (released as Puff Daddy & The Family), calling this a solo album feels like a stretch. Even then, Puff’s albums were littered with features and showcased his prowess as a producer as much as a vocalist (a thing I’ve always found cool about Diddy is his proficiency as a rapper despite not writing the verses — it’s a lot harder than it sounds).
The Love Album: Off The Grid is no anomaly in that respect. With 23(!) tracks, the album features nearly 30 credited guest artists, from Puff Daddy contemporaries like Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Blige, Babyface, and John Legend to contemporary stars such as 21 Savage, H.E.R., Justin Bieber, and Summer Walker.
It’s also a showcase for rising talents, both those under the umbrella of Diddy’s own Love Records and otherwise. Songwriters Jozzy and Nova Wav receive some spotlight, as does Compton rap-singer Kalan.FrFr. The album is, to paraphrase Diddy’s own words, something of a love letter to R&B as much as it is a hip-hop album from the self-described “greatest rapper that ever lived” (a quote from “Stay Awhile” with Nija — one of greatest rap lies in hip-hop’s 50-year history, to be sure. You sort of have to respect the audacity).
In fact, somewhere around the midpoint of the album, Diddy basically disappears almost entirely. This feels odd to write, but you kinda wish Diddy’s much-touted comeback album featured more… well, Diddy.
Think about all the hits the rapper-producer has been responsible for over the years: the “Benjamins”; the “I Need A Girl” parts one and two; the “Pass The Courvoisiers.” For all the accusations of shady business practices and not actually writing raps or making beats, he’s always been the best part of those collaborations, often through the sheer magnitude of his personality. It’d be nice to get more of that here.
Fortunately, the other hallmark of Diddy’s storied career has been his ear for talent. And, my God, what a collection of talents is arrayed here. It’s nearly impossible to choose a standout. The Dirty Money reunion “Deliver Me” is candy for the ears. Not even a poorly advised Fabolous cameo can drag down an all-time performance from Jacquees on “Pick Up.” (For the life of me, I cannot understand why men in rap close ranks around proven abusers; there’s more nuance in this discussion than can be shared here, but still… it’s so easy to just… not.)
Ty Dolla Sign and Coco Jones form a heavenly combo on “Reachin’.” H.E.R. remains magnificent on “Space.” And the touching “Kim Porter” wisely employs two of R&B’s greatest emotional songwriters ever for Diddy’s tribute to The One Who Got Away.
However, the back half of the album, which you can imagine Diddy meant as an ode to Quiet Storm and slow jams, becomes a slog as the tempo winds its way lower and lower ’til it gets stuck in the mud. It wastes all those great performances because the first half of the album is vintage Diddy.
The funk bop of the album opener “Brought My Love” with The-Dream and Herb freaking Alpert is a welcome dodge away from the conventions of modern rap. It’s upbeat, fun, reminiscent of Diddy’s best without being derivative, and taps into the contemporary wave of dancefloor-ready rap without being gimmicky.
“Homecoming” with Jozzy updates Diddy’s favorite approach to sampling (Ecstasy, Passion & Pain’s “Born To Lose You”), and “It Belongs To You” is slinky bedroom funk at its best. But then the first intermission hits and the production switches to that murky, Drake-esque slush — which has its place, to be fair. But the thing about Quiet Storm is there still needs to be some… let’s say “motion in the ocean.”
A lot of the back half is great from a songwriting and performing standpoint but placid and downright inert if you’re thinking of “music you make love to.” Diddy made a lot of fuss about bringing R&B “back” with this album but had he been paying attention, he’d have seen it never left — and he could have incorporated more of what modern singers like Lucky Daye, Arin Ray, Ari Lennox, SZA, Cleo Sol, Khalid, Tems, Victoria Monét, and more have been doing all along.
But what’s here is still a great sampling of what’s out there — in fact, it’s more of a smorgasbord, for better or worse. It’s overstuffed, indulgent, and overlong, but it’s also sumptuous, charismatic, and satisfying, if not sonically audacious. Basically, it’s all the things you want from a Diddy album.
The Love Album: Off The Grid is out now via Love Records and Motown.
The 2023 MTV VMAs took place just last week on September 12 and it was a terrific broadcast. There were a plethora of wholesome moments and outstanding performances on display. You had all of the endearing photos of Taylor Swift rooting for others and having a blast with Ice Spice. Megan Thee Stallion was back on stage after all of the turmoil surrounding the Tory Lanez situation. Metro Boomin put on a touching performance with “Superhero” and “Calling,” making it a tribute to his late mother. All of these were great to see live, but we cannot forget about Diddy.
He took home debatably the biggest award of the evening. According to USA Today, the Global Icon Award, “celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued influence have achieved a unique level of global success in music and beyond.” That is the honor that Diddy proudly walked away with and rightfully deserves. With all of his business ventures and the impactmon music, there is really no one more worthy of that status.
In a recent interview with extratv‘s YouTube channel that was obtained by AllHipHop, the rap icon was asked about his recent acceptance of the Global Icon Award. With all of the accolades he has worked so hard for, Diddy feels this is one of his best achievements. He says, “I ain’t gonna lie, it is like I’m living the dream. You have to understand just being from Harlem, just being a kid growing up watching MTV… it is like one of the biggest honors I could ever imagine receiving.” It seems that he will remember this period of time in his life and for good reason. He is a mover and shaker in the industry and it is great to see him be recognized for it.
What are your initial thoughts on Diddy saying this is one of the biggest awards he has ever received? Is he hip-hop’s role model for becoming successful in the industry? How have you been enjoying his latest record so far? We want to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Diddy.
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Last Friday, music mogul Diddy seized the airwaves on Apple Music 1 for an unforgettable three-hour takeover in celebration of his latest LP, The Love Album: Off The Grid.
During the live broadcast, Diddy delved into the early days of Bad Boy Entertainment, reminiscing about signing the legendary Notorious B.I.G. He also revealed exciting upcoming touring plans and discussed his collaborations with an impressive roster of artists, including Mary J. Blige, The Weeknd, Coco Jones, Jasmine Sullivan, Ty Dolla $ign, and many more.
“The Love Album: Off The Grid” holds a deeply personal significance for Diddy, as he shared how the album emerged from a period of personal adversity and darkness, which included the loss of his ex, Kim Porter. This project marks a powerful comeback, reflecting his journey toward healing and renewed creativity.
“I’m going to be honest with you, right before the pandemic, after I had lost Kim, I locked myself in the room for a year as I’m changing, Justin can tell you, I barely spoke to my kids, barely spoke to anybody,” Diddy said. “So it gets rough. The not giving up. I mean, I think that you do give up, then you have to un-give up and you have to pull through. And it’s a process. When you think about the music industry, this is not a strange story.
“Only 1% of people in the music industry survive with all their marbles and aren’t depressed and actually are able to make it through their storm. So I just pray every day and give thanks that I’m able to have today. Every day I wake up, I got a second chance at life. So I just want to vibrate higher. If I walk in the room, I want you to feel good. If I touch you, I want you everything to be good. I want us to elevate, I want inspire you, I want to motivate, I want us win.”
You can hear the full story and more from Diddy here.
In a night filled with music, celebration, and camaraderie, music mogul Diddy rented out the renowned New York City Asian Fusion restaurant, Sei Less, for a private album release party that extended into the early hours.
The event, which kicked off at 12:30 am ET and continued until 4 am ET, saw a dazzling array of attendees, including Yung Miami, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Keyshia Cole, French Montana, Trey Songz, Justin Combs, Shyne, Quincy Combs, and many others.
Shots of DeLeon Tequila fueled the festivities, and when Diddy made his grand entrance, he wasted no time in requesting a bottle of Ace of Spades champagne to pop in celebration.
Diddy’s new album took center stage, playing twice for the enthusiastic crowd before spontaneous karaoke sessions broke out, with attendees belting out each other’s hits in a memorable musical exchange.
Guests were treated to various delectable dishes from the Sei Less menu, including Beijing Chicken, Chicken Satay, Veggie Spring Rolls, and Chicken Wontons. The evening at Sei Less was a testament to the power of music and camaraderie in the heart of the Big Apple.
Videos of the celebration can be seen in the post below.
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