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Diddy Turns Down Nine-Figure Deal and Gives Bad Boy Artists Their Publishing Rights

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Salute to Diddy for showing the Bad Boy Records artists love. Cam’ron revealed last week Ma$e was getting his publishing, but he isn’t the only artist. All Bad Boy artists did.

According to TMZ, Diddy turned down a nine-figure deal so he could give the publishing to Ma$e, Faith Evans, The Lox, 112, The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate, and more. Diddy is also giving publishing to the writers.

Diddy was reportedly approached by people who wanted to buy the publishing rights, instead opting to empower artists in the hope the music business would follow him as an example.

On Thursday (Aug. 30), Dipset general and ‘It Is What It Is” host Cam’Ron tipped off the move with his It Is What It Is co-host and longtime friend Ma$e.

Cam wrote, “My n***a murder had to sit this one out. He just got his publishing back from Puff. Just finished the paper work for that yesterday. Congrats @rsvpmase while he getting his music back in order, I’m dumping my hard drive pause. The lost files vol 1. Sept 8.” 

After Ma$e claimed that his former boss and Bad Boy founder Diddy gave him a modest $20K for his publishing, the “Harlem World” slang spitter said he offered Diddy $2 million for his publishing back in 2020, but Mr. Combs refused his offer.

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Diddy Gave The Publishing Rights Back To Several Former Bad Boy Records Artists, But Users Online Are Divided On The Decision

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been known by many aliases throughout his decades-long career, including Puffy, Puff Daddy, and P. Diddy. However, his newest persona, Brother Love, is the main motivating factor behind one of his latest business moves.

According to Billboard, Diddy has given several former Bad Boy Records artists the rights back to their music publishing. Of the once robust roster, the publication could only confirm that Mase, Faith Evans, The LOX, 112, and the Estate of the Notorious B.I.G. were amongst the grantees.

Last week (September 1), rapper Cam’ron let it slip that his longtime friend and It Is What It Is co-host Mase was awarded his publishing back from Diddy after several years of fighting for it. Now, with Billboard’s report, it has been officially verified.

As joyous as the announcement was for the artists, impacted users online were divided on the mogul’s decision to reassign them their rights after such a long time.

“Bad Boy turning 30. Legally, at 35 years, all rights revert back to artists and writers. He held them for 30/35 years, and most likely, those songs aren’t generating the type of income it has in the past. So basically…sounds good,” wrote one user.

Another posted a screengrab of Section 203 of the Copyright Act that further explained the duration of rights to creative works, writing, “Diddy ain’t slick 🤣.”

While others applauded Diddy for his actions.

“* WE NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD COME! @Diddy, it took many years, but you finally did the right thing 🙏🏾✨,” penned one person.

“Very big deal,” exclaimed another.

Another, shocked by the news, wrote, “Whaaaaaat?! Wow! Ok. I’m glad he did that. That’s a huge step. Black Jesus must have spoken to his heart.”

Regardless of the reason, just as Diddy is entering a new era with the release of his upcoming album, The Love Album, his legacy label might be doing the same.

The Love Album: Off The Grid is due 9/15 through Love Records and Motown. Find more information here.

Diddy Reassigning Publishing Rights Back To The LOX, Ma$e, And More

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Diddy is one of the most noteworthy executives in hip-hop history. In fact, just last month when Variety made their list of the best executives in the genre’s illustrious history his name was right there among the very top. But that has also led to some battles both publicly and through the courts for the rights to various songs that he owns, even if he wasn’t involved in the writing and recording of the songs. Now, he’s moving those publishing rights back to some of the artists who made the songs.

According to Billboard, Diddy is in the process of reassigning his Bad Boys publishing rights back to the artists and songwriters who created the songs in the first place. Included in the list of artists expected to get their rights back are The LOX, Ma$e, Faith Evans, 112, and the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. The news about Ma$e first broke a few days ago when his podcast co-host Cam’ron posted about it on Instagram. “My n*gga murder had to sit this one out. He just got his publishing back from Puff. Just finished the paperwork for that yesterday. Congrats @rsvpmase,” he said in an Instagram post. Check out the full article below.

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Diddy Giving Back Publishing Rights To Artists

Diddy recently shared some huge news about his upcoming album. As you’d expect it’s packed full of some major features like Summer Walker, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, and Busta Rhymes. But the biggest news was the inclusion of The Weeknd, on what he has promised will be his final feature ever. The album is slated for release later this month on September 15.

Diddy also popped up on a new album released last month. He teamed up with Giggs on the hard-hitting single “Mandem.” The track eventually landed on Giggs new album Zero Tolerance. What do you think of Diddy giving back publishing rights to the original performers and songwriters? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Mase Finally Got His Publishing Back From Diddy, According To Cam’ron

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For decades, one of hip-hop’s longest and most dramatic ongoing controversies was the feud between Diddy and Mase over the contract the latter signed with the former back in the ’90s. But now, according to Mase’s current podcast partner and longtime friend Cam’ron, that saga may have come to a satisfying resolution, with Mase getting his publishing back from Diddy after over 20 years.

On Wednesday this week (August 30), Cam posted a video on Instagram promoting his new mixtape The Lost Files, along with an explanation for the absence of any Mase features on the tape. “My n**** murder had to sit this one out,” he wrote {(Murda Mase was the Harlem’s rapper former nickname). “He just got his publishing back from Puff. Just finished the paper work for that yesterday. Congrats @rsvpmase while he getting his music back in order, I’m dumping my hard drive pause. The lost files vol 1. Sept 8.”

Diddy and Mase’s long, winding friendship/feud may have started nearly 30 years ago, but came to a head more recently, as Mase used a series of podcast appearances in 2020 to accuse his former label boss of jacking him for millions in royalties. Meanwhile, Diddy insisted that it was really Mase who owed him last year — after all, fronting the costs of launching a new artist’s career isn’t cheap, especially in the ’90s.

Meanwhile, the two rappers continued to orbit around each other, occasionally even performing together. This spring, Cam’ron and Mase launched their sports talk show, It Is What It Is, finding an interesting groove in making the sort of barbershop talk of their shared hometown Harlem an entertaining dialogue series allowing them to air out past grievances and crack jokes to their hearts’ content. And now that Diddy and Mase have also resolved their own tiff — or at least, the business disagreement between them — perhaps there’ll be more music from Murda Mase coming soon.

Cam’ron Announces “Lost Files” Project, Confirms Ma$e Got Music Rights Back

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Overnight, Cam’ron took to Instagram to make two pretty big announcements. The first is that he has a new project coming soon. “I’m dumping my hard drive pause. The lost files vol 1. Sept 8,” his caption concludes. The thought of having a new compilation of unreleased material from Cam dropping next week got fans excited quickly. “This that whip straight out that Pyrex pot out of Harlem.. I’m gone burn some Purple Haze to this. how can you not put Killa in yo top5,” read one of the top comments on the post.

The other announcement he made on the post might be even more significant. “My nigga murder had to sit this one out. He just got his publishing back from Puff. Just finished the paperwork for that yesterday. Congrats @rsvpmase,” he begins the post. Ma$e has been fighting to get his publishing rights back from Diddy for a while so the news that he’s finally pulled it off is significant. “Wait mase can finally put out music again…bout time puff let him go,” celebrates another fan in the comments. Check out the full Instagram post below.

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Cam’ron Confirms Ma$e Won Publishing Rights Back From Diddy

This Instagram post comes just a day after Cam’ron made waves with yet another Instagram post. This time, he posted a video thanking Nas for including him in a Hip Hop 50 concert he put on despite the pair’s beef in the past. He was thankfully in particular because the experience allowed him to play Yankee Stadium for the first time.

Cam and Ma$e recently celebrated a major success for their podcast. Despite beginning earlier this year, it’s had a meteoric rise that just resulted in a huge six figure deal. The pair’s show joined the Underdog Fantasy sports network for at least the next 18 months. What do you think about Cam’ron dropping a new tape of unreleased material while Ma$e wins the rights to his music back? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Cam’ron Says Ma$e Got His Publishing Back From Diddy

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Yesterday (Aug. 30), Dipset general and ‘It Is What It Is” host Cam’Ron shared some celebratory news about his It Is What It Is co-host and longtime friend Ma$e.

Cam wrote, “My n***a murder had to sit this one out. He just got his publishing back from Puff. Just finished the paper work for that yesterday. Congrats @rsvpmase while he getting his music back in order, I’m dumping my hard drive pause. The lost files vol 1. Sept 8.” 

After Ma$e claimed that his former boss and Bad Boy founder Diddy gave him a modest $20K for his publishing, the “Harlem World” slang spitter said he offered Diddy $2 million for his publishing back in 2020, but Mr. Combs refused his offer.

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Cam’ron Posts Throwback Video To Celebrate New “It Is What It Is” Deal

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Earlier this week, It Is What It Is signed a massive new broadcast deal with Underdog Fantasy. The sports debate show hosted by Cam’ron and Ma$e has been subject to a meteoric rise during its first season. The result is a massive investment from the fantasy sports giant in the future of the show. It Is What It Is gained a following for the pair’s chemistry and their interesting series of guests which included Stephen A. Smith, Brandon Marshall, Ice Cube, and many more. Now they’ll have an expanded budget and scope going forward following the major investment.

In celebration of the achievement, Cam’ron took to Instagram to share a clip from just earlier this year. In the video from January 22 he is purchasing equipment to start the podcast. “Jan 22 2023 buying some of the equipment for @itiswhatitis_talk. It was just an idea, but I believed,” the caption over the video reads. Just 8 months later they’ve inked an 8-figure deal to bring the show into the Underdog Fantasy network. Their new deal will begin in September and is set to run for 18 months.

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Cam’ron Shares Video Purchasing Podcast Equipment

Cam’ron and Ma$e have gotten into hot water on their show before. One particular segment they did discussing the Dwight Howard sexual assault allegations proved particularly controversial. The pair’s decision to completely ignore the allegations of assault and instead focus on Howard’s sexuality the entire time received quite a bit of pushback. During the segment they discuss how they would handle being on the same team as Howard, rather than the damning allegations made against him.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Cam’ron would be part of a special Hip Hop 50 celebration. Universal Music teamed up with MTA for a series of metro cards featuring him, Pop Smoke, Rakim, and LL Cool J. The promotion was designed to honor the 50th anniversary of rap music. What do you think of Cam’ron and Ma$e’s podcast blowing up so quickly? Let us know in the comment section below.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Cam’ron And Ma$e’s “It Is What It Is” Sports Talk Show Signs 8-Figure Deal With Underdog Fantasy

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he highly popular sports talk show, “It Is What It Is” hosted by Cam’ron Giles, Mason (Ma$e) Betha, and Treasure “Stat Baby” Wilson, signed an eight-figure deal with popular sports betting platform Underdog Fantasy. Their partnership will last for eighteen months. 

The “It Is What It Is” show, under Giles’ Come And Talk 2 Me network, will be back in the first week of September after a successful first season earlier in the year. The sports talk show featured guests in hip-hop and sports culture with the likes of Ice Cube, Stephen A Smith, Paul Pierce, Andre Drummond, Brandon Marshall, and more. The two New York rap legends and the analytic hostess creates a perfect blend of cutting-edge journalism with the delivery from a robust New York culture.  

The Brooklyn-based sports platform, Underdog Fantasy, has cosigned other major sports platforms like Gil’s Arena hosted by former NBA player Gilbert Arenas. It’s a fast-rising sports betting platform available in most states. One can start making bets at eighteen (except for MA and AZ where you have to be 21+, and AL & NE where you have to be 19+).

“Thank you Nick (Nicholas Green of Underdog Fantasy),” says Giles, “We appreciate you seeing the true value of ‘It is What it Is.’” 

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Cam’ron And Ma$e Ink Massive New Deal For Talk Show

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Earlier this year, Cam’ron and Ma$e got plenty of positive attention for their show It Is What It Is. The first season of their podcast together received plenty of fan hype and attracted some high profile guests. Stephen A. Smith, Ice Cube, Brandon Marshall, Andre Drummond, and many more made appearances to discuss the world of sports during the show’s first season. While the show had been hosted on the YouTube channel for Cam’s Come And Talk 2 Me podcast network, it may have found a new home going forward.

Sports betting giant Underdog Fantasy has signed a massive new deal with the pair. The deal lasts for 18 months and will likely increase both the budget of the show and the scope of available talent involved. But the real money talk comes from the deal itself. While the show was always likely to fetch a high price tag, some reports of what it was signed for have been astronomical. Regardless of the specific contract details, Cam’ron and Ma$e have an absolutely massive payday coming their way and fans have plenty of reasons to be excited for new episodes going forward.

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Cam’ron And Ma$e’s Podcast Picked Up By Underdog Fantasy

The pair did get in trouble recently for some statements they made on the show. When Dwight Howard was accused of sexual assault earlier this month they didn’t exactly react to it the way you’d anticipate. Their main issue with the situation appeared to surround Howard’s sexuality more than the actual assault allegations at hand. The discussion of allegations at hand was completely derailed by a hypothetical about playing on the same team as Howard. As a result the entire conversation avoids the actual matter of the sexual assault.

Recently, Cam’ron was honored alongside Pop Smoke, LL Cool J, and Rakim with special edition MTA Metro Cards. The cards were part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. What do you think of It Is What It Is selling for millions? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Cam’Ron’s ‘Confessions Of Fire’ LP Turns 25 Years Old!

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Wearing goggles, gloves, and overalls, Cam’ron stood with a sledgehammer in hand, at a foundry as he was ready to make his mark on Hip Hop. On this day 25 years ago he released his debut album Confessions of Fire. 

Many had come to know him as a member of Harlem’s Children of the Corn, a group that also included Big L, Ma$e, and Cam’s cousin, Bloodshed. Following the untimely death of Bloodshed, the group disbanded and Cam’ron went solo.

Highlighted by leadoff singles “357,” “Horse & Carriage” featuring Ma$e and “Feels Good” which featured Usher, the album also saw appearances from N.O.R.E., Jermaine Dupri, and Charlie Baltimore to name a few.On this album, Cam’s mix of hardcore street appeal and pop-infused ballads would prove to be effective as the album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and No.2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Propelled by the Trackmasters-produced “Horse & Carriage” which reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, the album would sell over 500,000 copies and achieve gold certification.

These days we have come to love him as the head of Dipset and one of the biggest style influences in the industry. However, Confessions of  Fire laid the foundation for the star Cam became.

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