ive heard pray, roc boys and no hook, and me not being a fan of jigga, i like his rap over Hitmen type beats

Hmm I'm reluctant to call Sean C. & LV Hitmen, how many Bad Boy projects have they produced on?

The more I hear about Puffy's involvement in producing the more disappointed I feel. After all the criticism he gets for not knowing how to get in the studio and produce a track, you want to hear that he IS "hitting the drum machine" and not just that he "adds his thoughts and stuff" because I can do that to a hot Stevie J. or J-Dub beat, it doesn't mean I should get production credit...

I hope we hear more on Diddy actually doing something to deserve a production credit in future because we've heard this kinda thing from Buckwild before too and it seems like Puffy was just taking credit on some of my favorite tracks of his and Stevie J.'s and Chucky T's in the 90s when it was basically them alone who came up with the composition.

Case in point: SWV's "Someone" is basically Biggie's "10 Crack Commandments" with J-Dub's strings and piano arrangements added to it, so which part of this music did Puffy come up with?

Sorry to rant, its just I'm an admirer of Puffy as a producer and writer and it disappoints me to hear he has such little involvement in tracks he's getting equal credit for.

Hey Luke,

Thanks for the comment.

Sean C. and LV produced on "Press Play" and "Duets: The Final Chapter." From what I understand, they will be producing a number of tracks on Aasim's debut album, as well.

I think that, to be honest, that's a bit unfair. Diddy has never been the type to hit the drum machine - not from what I understand. I mean, I'm sure he does it, but it's not like you might think. He creates a track, he has a vision - he tells the drum machine person what he wants and that person makes it for him. That has been my understanding. He doesn't play any instruments.

That may sound easy, but the fact of the matter is that there is something there or everyone would have his pedigree. Clearly, almost no one (in the history of music) does, so there is more to it than just "hey, I can do that." There is something very special about it. And I think if you asked Stevie J. or J-Dub, they would tell you that themselves. We've seen seasoned producers - whether it's Sean C. or Buckwild - say the same thing. He's definitely deserving of a production credit and he contributes something very viable to the track.

With the main producers that Diddy has worked with, you may want to take a look at the tracks that they produced alongside Diddy and the tracks that they produced when they weren't alongside him and line it all up and see how it measures. You may be surprised. That's not to take anything away from anyone (whether it's Diddy or someone else), but the fact is, that they worked together well, as a team.

I think that critics use this against him, but it's actually a strong point. Bad Boy's greatest hits were collaborations - people that Diddy picked and recognized because of their abilities and when combined with his, they created legendary tracks. It's not a case where one person produces a track and takes all the credit for it. Diddy, on his own, is an accomplished producer, but I think he recognized the value of collaboration and, if you are going to ask which part Puffy came up with, you also need to ask yourself which part Sean C came up with, which part Mario came up with, which part Stevie came up with, etc. But, there's no reason to do that. No one's keeping score. But, Diddy is as responsible for producing these hits as anyone else, if not more so.

If anyone thinks it is easy, then, to those people - by all means, produce a top 10 hit or create a platinum album.

Thanks,

Patrick