SOHH.com has an interview with Raekwon focusing on his relationship with Diddy and the respect that he has for the Bad Boy CEO.

"My relationship with Diddy is fine, you know," he said. "It always been cool. That brother, you know what I mean, I got a lot of respect for him, just as being a business man, just as being a man, you know?"

Tonight, Diddy will be hosting Raekwon's album release party in New York City. "It was an honor for him to want to be a part of it because I told him 'Yo, man, you the mayor of the city, B, you our Mayor Bloomberg regardless of what and it'd be a honor if you could be a part of it,'" Raekwon continued. "And I felt real good 'cause this brother coulda said 'I need seven zero's' or five zero's. But, when it's true friendship in a situation of what we're dealing with far as growing up in this business, that's all a part of being a real dude."

"Right now, we here for the game. We here for music, we here for the love of hip-hop - we really love it. You know what I mean? Puff is a real hip-hop head. I recognize that and I acknowledge that. He made a lot of people successful around him and, you know, for him to want to get down with something that I'm dealing with, that means a lot to the game. That means a lot to me. Word, I'm appreciative."