Diddy called into
Shade 45 today and
chatted with host Elliott Wilson of Rap Radar (
listen to the interview). It is one of the more interesting interviews Diddy has conducted during this whole "Last Train to Paris" promotional buildup.
Diddy shared some of the vision behind Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris," including a love story from his college days. After that, the conversation turned to Jay Electronica and Diddy's comments on Twitter following the rapper's signing with Jay-Z's Roc Nation.
"I definitely felt a way about it, 'cause that's my friend," he said. "I was just, without a doubt, looking at the situation selfishly. I wanted to rock with my friend. But, at the same time, I support my friend on what's best for his career. And Jay-Z is also one of my best friends in the game and when I had said that on Twitter - first of all - Twitter is dangerous and you got to watch what you say. When I said it, I didn't realize - it was a coincidence - I was saying a blanket statement 'cause I was feeling a sort a way about a couple of different things and I didn't realize he was tweeting at the same time. So, coincidentally, it looked like I was saying something to what he was saying."
"But, I ain't gonna front, a piece of it was just the way I was feeling about the situation just on a competitive level and also I just feel like Jay is one of those special artists that don't come around often and I just wanted to work with him. I was a little bit of a sore loser and, at the same time, just being a little bit sensitive and emotional 'cause that's my friend. But, once he talked about it, I understand where he was coming from and that's the beauty, that's the realness of our friendship and I'm gonna rock with him forever."
Wilson also asked for his thoughts on G. Dep, who
recently admitted to murdering a man 17 years ago. Diddy said that he was praying for G. Dep and everyone involved.
This segued into some discussion of comments that people make about
Diddy's business dealings with his artists. In so many words, Diddy said that this is the industry and the life expectancy of any artist on a label is around 3-5 years. What happens at Bad Boy, he continued, happens at other labels (he named Def Jam, Jive and Roc-A-Fella), as well.
According to him, people don't usually know the details behind what happens. In G. Dep's case, he indicated that there was a serious drug problem and, although he tried to work it out numerous times, it just was not possible.
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