XXL's website has a short excerpt from Diddy's cover interview for the June issue of the magazine.
He also looks back at his overall impact on the industry and culture. “I am the champion of hip-hop” Diddy says in the story. “Hands down, undisputed, I’m the undisputed heavyweight champion of hip-hop. We are going to have to deal with those facts. There is nobody that can f*** with me with what I do, which is getting busy. We are going across the board, as an entrepreneur, innovator, motivator. Who was there first? Who traveled to Europe first? The first. The first. The first. The first. I was the first.”
Here is the June issue of XXL, featuring Diddy, who they refer to as "Hip-Hop's No. 1 Mogul."
At the end of April, Diddy confirmed that Nicki Minaj would appear on the remix to Dirty Money's "Hello Good Morning." Earlier in the month, I had reported on signs pointing to her being involved, in some way with the music video shoot for "Hello Good Morning."
Well, here it is. Behind the scenes footage of the music video shoot where Minaj is recording to her verse. First, in a parked car and then, on the road with Diddy behind the wheel. Check it out below.
When Dirty Money appeared on BET's 106 & Park on Thursday, they also brought with them Red Cafe, Aasim and Rick Ross. With Ross on hand, Diddy finally confirmed that the rapper had entered into a management deal with him and James Cruz, as Billboard reported back in April.
"We decided to forge a positive partnership," he told hosts Rocsi and Terrence J. "It's a management situation, but it's not the regular management situation. It's a partnership, it's a brand management situation where I'm able to do my thing as a brand manager. He's able to add in his ideas and we're able to grow together and he also helps me out with my music, so it's like a two way street man and it's a great thing. So, it is official. He is managed by Gucci, myself and James Cruz."
"Everybody we rocking with, they are brands," he continued, when asked what he looks for in an artist when considering this type of relationship. "We gonna keep it boutique. It's not a lot of people we're going to manage. It's more like a brand management agency, then it is just artist management."
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Rico Love spoke to UsMagazine.com about writing Dirty Money's "Hello Good Morning" and spending Thanksgiving at Diddy's house.
UsMagazine.com: You've had a lot going on recently, including penning Diddy's latest hit, "Hello, Good Morning." How did that collaboration come about?
Rico Love: Well, I was just hanging out at Diddy's house one day. He had wanted to work with me, so we were hanging out and I got the beat for the song. As soon as I heard it, [the song title] just came into my mind. The music just speaks to me. I never write anything down. I just get in the studio and lay it down once something comes to my mind.
You may have seen the television commercials that M&M'S parent Mars has been running, encouraging you to vote for your favorite color M&M'S candy.
Well, they've taken it up a notch and have brought in Diddy to host a party in New York City. Diddy is known for his annual White Party, but on Twitter, he said that there would not be one this year and, instead, the party's color would be selected by America through the M&M'S vote. The available colors are red, green, yellow, orange and blue.
They have also launched a "Party Like Diddy" sweepstakes, giving you a chance to win travel and accommodations for you and 20 of your friends, along with the opportunity to meet Diddy and help plan the party. You can enter on their website through noon on July 6.
"This year, I'm touring North America and Europe to promote my new album, 'Last Train to Paris,' so unfortunately I can't throw my annual White Party," Diddy said, via press release. "But I wanted to make sure there was at least one colorful affair on the calendar this summer, so I'll be producing the M&M'S Color Party, in honor of America's favorite M&M'S character. It's the first time people can pick the color of one of my parties."
On Wednesday, we reported that a new track from The-Dream had appeared online - "Champagne" featuring Diddy.
On Twitter, The-Dream revealed that the record is not on his upcoming "Love King" album and "never was."
He also the partial tweet we reported on, saying that "Champagne" was part of an FBI investigation which led them to three people that he says have been hacking him for the last two years.
Parade's Jeanne Wolf has an interview with Diddy, along with an accompanying photo spread. They talk about love, happiness and evolving as an artist.
Here it is: the brand new music video for Dirty Money's "Hello Good Morning," directed by Hype Williams. The Rick Ross-featured remix to the track has become the video version as the Boss leads off clip off. Beyond Ross and T.I., the video also features cameos from Swizz Beatz and Rico Love, as we reported back in mid-April.
Overall, a very cool video. I really enjoyed it. After you've watched, let me know what you think in the comments.
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