Opening act Lloyd brought out Ashanti and Ja Rule for a Murder Inc. reunion. Diddy then proceeded to invite Faith Evans, Black Rob, Q-Tip, Lil' Cease and Jim Jones to join him on stage, with a lot of love bring thrown around. It wasn't just love, but the actual word love, too, as Diddy exchanged "I love yous" with both Faith and Black Rob.
"I love this man right here," Q-Tip said after performing "Check the Rhime" and "Vivrant Thing." "This a true giant. I love this man right here. Thank you so much, my n****."
"This man right here, he taught me so much," Diddy then said, about Q-Tip. "When I was growing up, he was younger than me, he was doing his motherf****** thing, rocking stages all around the world, representing for motherf****** New York. He's still doing his motherf****** thing. He's one of the greatest entertainers of all-time. This n****'s beyond hip-hop, rock and roll. His name is Q-Tip!"
As Diddy finished, Q-Tip was yelling for him to "stop it!" Diddy called Q-Tip one of his "true friends" along with Busta Rhymes. It's a funny clip, but a beautiful thing to see.
Diddy pulled out all the stops at the Hammerstein ballroom this evening for the only New York performance of the "Coming Home Tour."
Tyga and Lloyd opened the show with Lloyd putting together his own Murder Inc. reunion, bringing both Ashanti and Ja Rule on stage. Wale jumped on stage, as well.
The "Coming Home Tour" set list received a little jolt, however. Diddy brought out Faith Evans (for "Love Like This" and more), Black Rob ("Whoa"), Q-Tip, Lil' Cease and Jim Jones ("We Fly High (Remix)").
He also went and took the Versace shirt out of the closet. Don't know what shirt? Take a look at the photo below, which also features Faith, care of Denise de Pass.
Suffice to say, it was a pretty successful and well received show, judging from my Twitter stream. Hopefully, he saved a little bit for the Norfolk show on Sunday.
Levi Maestro posted the fun video below where he spends the day with Kevin Love, who plays for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
Part of that day is also hanging out with Diddy, in town to kick off the "Coming Home Tour," stops by to say hello to Love, who invited him to Target Center, where the team plays it's games. Diddy shoots some hoops and runs wind sprints.
Robert DiGiacomo of pressofAtlanticCity.com has an interview with Diddy, talking about the tour and the group. He was asked why, at this part of his career, did he want to be a part of a group, versus releasing a solo album?
"I heard different voices in my mind," he said. "I didn't want to listen to a whole album of just me, unless I was doing 'No Way Out 2.' This was something that lent itself to being a two-way street, emotionally and lyrically. I've always been a big fan of groups and the way they bounced off each other when they were truly a group.
"I started preproduction on the album, and [Dawn Richard and Kalenna] started writing," he continued. "When they were laying down the vocals, the chemistry was just incredible. I asked them if they would rock me on the album."
Spiff TV filmed the three recap clips below, taking a look at the Toronto, Chicago and Providence stops on Diddy and Dirty Money's "Coming Home Tour." Performance footage, behind the scenes and chatting with the attendees.
Young Money rapper Tyga is opening for Diddy and Dirty Money on their "Coming Home Tour." At the same time, Lil' Wayne is also on the road for his "I Am Still Music Tour." MTV News chatted with him about the potential conflict.
"Wayne told us: Don't rely on him to make you hot, don't rely on him for the hits. You have to really go out and grind for your own and build your own fanbase," Tyga told MTV's Sway. "That's important. People respect that more, too, when you can build your own foundation and they can really get to know you as a artist and not know your more you as a group."
He also discussed what it was like to tour with Diddy and what he's taken away from the experience so far.
Last night, Diddy made an appearance on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0," playing Reggie Williams, an NYPD detective who travels to Honolulu, Hawaii in order to pursue men who were responsible for a crime against his family (behind the scenes).
Alexis Stevens of The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that an Atlanta-based photographer, Jabari Tilgham, has filed a lawsuit against Diddy, Bad Boy, Club Mansion Elan and four unnamed bodyguards, claiming that he was beaten by "[Diddy's] personal security" at an event Diddy co-hosted at the club in October.
According to his attorney, Jeffrey Gewirtz of Jeffrey | Scott LLP, Tilgham's story is supported by a signed affidavit from a security guard employed by the club.
In Toronto, Diddy performed some additional songs as part of his medley of hits. They were "Been Around the World" and "I Need a Girl, Part 1 (Remix)," in addition to "We Fly High (Remix)" by Jim Jones. In Minnesota, he did "Victory."
Finally, we now know what verse Diddy is spitting over Kanye West's "All of the Lights." It's from "Another One" by the Bugatti Boyz. Watch it at the end of the clip below.
