When the "Last Train to Paris" lyric book was first released, it included:

"Strobe Lights"
"Uptown"
"Change"
"If You Wanna Go (5th Ave.)"
"Lifted"
"My Heart"
"On -N- On -N- On"
"Playing God"
"Private Entertainer"
"Roller Coaster"
"Sade"
"Show Em How to Move (Love Come Down)"
"Someone to Love Me"
"Voices"

It was then updated with all of these tracks being removed, replaced by a single track: "Angels."

It was updated shortly thereafter and this meant that "Strobe Lights" was added back. Today, I noticed that it was updated again. Here are the tracks now:

"Cry for Me"
"Strobe Lights"
"Angels"
"Make Love to You"
"Someone to Love Me"

According to James Cruz, the former Nationals Promotions Director at Bad Boy, Diddy/Dirty Money are shooting the video for "Someone to Love Me" today in Los Angeles. He says that the video for "Love Come Down" will be next week.

You may recall that this track was included in the "Last Train to Paris" lyric book when it was first released. After being removed, it has now returned.

Over at Rosenberg Radio, radio host Peter Rosenberg posted a video clip of him talking with Diddy during a break from his show. Diddy talks about underground music and his love of Raekwon, Mos Def and Jay Electronica. It's a cool clip, so check it out below.


Via Amadeus.

On Twitter, Diddy shared a scan of the cover of BlackBook Magazine that he's featured on.

In February and April, we revealed and discussed the DJ Hell and Diddy collaboration "The DJ," included on Hell's "Teufelswerk" album.

Longtime Diddy collaborator Felix Da Housecat, who last worked with Diddy on the "Lectro Black" mixtape, has come out with harsh criticism for Hell, accusing him of plagiarism. The vocals used on "The DJ," Felix says, were taken from a session that he had with Diddy and while Hell may have permission from Diddy, he did not seek permission from Felix.

inthemix says that Felix gave Hell a CD featuring unreleased outtakes from his sessions with Diddy. Felix was then surprised to hear these recordings used by Hell, without any prior notice. To prove that it was his recording, Felix gave the vocal track to Boppernation, allowing them to make it available for free download. The track posted is supposedly the unedited version of the session used for "The DJ." In it, you can hear Diddy shout out Felix. These shouts have been removed from Hell's "The DJ."

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BlackBook has a preview of their upcoming feature on Diddy, which includes a photo spread and an interview.

The nominees for the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards were just released and Diddy has picked up a nomination in the "Hustler of the Year" category. Also nominated were Drake, Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne and Kanye West. The show will air on BET on Tuesday, October 27 at 8 PM ET.

AllHipHop.com has "American Dream" by The Game. The third verse on the song sounds like it was written for Diddy. One can only speculate, at this point. That said, it's a cool track and I like the production on it - I would like to see this as an actual collaboration.

Thanks Theo.

One persistent criticism that you hear of Diddy and Bad Boy, at times of idle chatter, is his and the label's business dealings with artists, specifically the fairness of these dealings. I've long maintained, time and time again, that Bad Boy is no different from any other label - that artists take the best deals laid in front of them and that Diddy is, in large part, a victim of his own success as a known executive. His business is simply good business and the idea of a "paperwork gangster" is an absurdest reality where actually taking care of your business is seen as an evil or bad thing.

He is the public face of the company and an easy target. If you have something negative to say about him, you'll be given a platform. Especially in this day and age. Generally speaking, he's maintained relative silence about these comments and, to be honest, that's a good move. Why should Diddy need to respond to a random former artist who would be known by nobody if Diddy hadn't signed him in the first place? Still, it was good to hear him talk about these claims in an interview with Shade 45's Angela Yee.

"One of the things I want to say, I'm gonna make sure I make clear on this promo tour is I haven't had no more issues than Def Jam has had with artists, that Jay has had with artists, that whoever has had," he told Yee, when asked about his issues with former artists. "Every label - this is a cycle that we have. It comes with the game, people. I make my money, I gets busy. I don't have to take from nobody, jerk up nobody, give nobody a bad contract. I'm a very intelligent cat. And I love to work. Nobody gave me nothing. I gets busy."

"It's unfair when people are doing analysis - on 'what happened to this person? that person?'," he continued. "Yo, they did two, three albums. That's the usual bid on the island. And then the money changes and you got the vultures that come after your artists, be putting venom in their ear. And then, I'm usually just cool with it. OK, you think that the grass is greener over there? Go with it. But, I haven't had no problems."

He was then asked, by Yee, if his celebrity, if his visibility and accessibility as an executive lead to these public claims of wrong doing. "Yeah, I think people relate Bad Boy to one person," he answered. "I think that's been the problem. People tried to be counting the cat's paper and trying to just assume things that would go on. When it's attributed to a white corporation, everything's all good. But, then, when it's to a person, we do have a responsibility for each other because we come from the same place, which I agree with. But then, in this game, people just be flipping. I've let some people go, 'cause they asked. If you ask that question, you don't want to be here at Bad Boy 'cause you may think you can get some money elsewhere, I'm not gonna be begging you to stay. I'm not about to be fighting with you about it."

Diddy stopped by The Ed Lover Show earlier this week and the audio is available on their website. They have video, as well. There is a lot of good stuff in the interviews. A few highlights:

He's washed his hands of the Yung Joc situation. It's between Russell "Block" Spencer and Joc.

He said that he plans to put together another girl group.

He's talked to Mase and Mase apologized to him for the things that happened in the past. He said that there is or was money that Mase owed him (into the 7 figures), so they had to work it out.

He talked about the rapping skills of his sons Quincy and Christian and Biggie's son, C.J. Wallace. He praised them all and said Christian was "nice."

He's talked to Shyne recently, just talking on a personal level. Not about his career.

His hilarious recounting of the Kanye West and Lil' Mama stage invasions at the MTV VMAs.

There's some more, but those are some of the highlights. Definitely listen to the full interview.