The last few months have been a little crazy and, as such, we have been focusing on high level stories - or stories that happened to cross my desk - here at Bad Boy Blog. At the same time, being a comprehensive source, I at least wanted to summarize some of the stories that fell through the cracks during this time. Check out some of them below.
Diddy Wants to be First Black Majority Owner in National Football League
NBC Connecticut reports that, in October, Diddy revealed on Twitter that he would like to be the National Football League's first black majority owner.
Annually, Bryan-Michael Cox recognizes a leading business executive’s commitment to music, business and service. The brunch was well attended by a mix of music and corporate executives, friends and family. Bryan opened the brunch with heartfelt words about the impact that “Puff”, as he referred to him during his speech, had on him. "When you’re around Puff, you just want to be better," Cox told guests. "Puff challenged me early on by asking, Son, do you know how hot you really are? I walked away wanting to make even greater music.” Bryan credited Combs as a mentor that offered him an opportunity to be greater. Sean “Diddy” Combs continued the message of mentorship and opportunity with his acceptance speech and accredited his success to being given an opportunity by mentors like Quincy Jones, LA Reid and Andre Harrell. Bryan-Michael Cox recognized the founders of 100 Urban Entrepreneurs, Magnus Greaves, Lucas Riggins and Dan Carriere and illustrated to the audience the value and impact of the organization. “Minorities are fundamentally at a disadvantage because many lack the access to financial resources and mentoring opportunities to start sustainable businesses.”
In a special presentation honoring Combs, Damone Franklin and Charlie Fyffe owners of Charlies Brownies, a 100 Urban Entrepreneur funded business, announced the establishment of the “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs” Entrepreneurial Fund. Moved by the founders’ commitment to urban entrepreneurship and the stories of those currently served by the foundation, Sean “Diddy” Combs personally committed $100,000.00 to The 100 Urban Entrepreneurs Foundation. The donation will be used to fund 10 startup businesses and provide entry into the 100 Urban Entrepreneur Mentor Program.
Clinton Sparks has just released a new record, "Rockin' With the Best," borrowing Diddy's often used catchphrase and featuring the Bad Boy CEO. My ear tells me that most, if not all of Diddy's vocals on the track, were taken from previously released songs. "Rockin' With the Best" was produced by Sparks and DJ Snake.
You can check out the cover, listen to it and download it for free below (by clicking the little downward facing arrow in the player below).
Titled "LoveLOVE vs. HateLOVE," this is a serious mixtape. With the way most "mixtapes" are put together these days, I hesitate to call it that. It's more like a remix album. Executive produced by Bad Boy producer Rob Holladay, the 14 track set features previously unreleased tracks and special remixes of tracks from the group's "Last Train to Paris" album.
The unreleased tracks are "Sade," "Private Entertainer" featuring Rick Ross, "Rollercoaster," "Make Love to You" and "Utopia." All of these records, with the exception of "Utopia," had appeared in the "Last Train to Paris" lyric book. "Make Love to You" was produced by Holladay and co-produced Yung Berg.
However, now long past, when you visit their website, a countdown to midnight (beneath the mix's cover) has been replaced by the words "Coming Soon."
Neither the Twitter accounts of Diddy or HotNewHipHop.com nor mixtape executive producer Rob Holladay reference the delay or suggest when it might be released. Stay tuned.
