This one slipped under my radar, but I still wanted to mention it: in February, Maino's "NY Remix" of "Welcome to My Hood," his take on the DJ Khaled record of the same name, appeared online. It featured T-Pain (from the original), Red Cafe and Uncle Murder.
In the lighthearted clip below, Diddy announces (or sings) that "Swagga Claus" is coming to town, when the "Coming Home Tour" (buy tickets) comes to your city.
Diddy will play Reggie Williams, an NYPD detective who travels to Honolulu, Hawaii in order to pursue men who were responsible for a crime against his family. But, in doing so, he enters the sights of the, well, five-0.
In the clip below, Diddy and the cast chat behind the scenes. It also includes a little bit of footage from the episode.
Soul Culture has a very cool interview with former Bad Boy/The Hitmen producer Carl "Chucky" Thompson, discussing the creation of the classic Mary J. Blige album, "My Life." He shares some of the behind the scenes and talks a lot about working with Diddy on the release.
In the clip below, Diddy and Red Cafe joke around and promote Cafe's "Above the Cloudz" mixtape (free download). Diddy calls it the pair's first collaboration since Red Cafe signed to Bad Boy.
MTV's O Music Awards are dedicated to highlight the best of online music - content, music videos, Twitter profiles and more.Though nominations are open to anyone, Janelle Monae (or content related to her) is listed as a nominee in two categories.