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diddy or die

Diddy And Lil Wayne To World: "Get Off The Computer And Go Do Something"


This little piece of advice, courtesy this week's album-chart champ and a man who's hoping to have some of said champ's platinum dust sprinkled on his karma, couldn't have come at a better time. See you tomorrow! (NB: "Something" may turn out to be "attempting this week's New York Times Magazine crossword puzzle," "taking a nap," or "staring at a wall for five hours," but I don't think you need to be at or near a computer to do any of those activities, so they count, right?) [YouTube via Nah Right]

5:30 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Maura Johnston
198 views, 7 comments

Latest by n/a: Diddy, what r u yoooooouuuuuu, doing besides stealing shine from the stacker? more »

harder, better, faster, stronger

Kanye, Fall Out Boy To Entertain Joggers

Those participating in the Los Angeles arm of the Nike+ Human Race this August will be rewarded for their charitable efforts and physical endurance with a performance by none other than Kanye West, who I assume will not leave runners waiting for several hours while his spaceship is being assembled. Nike is hoping to get over a million people in 25 cities to participate in the run, which will raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the World Wildlife Foundation, ninemillion.org, and, of corurse, Nike. As Kanye obviously can't hit every city in one day (...or can he?), other musical acts will serenade the winded, defecating, and sweaty at finish lines around the world. More »

3:30 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Anthony Miccio
240 views, 1 comment

Latest by Poubelle: hometown favorite Fall Out Boy in Chicago How droll. more »

from the horse's mouth

Diddy, Did You Change Your Name?


Cool. Thanks for clearing that up, Diddy! [YouTube]
win 50 cent's piggy bank

50 Cent Runs Out Of Talentless Friends, Plans MTV Reality Show To Find More

Ish Entertainment, the folks behind T.I.'s upcoming docuseries Crime Doesn't Pay, But This Does, is also joining with MTV to bring us "a hip-hop Apprentice" hosted by 50 Cent. Are You The Next Questionably Charismatic Hip Hop Mogul? will feature a house full of contestants lifting weights, wearing purple blouses, thinking up brand names and networking, networking, networking in hopes of winning a bottle of Vitamin Water and getting to be part of an XXL cover story titled "G-Unit: Return Of The Champions." What will 50 Cent's variation on "you're fired" be? "You're out of da club?" "Kill yourself?" "I hear Black Wall Street Entertainment is hiring?" More »

11:30 AM on Thu May 29 2008
By Anthony Miccio
199 views, 3 comments

Latest by el smrtmnky: Fiddy: "Sorry, G, you've been axed." Contestant: "Asked what?" more »

apologies

"LA Times" Finally Retracts Latest "Diddy Knew!" Tupac Expose

The Los Angeles Times has retracted its controversial March 17 story "An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War," which claimed that Sean "Diddy" Combs was aware that Shakur would be attacked in late November 1994, and that the attack was orchestrated by associates of the Bad Boy CEO. The paper acknowledged that it had been hoaxed by its "confidential sources" immediately following a March 27 debunking of the story on The Smoking Gun, but only today did it announce a full retraction of the original article, written by longtime Diddy conspiracy theorist Chuck Phillips. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Anthony Miccio
233 views, 3 comments

Latest by Jay Smooth: I'm not happy til Philip agrees to the lifetime ban more »

retractions

Diddy Didn't Do It: "Dude Was Duped," Demur "LA Times" Dinks

The Los Angeles Times and Bad Boy Hater No. 1 Chuck Phillips have admitted that their latest attempt to implicate Sean "Diddy" Combs in the shooting of Tupac Shakur was based on forged FBI reports, which the Smoking Gun reported yesterday. "In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job," says Phillips. Will this finally force Phillips to move on already? Or will he still unleash two related pieces he promised would arrive this year? More »

1:30 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Anthony Miccio
211 views, 2 comments

Latest by BlindKarma: Personally I think it's really suspect that the FBI called off the stake out/follow of Biggie 2 hours before he died. more »

Chuck Phillips' latest Los Angeles Times article implicating Sean Combs in the shooting of Tupac Shakur may have been based on fradulent FBI reports created by Frank Sabatino, a 31-year-old scam artist who likes to get up close and clerical with rap superstars. In 2011, Phillips will a reveal a new theory of the crime based on lyrics by the Game. [The Smoking Gun]

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Sean "Diddy" Combs has settled a lawsuit brought against him by a man who claimed that he was punched and his girlfriend was pushed by the hip-hop mogul at a 2007 Oscar afterparty. In a statement to the court, Diddy said that "any contact ... was caused by his forward motion against my open hand," a non-denial denial that at least is sort of more believable than Diddy claiming that he saw the guy "walk into a door." Whether or not Combs had to pay his victim in money or No Bitchassness T-shirts was unknown at press time. [AP / Photo: AP]

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crime

Who Was Involved In Tupac's 1994 Shooting? Maybe These Guys?

In a lengthy story published this morning that rather exhaustively recaps the events leading up to the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur, the L.A. Times comes this close to naming the assailants behind Shakur's non-fatal 1994 shooting outside of a New York studio. The paper does, however, finger the men who reportedly planned the shooting thanks to "newly discovered information," and they include pals of one P. Diddy, longtime hip-hop biz fixtures who've repeatedly denied the rumors/accusations that they had any involvement with the assault. More »

10:30 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Jess Harvell
1,481 views, 6 comments

Latest by lucasg: seriously, slowburn. how long will they mourn this fucking guy? more »

Gerard Rechnitzer, the man suing Sean Combs for allegedly popping him in the kisser on Oscar night last year, was apparently the victim of nothing more than his own equilibrium issues. "[He] continued moving toward me and, without warning, lunged at me. Instinctively, I outstretched one of my hands, which hand was not closed-fisted, to shield myself," Diddy wrote in a court document last week. "Any contact between Mr.Rechnitzer and myself was caused by his forward motion against my stationary open hand." Something to keep in mind if you're ever hanging out with a slap-happy rap mogul in the near future: if you wind up going home smacked by Diddy, it was your own damn fault. [Nah Right]

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super duper tuesday

Diddy Once Again Encourages The Kids To Vote, Does Not Threaten Penalty Of Death On Non-Voters

Happy Super Tuesday! While you're out there refreshing your news site of choice and trying to figure out where your polling place is, Diddy is taking action—at least in the form of issuing a press release on behalf of his political organization, Citizen Change, that implores the youth market to please cast a ballot today. Notably absent from this year's get-out-the-vote rhetoric: The t-shirt ready slogan "Vote Or Die" that propelled the launch of Diddy's campaign into the spotlight, perhaps because some of the people who were lovingly photographed while wearing those shirts are still waiting for their date with the Grim Reaper. Will this campaign be more successful than the run-up to Press Play? Guess we'll find out sometime tonight. Full release after the jump. More »

8:45 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Maura Johnston
237 views, 4 comments

Latest by scarletvirtue - plays well with scissors: @sparkletone: I see the "Vote or Die" shirts, and my mind immediately goes to South Park -- "Vote or die, motherfuckers, vote or die!" as well. "LOLMOCRACY" - I'll have to try to use that one, too. more »

As it turns out, reports that Diddy had changed his name to Sean John were really just the result of... uh, well, I'm not really sure what to call it. Multiple mogul-personality disorder? Obsessive-compulsive Google Newsing? Here, see if you can come up with a name for it. Straight from the e-pen of the man's flack, the explanation: "Recent reports of a name change are totally false, he is still Diddy.... He is currently in 'Sean John' mode as the upcoming Sean John fashion show is scheduled for February 8 in New York." [MTV / Photo: AP]

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Fat Joe has decided to drop his Diddy Sean John-assisted cover of Eddie Murphy's "Party All The Time" from his forthcoming album, no doubt because he realized that you just don't mess with success. [MTV; HT Al Shipley]

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Just in time for his next reality-TV venture/egregious '80s samplefest one-two punch, Sean "Puff Daddy" "P. Diddy" "Diddy" Combs has decided to rebrand himself yet again. He's now going to be known as Sean John, thank you very much, and no litigious DJs who are housed in the UK can stop him this time. [Guardian]

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she lets her hair down

Diddy's Latest Sample: Genius Or Horrifying?


Diddy's long history of plundering the most obvious pop hits from years past is apparently continuing, as MTV reports that he's working with Fat Joe on a song based around Eddie Murphy's "Party All The Time." When I told Jess about this news, he just typed "no." over and over again into his IM window—even though the prospect of a Ma$e remix is high! But his reaction prompted me to let all of you know something: I don't think "Party All The Time," which was a Z100 staple back in the station's earliest days, is all that bad. Sure, Eddie Murphy can't really sing and the whole song sounds like it's been coated in an inch-thick layer of blow, but Murphy's crap voice makes it sort of fun (and easy!) to sing along with. Not to mention that Ted Leo covered it on the street and it made him more money than any other song from Blender's worst-songs-ever list. So I throw it to you, readers: Is "Party All The Time" a secret smash, or does it deserve to be swept into history's dustbin? Poll after the jump. More »

10:15 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Maura Johnston
754 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: this is actually way worse than I remembered (and have always fantasized about). It's not terrible, it just isn't good. It is still fun to sing "party all the time party all the time party all the time" over and more »

According to a tipster, the Diddy assistant search that's being advertised on the job site Mediabistro isn't as traditional as the ad's placement on a media-biz recruiting site/lack of YouTube component might suggest. From a casting notice received in his inbox: "VH1 is producing a new reality television show that will track 20 finalists as they compete to land the job of a lifetime: personal assistant to Sean 'P Diddy' Combs." So does this mean I should send a head shot along with my resume? [Earlier / Photo: AP]

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help wanted

Diddy Back On The Assistant Hunt, This Time Without YouTube's Help

Over the summer, Diddy conducted a YouTube-wide search for an assistant, but his attempt to find the right person via the user-generated content route appears to have not worked out well: The media-industry job site Mediabistro has a "help wanted" ad for a "Personal Assistant to Celebrity" who is apparently a "Hip-hop media mogul." The e-mail address where those who feel "top-notch, professional, and outgoing" enough to handle said mogul's affairs on a 24/7 basis can apply? NewYork@WorkForPDiddy.com. Perhaps the assistant can teach Diddy and his people how to use Gmail for future attempts at discretion! The full ad is after the jump. More »

12:40 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Maura Johnston
956 views, 3 comments

Latest by CarsmileSteve: it could just be another "problem" Jay-Z is going to have to find a new webmaster as well as a new assistant... more »

As even the New Yorker finally gets on board bed with the video for "Sensual Seduction", let it be known that "there's no contest, according to Snoop Dogg: He can sing way better than his close friend Diddy." Uh, whether talkboxed, Autotuned, vocoded, or straight-up, was this ever really in doubt? [MTV; Photo: AP]

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