Diddy Says He's Never Cheated His Artists Out Of Money

Diddy Says He's Never Cheated His Artists Out Of Money


by Andres Vasquez



posted August 24, 2010 at 7:15AM MST

Puff addresses rumors, says he has not robbed or mistreated previous artists on Bad Boy.



For years, some have speculated that Bad Boy's CEO, Sean Combs, has taken money from the label's artists. After several artists left the company, many have had public feuds with Diddy, including The Lox, Mase and others. Aware of this perception, Puff took to the pages of this month's Vibe Magazine to clear the air about the way he's seen by many.



"There’s an off perception that needs to be addressed about me that I have ever robbed somebody or mistreated somebody. Or tried to be ruthless or whatever in this game. Like, all this year I’ve heard people say, 'Where’s Carl Thomas, where’s Black Rob, where’s G.Dep? Where are these artists?' And for some reason they go ahead and equate that, cause those artists aren’t with me, that I’ve done something wrong or malicious or conniving. It’s something that I do have a problem with because they don’t have no proof that I’ve ever done nothing like that," he said.



Diddy went further to speak on this perception, saying that he's not at fault for artists who haven't had long lasting success.



"It’s a misconception. Especially someone who’s been brought up like me. I’ve been brought up to work hard for mine and never take from nobody. And to always try and help people. But people don’t understand this game that were in. You have a short life expectancy. It’s rare to a me, to be a Jay-Z, an LL, a Nas. That shit is a rarity. That’s not even one percent of the rappers. If you look at any artists that were on Ruff Ryders, where they at? If you look at any artist that was on Def Jam at the time we started, where they at? If you look at any artist that was on Roc-A-Fella, Jive, where they at? It’s not like anything was wrong with them. It’s just that you have a four, five-year average in this game. That’s just something I wanted to address."



For more of Diddy's interview, check the August/September issue of Vibe.

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Diddy Reveals Top 10 Ways To Attain Money, Power & Respect

News: Diddy Reveals Top 10 Ways To Attain Money, Power & Respect


Thursday, Jul 29, 2010 3:05PM



Written by Cyrus Langhorne

Bad Boy Records CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs has revealed ten ways for any individual to find success and top their competition.



On Diddy's list, Puff stresses the importance of having a non-stop work ethic.



1. Work hard. Then work harder. 2. Believe. Never lose your faith!!! 3. Count your pennies. 4. Be humble. 5. Listen. 6. Love. 7. Don't make the same mistake twice. 8. Never settle. 9. Be confident. 10. Don't get comfortable. (VIBE)

The rap mogul recently revealed one of his biggest business mistakes in a sit-down with FUSE TV host Toure.



"I think one of my biggest business mistakes was not realizing that everybody wasn't like me. Everybody didn't have the drive and determination; everybody's just not built for that. I think that some people need more time, and more nurturing...I mean artists that I've had. I've gotten older, I've become a little bit more nurturing and I've been a little more patient." ("On The Record")

Last month, Diddy launched a new website called "DiddyBlog.com" which focuses on motivating people.



"The blog is an all 100 percent positive blog," Diddy said in a video. "It's about inspiring you, motivating you, empowering your dreams. It's not about any news about who's dating who, who's not doing good, who got exposed today, who's this, who's that, you can go to the other sites for that. It's about motivation and inspiration and love -- the love movement has begun. Even haters are allowed to come to DiddyBlog.com. It makes your teeth whiter. We want all of your advice, your constructive criticism, your positive notes because we want to make DiddyBlog the best it can be and we want you guys to give us the time to make it the best it can be. Can you imagine that I will not be selling CIROC on there? I will not be selling Sean John, I will not be talking about my movies or television shows. I can't believe I'm saying this but yeah, I'm saying it. No Diddy promotions. It's all about the love. I love you guys, DiddyBlog.com." (YouTube)

In February, Diddy talked about finding positivity in his life.



"Yeah, I mean, it's just a point in my life, being in the industry, I have nothing but good things to say to people," Diddy explained in an interview with radio personality Tim Westwood. "I have nothing but positive energy to give, I don't care if you like me, you don't like me. I love you and I'mma keep doing my thing. Hopefully you'll get it one day but I've been blessed to have a lot of fans and a lot of people love me and I just want my injection to be what I feel is great about people. I wanna inspire people -- I don't wanna bring them down. I don't wanna talk about no BS. I don't have no time for none of that. I wanna uplift us." (Tim Westwood TV)
 
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Shyne Recalls Bad Boy Nightclub Shooting, "When I Make A Decision To Roll, I Roll"

News: Shyne Recalls Bad Boy Nightclub Shooting, "When I Make A Decision To Roll, I Roll"


Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 12:35PM



Written by Biz Jones

New York rapper Shyne recalls the publicized December 1999 Manhattan nightclub shooting that landed him behind bars for a ten-year sentence.



Based on an excerpt from his cover story, Shyne's decision to use a weapon around civilians was an act of self-defense.



"I can tell you I was defending myself and the muthaf*ckas that was with me,"Shyne explains. "Listen, I live my life for what's right. When I grew up, death and harsh consequences and spending the rest of your life in the pen is a matter of fact. It's not somethin' that you read about in the newspaper...In my life, when I make decisions to roll, I roll. And I don't give a f*ck what the consequences are. If I'ma defend myself, I'ma defend myself. If somebody tryna kill or hurt one of my partnas or my comrades that's with me, there is no, 'Yo... or D*mn, well, if I pull this sh*t out, this is what's gonna happen.' No! I don't wanna die. I don't wanna be laid up in no f*ckin' hospital with a tube runnin' through me, hurtin' and sufferin'. Pain is real. So you know what? I'm not doin' that. You gon' do that, muthaf*cka. You gon' roll and say hi to Satan, not me. And that's that. After the fact, you deal with it. Your survival instincts tell you to protect and preserve, and you deal with whatever later." (XXL Magazine)

Shyne's shootout took place in 1999 at the height of the rapper's popularity.



The fracas broke out on December 27, 1999, at a Manhattan nightclub where Shyne, Sean "Diddy" Combs with then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and their entourage had been partying. Around 3 a.m., Combs and Shyne allegedly began arguing with another group of patrons. Someone threw money at Combs, a gesture of disrespect, and guns started going off. Three bystanders were shot. Shyne, who police found with a pistol in his waistband, was arrested after bystanders identified him as one of the shooters. Shyne received a 10-year prison. Barrow has always claimed he acted in self-defense and only fired his gun after the other group, Matthew "Scar" Allen and his crew began shooting. (About)

Despite being imprisoned, the rapper released an album in August 2004.



Jailed rapper Shyne, who signed a $3 million record deal and recorded part of his new album while in prison, had his phone privileges revoked and was barred from conducting in-person interviews as authorities investigate whether he may have violated prison rules in making about 100 phone calls. (USA Today)

Shyne's rise to fame came from his association with Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment.



Shyne was well-known among the public before Bad Boy Records even released his debut -- which was, for many years, his only -- album. That album charted well, thanks in part to all the media attention he'd garnered over the years, and he showcased a remarkable talent for rapping despite his young-twenty-something age. The album wasn't an especially memorable work, however, and Shyne remained far better-known for his story than for his music. (All Music)

Shyne was eventually released from prison in October 2009 and deported to Belize.



The September XXL Magazine drops Tuesday, August 10th.

From SOHH.com
 
http://www.sohh.com/2010/07/shyne_recalls_1999_nightclub_shooting_i.html

Fat Joe Talks Setting Up Notorious B.I.G.'s First Performance

Fat Joe Talks Setting Up Notorious B.I.G.'s First Performance

July 26, 2010 01:30:00 PM CDT

by Sean Ryon

In the second episode of Fat Joe's 'Tales from The Darkside' video series, the Bronx emcee recalls how he set-up the Notrious B.I.G.'s first professional performance up in the Boogie Down Bronx. Joe, who knew Biggie from the lYricist Lounge, says he offered him the chance to perform after he watched Biggie battle a bevy of other rappers and win.



"I used to promote parties...[and]'(You Gotta) Flow Joe' was getting me about $500, maybe $400 a show," he explained. "So on the side, I would use my celebrity and throw parties and bring rappers like KRS-One [to the stage]...I knew Biggie from the Lyricists Lounge. One day, Biggie walked up in there with Puff Daddy - Puff Daddy has the see through chain on, and I'm handing out 'Flow Joe' vinyl. And he walks up in this shit, and the nigga Puff starts talking crazy and shit, like 'Yo, I got my nigga Biggie Smalls, we'll battle anybody in this bitch!'



"This nigga Biggie goes in. He might have battled five or ten niggas, and ate them niggas...niggas were scared to touch the mic...this is just before that 'Party 'N' Bullshit'. I stepped to Biggie like...'I throw parties Uptown...how much you want for a show?' He wanted a couple of hundred dollars [and] a bottle of Moet. So I actually gave him his first professional show. Go check, see if I'm lying."

From HipHopDX.com
 
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11789/title.fat-joe-talks-setting-up-notorious-bigs-first-performance

Diddy Owes The City Of New York Almost One Million Dollars

Diddy Owes The City Of New York Almost One Million Dollars

July 26, 2010 12:01:00 PM CDT

by Danielle Harling

A report by the New York Daily News has revealed that Hip Hop entrepreneur/rapper Diddy is just one of many well-known celebrities, companies, and residents that collectively owe the city of New York over one billion dollars.



Diddy and Bad Boy Entertainment owe almost a million dollars to the city for illegally placing promotional posters around the city.



A rep for Bad Boy has explained to the city that the $996,000 bill was paid years ago by a partnering company. Their claim is currently under review.



Money owed to the city has reportedly resulted in the funding for schools and day care centers being cut.



"We are going to find these people," the Finance Commissioner of New York City, David Frankel, explained to the New York Daily News. "We're going to turn them upside down by their ankles and we're going to shake them until the money comes out of their pockets.”



Doug E. Fresh and Remy Ma’s defense lawyer are also one of the many people that owe money to the city as well.

From HipHopDX.com
 
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11788/title.diddy-owes-the-city-of-new-york-almost-one-million-dollars

Shyne Covers XXL Magazine's September Issue

Shyne Covers XXL Magazine's September Issue

July 20, 2010 12:41:00 PM CDT

by Danielle Harling

Months after his release from prison former Bad Boy rapper Shyne will be featured as the cover artist for XXL Magazine’s September issue. A dual issue, the September issue will also feature a cover with Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy.



In his cover story with the magazine Shyne speaks on a number of topics including his relationship with Diddy, serving time, and returning to Belize.



“I don’t know whether he was nervous, afraid,” said Shyne when asked about Diddy. “When you’re afraid and you’re emotional, that’s a different survival tactic. Those are the people that do anything, regardless of character and integrity, to preserve and protect themselves, regardless of who they hurt. I guess maybe that was the situation…But where I’m from, doesn’t matter. You lose everything for your comrade.”



Shyne explained to XXL that he saw the 10 years he served in prison as his “opportunity to concentrate.” He also revealed that even though he didn’t expect to serve the entire 10 years he still remained optimistic about his situation.



“…I never let it devastate me, although it was devastating, because I never thought I was gonna be in jail for 10 years,” said Shyne. “I thought I was gon’ make a bail. I thought I was gon’ get my shit reversed. I’m terribly optimistic.”



As far as his new home of Belize, Shyne said that he always “knew it was a possibility I might be deported.”



“I had lawyers, and I had people with serious relationships working to get me a fuckin’ opportunity to continue my life in the place that raised me and developed me and grew me, after payin’ my debt, ya dig,” Shyne explained.



The September issue of XXL Magazine will hit newsstands on Tuesday, August 10.

From HipHopDX.com
 
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11747/title.shyne-covers-xxl-magazines-september-issue

Diddy Hits Rikers To Visit Lil Wayne

Diddy Hits Rikers To Visit Lil Wayne
Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:53 PM
By Mike Winslow

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs hit Rikers Island earlier in the week to visit jailed rapper Lil Wayne.

According to the New York Daily News, Combs hopped the bus to Rikers to visit Lil Wayne on Wednesday (April 28th) at the Eric M. Taylor correctional facility.

Diddy, who was on a pre-approved list, met with Lil Wayne for about an hour at the prison.

Despite being incarcerated for the next eight months for gun possession, Lil Wayne continues to make headlines in the media.

Last week, Amelia Negron, a prison guard at Rikers Island, announced that she was filing a federal lawsuit against the Department of Corrections, after she was allegedly fired for spying on the rapper, while he was visiting a guest.

From AllHipHop.com

http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/05/02/22199745.aspx

Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103 Gets June 22 Release Date

Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103 Gets June 22 Release Date
May 02, 2010 04:05:00 PM CDT | by Slava Kuperstein

Young Jeezy's long-awaited Thug Motivation 103 finally has a release date.

According to rap-up.com, the spiritual successor to Thug Motivation 102 will join the crowded release date of June 22, which sees releases from Eminem with Recovery, Diddy with Last Train to Paris, and The-Dream's Love King.

In related news, Jeezy's Don Cannon-hosted mixtape Trap or Die II: By Any Means Necessary is expected on Tuesday (May 4).

From HipHopDX.com

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11161/title.young-jeezys-thug-motivation-103-gets-june-22-release-date

New Orleans Saints Win Super Bowl, Fabolous, Diddy, Raekwon & More React

New Orleans Saints Win Super Bowl, Fabolous, Diddy, Raekwon & More React
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 9:37PM

Written by Cyrus Langhorne

The New Orleans Saints have won Super Bowl XLIV after defeating the Indianapolis Colts and sparked a group of Twitter reactions from Fabolous, Diddy, Raekwon and more.

Displaying his loyalty to the Colts, Fab stood by his team throughout the entire game.

"Take ur punk a** 3, Saints! Sean Peyton must not b following me on twitter.. I told him 2 take the punk a** 3 Sean Peyton jus DM'd me.. He said he'll take the punk a** 3 Mark my word, this is the set up 4 Peyton 2 close this game... 5 mins, 4 qt. Touchdown needed.. #MVP If ure not tweetin about the super bowl.. #f*ckouttahere nobody care what the f*ck u doin!! U jus got unfollowed! #unfollowsundays. Good game Saints.. I congrad yall on da win.. But what's wack is alotta yall was neva Saints fans, yall jus picked them cuz every1 else was." (Fabolous' Twitter)
Diddy celebrated the win by announcing a Saints after party in Miami.

"The official saints victory party at liv tonight!!! Hosted by me!!!!! DIDDY!!!!! The we gonna finish up strong at king of diamonds!!! Rt pls" (Diddy's Twitter)
The Wu-Tang Clan's "Chef" suggested Colts head coach Jim Caldwell consider new employment.

"Gongratulations Saints, I trusted ya hand tell the colts coach start looking for a new job! rt this crack." (Raekwon's Twitter)
Slaugterhouse's Joe Budden also paid homage to the efforts of the Saints.

"this will be a LONG 2 minutes. Congrats N.O..... upset Peyton didn't do it, but if any1 deserved a ring, its drew Brees." (Joe Budden's Twitter)
Prior to the game finishing, NBA star/rapper Shaquille O'Neal predicted the Saints would pull out the victory.

"I'm sayin it now new orleans saints superbowl champs What I say huh, huh, the 99 year curse is over, congrats to da saints Shaqstradamus does it again, congatulations new orleans, if any city deserves it, its you guys, now we gotta get lsu b ball bak on track." (Shaq's Twitter)
The Saints' win marked the end of its renowned losing streak seasons.

The New Orleans Saints, the N.F.L. franchise long associated with losing and disappointing its fans, defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, to win the franchise's first Super Bowl and give New Orleans fans cause for much celebration. (New York Times)

From SOHH.com

http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/new_orleans_saints_win_super_bowl_fabolo.html

Lawyers After Diddy Over Possible J-Lo Sex Tape

Lawyers After Diddy Over Possible J-Lo Sex Tape
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:45 PM
By Ismael AbduSalaam

(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs’ previous relationship with Jennifer Lopez may soon come under lawyer scrutiny courtesy of a lawsuit from Lopez’s ex-husband Ojani Noa.

Noa is embroiled in a contentious court case with Lopez over his intention to release his own tape of the actress kissing a woman and engaging in lap dances.

Noa has maintained the footage is not overtly sexual, but his ex-wife filed an injunction against its release, claiming the footage is “private and personal.”

Noa’s business manager Ed Meyer wants Combs to testify in order to verify if a sex tape exists between the pair.

The purpose is to show a distinct difference between the content of his client’s footage and the possible Combs/Lopez tape.

“Ojani's footage is not a sex tape,” Meyer explained to the NY Post. “In addition to kissing women, there are points where she's lap dancing [with] Ojani [and others]. All with her clothes on. We're trying to establish that it's not a sex tape and therefore usable in Ojani's movie.We will ask: Is there a sex tape between [him] and Lopez, and what does it involve?"

Lopez’s lawyer Jay Lavely vehemently denied the rumor of a sex tape, chastising Meyer’s comments as irresponsible.

"Ed Meyer's comments are false and ridiculous. Ms. Lopez will be completely vindicated on her claims in this matter,” he stated.

Jennifer Lopez failed to secure an arbitration motion, resulting in another hearing. At press time, the next date court will be on March 4.

From AllHipHop.com

http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/02/02/22113758.aspx

Styles P Talks L.O.X., Diddy, & The Green Ghost Project

Styles P Talks L.O.X., Diddy, & The Green Ghost Project January 19, 2010 04:01:00 PM CST | by Paul W Arnold

After a two-year span since his last solo effort, Styles P will be formally resurfacing next month with a new batch of his signature street-conscious raps on The Green Ghost Project (due February 2nd).

“He’s heavily into wanting to be creative, same with me,” Styles told HipHopDX last week of the project’s co-creator, DJ Green Lantern. “So, why not do something creative together? I just wanted to make something that was like a album and like a mixtape blended. That’s why it’s [titled] ‘The Project.’”

Similar to last year’s Green Lantern-assisted project with dead prez, Pulse Of The People, Styles’ new mixtape-album will have a formal retail release via Green’s Invasion Music Group.

“Nah, I wasn’t thinking about none of that,” Styles dismissively replied when asked if he was waiting for partner-in-rhyme Jadakiss to drop his reunion project with Green, last year’s The Champ Is Here Pt. 2 , to show solidarity between the Yonkers crew and the popular producer/deejay before surfacing with a Green-helmed project of his own. “I wasn’t thinking of none of that. We been talking about doing [something together] for a minute, but you know…he be running, I be running, [but] the time just came right where we could both knock some joints out and [so] we just knocked it out.”

Before the beef between ‘Kiss and Green (that erupted after a private phone conversation between the two discussing the then verbal jabs between Jada and 50 Cent was filmed and subsequently surfaced on a street DVD) had been officially squashed, Green and Styles had already resumed working together on the track “Holiday” for Styles’ last solo effort, 2007’s Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman. As Styles reminded DX, Green has a long history of working with the entire D-Block camp pre, during and post beef, going back to the early ‘00s and “Mighty D-Block (2 Guns Up)” from Sheek Louch’s 2003 debut, Walk Witt Me.

Green and Styles’ newest collaboration, The Green Ghost Project, is an all-new-material release (save for the ‘08 leaked union with Junior Reid and Jadakiss, “Invasion,” as well as “Bang Time” , the Styles P/M.O.P. collabo which initially appeared on the Brownsvillian’s most recent release, Foundation). The almost-album project boasts standout selections like the stellar piano-driven Statik Selektah production “Shadows,” the gutta “Make Millions From Entertainment” (which contains the rhyme Styles spit for HipHopDX’s and director Court Dunn’s celebrated “16 Bars” video series), the soulful stunner “That’s Me,” and a track that can only be described as “Superthug 2010” for the N.O.R.E. and Uncle Murda-assisted, Green Lantern-laced “Pablo Doe.”



In addition to the aforementioned Statik Selektah produced track, additional sonic suppliers Buckwild, Scram Jones and Alchemist join Green behind the boards for the project, with Raekwon (“Time Will Tell”), Sheek Louch (“Double Trouble”) and the aforementioned all-star spitters rockin’ alongside The Ghost on what he described to DX as a collaboration of, “street dudes [who were like], ‘Let’s do some real shit for Hip Hop.’”

With a video forthcoming for the street album’s first single, “Send A Kite” , to trail the recent NahRight.com-presented, Court Dunn-directed one-shot clip for “Legal Money,” the emcee/aspiring filmmaker is officially on his visual grind.

“I’ma shoot a lot of viral joints [for songs from The Green Ghost Project],” said Styles. “I’m trying to get my little filming on myself.”





But even with all of the viral videos and promotional work put in online for The Green Ghost Project, Styles gave a rather surprising reply when asked by DX why, in this current climate, listeners should purchase a mixtape they could easily download for free?

“I ain’t telling ‘em to cop it,” Styles scoffed. “You should cop it if you wanna just get real music, but you don’t even have to cop it if you don’t wanna. I did this for the fans. I did this for love of the Hip Hop. I ain’t really put it out there to be worried about – This particular project I just did to get it off my chest. It’s something I wanted to do. I wasn’t worried about who’s gonna cop it, who’s not gonna cop it, so they don’t even have to cop it. They can just go listen to it for all I care. Don’t buy it, just take the time to respect the real Hip Hop laid down. But if you buy it I would highly appreciate it.”

In addition to what will surely be his highly appreciated project with Green Lantern, Styles confirmed to DX that The L.O.X. are currently hard at work on their long-delayed third group effort, New L.O.X. Order.

But contrary to some previous reports, Styles revealed to DX that the deal is not yet done to bring the trio back to Bad Boy Records for the release.

“We’re in the talking [stage] right now,” Styles clarified of the negotiations between the group and their first recording home. “Definitely in talkings.”

When asked if the group is talking with any other labels besides Bad Boy to release the new L.O.X. album Styles replied, “Nah, we talking to Diddy, we ain’t talking to nobody else. Ain’t no need for us to talk to nobody else.”

Given the group’s very messy move from Bad Boy to Ruff Ryders Records a decade ago, the obvious question is how did this reunion with the man they once publicly battled for their freedom come to be?

“I mean, we always doing shows – the concerts, the Summer Jam’s and all that - together, and he always spoke about it, always bringing it up,” said Styles of Diddy’s persistence in attempting to bring The L.O.X. back to Bad Boy. “And sometimes ya know…just shit happens in life. I don’t know better how to put it than that.”

Before the ink can dry on a new contract with his former recording home, Styles will be releasing some of his own ink via the fiction novel, Invincible. The book is due in April, the product of famed “Hip Hop fiction” novelist Nikki Turner’s deal with Random House to release a string of “urban fiction” titles.

“I wasn’t gonna do [a memoir of] my life in the industry and all of that kind of shit,” said Styles of his choice to pen a work of fiction. “Nah, I’m trying to display my artistry, my creativity. The storyline is basically it’s an action-mystery of a dude who has his life endangered…a dude trying to stay positive, his store ends up getting robbed, he shoots the people who robbed him, ends up going to jail, [and] while he’s in jail he gets a mystery letter from someone that wants to kill him, his lady ends up leaving him, he sees old friends – he don’t know whether he can trust ‘em or not…and it’s just an action-packed mystery adventure from The Ghost.”

Pinero casually launched his literary career one day when he found himself without anything to read, as he explained to DX, “I usually travel with a book. I ain’t have my traveling book that day and I was like, ‘You know what? I might as well give [writing my own] a shot, and it’s something I wanted to do so let me just try to keep pace and see what it do.’”

Already working on his next novel, and also aiming to start delving into film projects soon, Styles seems to be signaling the start of his post-music career.

“I’m really trying to tap into my creative side when it comes to books and films,” he noted. “You gotta do what you wanna do in life or you’ll never have no fun. I love music, but if I don’t expand and try to do the other things I wanna do I won’t be satisfied.”

From HipHopDX.com

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10467/title.styles-p-talks-lox-diddy-the-green-ghost-project

Diddy To Release His Own Line Of Headphones

Diddy To Release His Own Line Of Headphones
01.08.10 | by Danielle Harling

Hip Hop mogul Diddy is expanding his ever-growing list of business ventures to include a new line of headphones entitled Diddy Beats headphones.

Diddy has teamed up with Monster Cable and Beats By Dr. Dre for the launch of Diddy Beats. Beats By Dr. Dre also includes a line of headphones from pop star Lady Gaga.

“My mother played music for me as a child, and I grew up loving the way music made me feel. It brought out joy and pain. It was my first career, my first love,” said Diddy. “No matter how many roads I travel, my heart always takes me back there. Music is my life, and Diddy Beats is an expression of how great sound makes me feel.”

Diddy Beats’ in-ear headphones will retail for $149 and will be available in both black and white colors.

“What Diddy has done with Sean John is incredible. His marketing genius combined with his sense of design and fashion is unparalleled in the music business,” explained Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine. Iovine also played a part in the creation of Beats By Dr. Dre.

A release date for the Diddy Beats headphones has yet to be revealed

From HipHopDX.com

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10394/title.diddy-to-release-his-own-line-of-headphones