Bad Boy's been around for a long, long time now and any business that's been operating for over a decade is bound to have some failures. Have I been too harsh on Diddy? Is he actually a decent label owner? There's only one way to find out for sure. Ignore my wife and kids for a solid 24 hours while I exhaustively research and comment on every Bad Boy signing. Ever.
With numerous albums sold, countless tours, and various business ventures it should come as no surprise that Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Birdman are among the top five Hip-Hop moneymakers according to Forbes. Forbes' "Cash Kings 2011: Hip-Hop’s Top 20 Earners" list features the usual suspects as well as a few newcomers. See more...
First and foremost, thanks to everyone who made our "Who's the Worst Rapper Alive" nominations the most commented on piece in RefinedHype history. I've combed through the more than 100 comments to find five final nominees. It wasn't an easy task, but someone had to do it. Vote now!
Days after a sneak peak was released for Dirty Money’s “Your Love (Remix)” music video featuring Rick Ross and Trey Songz the full video has made its way onto the internet and let’s just say it’s a little (or a lot) on the kinky side. I’m sure a lot of people might be somewhat intimidated by a kinky music video that features Rick Ross, but I promise it’s not that bad. See more...
As I'm sure many if not all of you know, Rick Ross threw a birthday party for himself at Atlanta's famed strip club the King of Diamonds. While a rapper in a strip club isn't exactly headline news, heads turned when video circulated of Ricky and his Buggati Boyz partner Diddy distributing an even $1 million on the floor. Unfortunately that video was shot by NBC, which means we didn't get to see what was "really" happening. Well no more my friends.
Lord knows why "Tomorrow Night", the newly leaked Ludacris assisted track, didn't make it onto Diddy Money's "Last Train to Paris" album. Normally I'd say it's because it's not a particularly good song; Diddy sounds particularly ridiculous on the hook, and it's not going down in Luda's top ten guest verse list. Listen and download...
Those who actually took the time to listen to Diddy Money's "Last Train to Paris" - and unless you're getting paid to write an album review on it I don't know why you would - found a project that wasn't as disasterous as feared, but certainly wasn't very good. So it's no surprise that new remixes featuring Eminem and Mary J. Blige are far better than anything on the actual album.
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