Wale – Slight Work (rmx) f. French Montana, Meek Mill, Diddy & Ma$e

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Wale enlists French Montana, Diddy and Ma$e (yes… Ma$e) for the official remix to his Ambition single. Bombs by Flex for now.

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Diddy And Shyne Together In Paris

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Diddy and his former protégé Jamal “Shyne” Barrow have reunited, in the name of Paris fashion. Diddy tweeted “Me and Shyne Po front row at Kenzo #ParisIsBurning RT to da world!!!!” several times today, sharing a photo of the pair at Kenzo’s Paris Fashion Week presentation. The cozy pic shows Diddy, dapper in a suit and sunglasses, while Shyne rocks a top hat and beard.

The two notoriously had a falling out after Shyne did an almost nine-year prison bid after being convicted of assault and gun possession in the Club New York shooting in 1999 while Diddy was acquitted of all charges.

Just last month, Shyne told MTV exclusively that he and his former Bad Boy mentor had buried the hatchet. Shyne said that he and Diddy recently talked over the phone and planned to meet in the coming weeks. "As far as Puff is concerned, that's been a long time coming," Shyne said. "He had reached out to me twice while I was in the pen, but I just wasn't ready for it." Shyne continued of Diddy, "I felt how I felt, I said what I said. In retrospect, when you looked at the way he handled it, he held it down, he wore it. He ain't had nothing to say; always had good things to say. It was always, 'Yo, whatever Shyne need, we got him.' " At the time, Shyne wouldn't elaborate on the details of his and Combs' conversation, but he did walk away from the call in a more positive place. "For me, the conversation was a confirmation of what I felt. Son kept it super tall, and that's what it's about. When a man says, 'Listen, as a man, I make mistakes and I own that.' What could you do?"

Could a musical reconciliation be far off?

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Lil Wayne, Cee Lo, Diddy & More Rock Total Rewards Concerts [Photos]

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» by Latifah Muhammad March 2, 2012, 17:50pm

Last night, Weezy, Diddy, Cee Lo, and more performed at Caesars Entertainment's Escape to Total Rewards concert on stages in Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans and Chicago.

Each of the four simultaneous shows were simulcast via a live stream, and while Wayne gave the censors a run for their money (because he doesn't "know the lyrics to the radio versions" of his own music) he managed to give the West Coast a solid 20-minute set. Also in the City of Angels performing was Cee Lo and a bevy of showgirls. Meanwhile, Diddy hyped the crowd for Mariah Carey, who performed at New York City's Gotham Hall.

With all the star power hitting up each of the four cross-country locations, we gotta ask: What in the hell did Tyson Chandler have on?

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Diddy Wins His First Oscar For 'Undefeated' Film

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By Miranda Johnson

You can now add Diddy to the short list of rappers that have been able to snag an Oscar. Diddy is the third hip-hop artist to win an Academy Award, following in the footsteps of Eminem and Three 6 Mafia. The music mogul won the Best Documentary Academy Award for his role as executive producer on the film “Undefeated.”

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A documentary that follows the Manassas Tigers football team, a severely underfunded and underprivileged football -- who were even hired out as a practice team for more successful schools -- as they reverse their fortunes thanks to coach Bill Courtney. Written by Kevin Jagernauth

The film, which is directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J Martin is a real-life version of NBC’s hit “Friday Night Lights.” “Undefeated” follows Manassas High School football player O.C Brown and teammates during their 2009 season. The documentary focuses on three unprivileged inner-city Memphis athletes and their coach as they overcome the difficulties in their surroundings to win the school’s first playoff game ever in its 110-year history.

Diddy, always the business man, is also in the processing of launching his REVOLT network which will be distributed by Comcast. The music network will place a special emphasis on social media involvement and it will feature programming that includes music videos, live performances and interviews. The network is set to launch in 2013.

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Diddy Signs Baltimore Rapper Los To Bad Boy

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Diddy continues to beef up his Bad Boy Records artist roster. Following the addition of Machine Gun Kelly and French Montana, his latest signee is Baltimore rapper Los.

The hip-hop mogul revealed the news to MTV's Sway Calloway during a recent French Montana video shoot, saying Los' addition brings a "youthful energy" to the long-running record label.

"It's time for a whole new generation; it's time for a whole new movement," Diddy told MTV. "We also have a new artist named Los that we signed. It's official. We're trying to put that young, youthful energy out in the air and do it the only way that Bad Boy can do it."

Los built a fan following through his strong collection of material on the mixtape circuit ... and following two previous tries with Bad Boy, he's back at it.

According to MTV, the rapper first auditioned for Puff's "Making the Band", but his refusal to sign any of the paperwork, which was required, stopped him from appearing on the show. In 2005, he finally signed to Bad Boy through local label Bloc Incorporated, after auditioning for Puff with a 10-minute freestyle.

However, Bloc Incorporated eventually disbanded and Los lose his deal in 2008 before dropping any material.

Since then, he attacked the mixtape world with a slew of mixtapes. His last dropped in December, titled The Crown Ain't Safe, which featured contributions from DMX and Twista.

Details of his new deal with Bad Boy was unknown at press time. But, Diddy promises that his new crop of artists is the new generation of his iconic imprint.

"It's definitely reinvention time; it's rebuilding time," Diddy told MTV. "When you've been doing it for as long as we've been doing it, we the last ones standing from when we were doing it. And that's not taking shots at nobody, that's just a fact."

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Video: French Montana Says Diddy Allowed Him To Keep His Publishing

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French Montana already explained why he didn’t sign with Kanye and in a recent sit down with RTNY, French speaks on why he signed to Bad Boy, one of the biggest reasons being that Puff allowed him to keep his publishing. Hmmmm.

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Diddy Launching A Music-Themed Cable Network Named Revolt

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Diddy is expanding his Bad Boy empire ... again. The hip-hop mogul is reportedly planning the launch of a music-themed cable network by the end of the year.

Sources tell Broadcasting & Cable that Diddy's channel will be called Revolt, and is set to launch on December 12 (12/12/12).

Former MTV programming chief Andy Schuon is said to be involved in the "well-funded" venture. He previously headed a music channel called International Music Feed (IMF), which was acquired by Ovation TV before being discontinued.

Diddy is reportedly in talks with Comcast and Time Warner Cable (TWC) to distribute Revolt, which B&C described as "a music and music news channel with an urban skew."

One source likened it to the old days of MTV, but catered to an African-American audience.

A TWC spokesperson said the company has had "some discussions" regarding Revolt and Diddy, but did not have a comment at this time.

Diddy has yet to comment on reports.

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