You know us: We like to feed your inner elitist, as much as we like to feed your morbid curiousity — so file this one under the latter. We’ve seen him playing “gracious host” and serving Diddy cocktails, we’ve seen him hawking Whoppers on GooTube, we’ve known he can’t rap for shit, but did you know that Diddy can’t sing, either? No, really! Check it, from Press Play:
Diddy – “Last Night” (Featuring Keyshia Cole) (MP3 link removed)
Irrelevant, you say? Hell, the New York Times just said that hip-hop needs him! In discussing Diddy’s new album:
This is a garish, puzzling album, and it isn’t the sort of CD people pick up when they want to explain what’s great about hip-hop. But if Diddy has stuck around, it’s because the genre needs him. Hip-hop exists not only because of virtuosos like Jay-Z but also because of hucksters like Diddy, entertaining and stubborn self-promoters who simply refuse to go away or shut up, at least for very long.
So what’s the reasoning there? Something like “Diddy : Hip-Hop :: Drugs : Pete Doherty”? Give us your best “Diddy is to Hip-Hop as A is to B,” SAT-style analogy. Winning entry gets points on their CNN.com Indie Cred.
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Diddy is to hip hop as aids is to freddy mercury
No analogy here, but I heard Diddy was trying to pay people to make Press Play look good in the press.
diddy is to hip hop as the appendix is to breathing.
What’s a Diddy? Is that like an MC Hammer?
Diddy is to talent as Tom Cruise is to sanity
diddy:hip-hop :: paris hilton:everyone
Diddy : Hip Hop :: Corn syrup : The average American diet
Diddy is to Hip hop as Kirk Cameron is to religion. Deluded and ignorant.
Wait, I think I got it.
Diddy : hip-hop :: Jermaine Dupri : hip-hop
Diddy is to hip hop as Pete Wentz is to punk.
Or, Diddy : “Hip-Hop” :: Pete Wentz : “punk”
diddy : hip-hop as bush : running a country
Diddy : Hip Hop :: Mark Foley : Center for Missing and Exploited Children
diddy : hip-hop :: mtv : “music”
alternatively: diddy : hip-hop :: pitchfork : indie pretentiousness
Diddy/hiphip
Kfed/stereogum
diddy:hip-hop::making:the band 3
diddy is to hip hop……what the wizard is to oz…….
diddy:hip-hop::kasabian:the best band in the world.
Diddy: Hip Hop
Foley: Congressional Page
Diddy: Hip-Hop, Donkey Kong: Noise-rock
diddy: hip-hop:: hinder: rock
diddy: hip-hop:: hinder: rock
i know i’m late, but…
Diddy:Hip Hop::Yankees:Baseball.
Diddy is to hip hop as stereogum is to pitchfork
Diddy = mumblemonkey
Diddy is to Hip-Hip as John was to the Walrus.
Nobody mentioned that this song is a straight jack of Prince’s style from twenty fucking years ago.
=darwin