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October 12, 2006

The Singing Diddy SAT Analogy

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

Posted by: diddy himself at 10/12/06 10:08 AM  | Reply
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No analogy here, but I heard Diddy was trying to pay people to make Press Play look good in the press.

Posted by: Penny Woods at 10/12/06 10:24 AM  | Reply
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diddy is to hip hop as the appendix is to breathing.

Posted by: nark at 10/12/06 10:39 AM  | Reply
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What's a Diddy? Is that like an MC Hammer?

Posted by: Matt at 10/12/06 10:40 AM  | Reply
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Diddy is to talent as Tom Cruise is to sanity

Posted by: Josh at 10/12/06 10:41 AM  | Reply
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diddy:hip-hop :: paris hilton:everyone

Posted by: kenny at 10/12/06 10:45 AM  | Reply
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Diddy : Hip Hop :: Corn syrup : The average American diet

Posted by: janine at 10/12/06 11:04 AM  | Reply
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Diddy is to Hip hop as Kirk Cameron is to religion. Deluded and ignorant.

Posted by: blevo81 at 10/12/06 11:06 AM  | Reply
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Wait, I think I got it.

Diddy : hip-hop :: Jermaine Dupri : hip-hop

Posted by: bryan at 10/12/06 11:41 AM  | Reply
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Diddy is to hip hop as Pete Wentz is to punk.

Posted by: B at 10/12/06 11:44 AM  | Reply
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Or, Diddy : "Hip-Hop" :: Pete Wentz : "punk"

Posted by: bryan at 10/12/06 11:44 AM  | Reply
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diddy : hip-hop as bush : running a country

Posted by: d-roy at 10/12/06 11:59 AM  | Reply
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Diddy : Hip Hop :: Mark Foley : Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Posted by: xombievox at 10/12/06 12:33 PM  | Reply
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diddy : hip-hop :: mtv : "music"

Posted by: krunkymunky at 10/12/06 12:48 PM  | Reply
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alternatively: diddy : hip-hop :: pitchfork : indie pretentiousness

Posted by: krunkymunky at 10/12/06 12:51 PM  | Reply
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Diddy/hiphip

Kfed/stereogum

Posted by: ugh at 10/12/06 1:22 PM  | Reply
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diddy:hip-hop::making:the band 3

Posted by: adam at 10/12/06 1:34 PM  | Reply
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diddy is to hip hop......what the wizard is to oz.......

Posted by: maya lucia at 10/12/06 4:03 PM  | Reply
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diddy:hip-hop::kasabian:the best band in the world.

Posted by: dolf at 10/12/06 4:37 PM  | Reply
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Diddy: Hip Hop

Foley: Congressional Page

Posted by: Ddub at 10/12/06 7:39 PM  | Reply
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Diddy: Hip-Hop, Donkey Kong: Noise-rock

Posted by: tomviolence at 10/12/06 10:52 PM  | Reply
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diddy: hip-hop:: hinder: rock

Posted by: linden_marie at 10/12/06 10:54 PM  | Reply
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diddy: hip-hop:: hinder: rock

Posted by: linden_marie at 10/12/06 10:55 PM  | Reply
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i know i'm late, but...

Diddy:Hip Hop::Yankees:Baseball.

Posted by: mattshu at 10/13/06 2:38 AM  | Reply
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Diddy is to hip hop as stereogum is to pitchfork

Posted by: lunkadunk at 10/13/06 10:33 AM  | Reply
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Diddy = mumblemonkey

Posted by: Poop doodie at 10/13/06 4:21 PM  | Reply
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Diddy is to Hip-Hip as John was to the Walrus.

Posted by: Juan Miguel at 10/15/06 2:14 AM  | Reply
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Nobody mentioned that this song is a straight jack of Prince's style from twenty fucking years ago.

=darwin

Posted by: Darwin at 11/10/06 2:33 PM  | Reply
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