Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs offers a three-minute dedication to his “hustle” on minimalist new track “Workin’,” which the rapper debuted Tuesday night during an all-star performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. The song features a sampled, pitch-shifted hook – “Don’t bother me; I’m workin'” – from Les Sins’ “Bother,” with Puff brushing aside endless distractions. “We hustle before we play,” he raps, “even on Memorial Day.”
Over stripped-back production – an eerie synth line, droning bass and light programmed beat – Puff gives a shout-out to his late friend and collaborator Notorious B.I.G....
Over stripped-back production – an eerie synth line, droning bass and light programmed beat – Puff gives a shout-out to his late friend and collaborator Notorious B.I.G....
- 10/14/2015
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
“You could go to any hood / Bet they know me,” Sean Combs boasts on his stark new single, “Big Homie.” The rapper/mogul backs up that claim in the track’s star-studded music video, which features cameos from an array of hip-hop titans.
Watch Sean Combs Spoof ‘Downton Diddy’
In the clip above, Puff Daddy (along with collaborators Rick Ross and French Montana) journey from hood to hood: In Harlem, they drop by a seafood joint, where they encounter Ashanti, Jermaine Dupri, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Nelly and Bow Wow.
Watch Sean Combs Spoof ‘Downton Diddy’
In the clip above, Puff Daddy (along with collaborators Rick Ross and French Montana) journey from hood to hood: In Harlem, they drop by a seafood joint, where they encounter Ashanti, Jermaine Dupri, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Nelly and Bow Wow.
- 3/31/2014
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
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