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Diddy Says He Has Never Robbed Or Mistreated An Artist

12:17 p.m. · August 25, 2010 · by Andrew Winistorfer

In a recent interview in Vibe magazine, Diddy finally got around to, after 20 years, addressing allegations that he robs and/or mistreats his artists:

“There’s an off perception that needs to be addressed about me that I have ever robbed somebody or mistreated somebody, or tried to be ruthless or whatever in this game. Like, all this year I’ve heard people say, “Where’s Carl Thomas, where’s Black Rob, where’s G.Dep? Where are these artists?” And for some reason they go ahead and equate that, cause those artists aren’t with me, that I’ve done something wrong or malicious or conniving. It’s something that I do have a problem with because they don’t have no proof that I’ve ever done nothing like that.”

 

It’s a misconception. Especially someone who’s been brought up like me. I’ve been brought up to work hard for mine and never take from nobody. And to always try and help people. But people don’t understand this game that were in. You have a short life expectancy. It’s rare to a me, to be a Jay-Z, an LL, a Nas. That sh*t is a rarity. That’s not even one percent of the rappers. If you look at any artists that were on Ruff Ryders, where they at? If you look at any artist that was on Def Jam at the time we started, where they at? If you look at any artist that was on Roc-A-Fella, Jive, where they at? It’s not like anything was wrong with them. It’s just that you have a four, five-year average in this game. That’s just something I wanted to address.

I guess Diddy sort of has a point. Would anyone really be interested in a Black "Like Whoa" Rob album at this point anyway? Same thing essentially happened with Jay-Z's boys from the Roc. Diddy has run Bad Boy like a real label, not like a slush fund for his buddies, which I guess is what he's supposed to do.

But it's telling he doesn't mention that he hasn't leeched off an artist for years. Because dude has been on Biggie's teat for 20 years, and dude is basically shameless about that. If only he'd treat Biggie's legacy the way he treated Da Band and drop it already. [Real Talk]