celeb news Why can’t Sean Combs/P Diddy/Diddy/Puffy/Puff Daddy/Sean Combs keep an artist?

[Keeandga]

Inspired by this video https://youtu.be/sNez-9_0rco

Why can’t Diddy keep an artist and build them to fulfil there full potential? 
Danity Kane 

Mase 

Dream 

112 

Day 26 

The Lox 

Cassie & so on.  
Is he just bored with them, is he’s just full of bitchassness? I can’t believe a word this man spews, especially that Grammy speech. 

[rihannabiggestfan]

He can't even keep a name, so. He should stick to other ventures

[skankle]

They sign you and they switch

[Keeandga]

2 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

He can't even keep a name, so. He should stick to other ventures

Truth. Does he think that with every name change we’ll forget all the wild **** he’s done. 

[trainsskyscrapers]

One of the best A&Rs in the biz became his own boss and lost himself tbh. 

 

On the other hand, last time I checked.... both Janelle Monae & MGK (two of the biggest chameleons in modern music) have been Bad Boy artists from their first projects.  

[okgo]

Because he only cares about himself. Been trash

 

[99sandthe2000s]

who knows? but you can't say they didn't get a hit working with him tho 

[Gesamtkunstwerk]

The title just...

 

[professor2000]

Because…that’s how the industry is.
 

He’s an easy target though, b/c he’s a celeb/artist himself.  
 

But the complaints ppl have on Bad Boy, are the same complaints other artists have with their labels.  

[Keeandga]

34 minutes ago, okgo said:

Because he only cares about himself. Been trash

 

Facts. 
 

33 minutes ago, 99sandthe2000s said:

who knows? but you can't say they didn't get a hit working with him tho 

That’s is true, but Mase, DK defiantly could of achieved more. He seems to just no care after a while. 

 

3 minutes ago, professor2000 said:

Because…that’s how the industry is.
 

He’s an easy target though, b/c he’s a celeb/artist himself.  
 

But the complaints ppl have on Bad Boy, are the same complaints other artists have with their labels.  

That’s true, him showing the inner workings via MTB exposed the industry at large, but he’s more of a target bc we have footage, a face and a name (same in a way with Tyra but they are both still horrible people from the sounds of it). 

[DanceAgain]

Not sure why these didn't take off, this song was a massive bop 

 

 

[Keeandga]

9 hours ago, DanceAgain said:

Not sure why these didn't take off, this song was a massive bop 

 

 

From what I understand, this song was big the second single was well known/did decently, plans for more singles were scrapped allegedly bc of 9/11 and Bad Boy offices being in NY. Melissa left, Kacey joined Krazy flopped and wasn’t promoted well plus the image change and the second album kept getting pushed back and until they were dropped. 

Edited June 17, 2022 by Keeandga

[BreakinTheIce]

you forgot Diddy-Dirty Money too. He even gave Dawn Richard another chance and then she flopped again after that

[RockStarShit101]

12 hours ago, DanceAgain said:

Not sure why these didn't take off, this song was a massive bop 

 

 

I forgot about this bop!

[WinterRun]

21 hours ago, Keeandga said:

Inspired by this video https://youtu.be/sNez-9_0rco

Why can’t Diddy keep an artist and build them to fulfil there full potential? 
Danity Kane 

Mase 

Dream 

112 

Day 26 

The Lox 

Cassie & so on.  
Is he just bored with them, is he’s just full of bitchassness? I can’t believe a word this man spews, especially that Grammy speech. 

Eh, most of these examples aren't that great. Mase left music at basically the height of his popularity to become a pastor (and then came back and left again, and so on). The demises of Day 26 and Danity Kane were televised, and even in the latter's case, he made Dawn part of Dirty Money.

 

As for The Lox, what greater potential could/can they have? They are considered legends in hip hop and their legacy has been cemented, as seen in their Verzuz. Even so, they wanted to leave Bad Boy, and Diddy was not only okay with that, but encouraged them to make their departure from the label controversial. This thread explains some of the history behind their relationship:

 

 

I'm not saying Diddy hasn't mishandled a bunch of artists, but there's context to each of these situations, and honestly, it's not much different than the loads of artists found by other A&Rs who we see come and go regularly.

 

ETA: I don't even really like Diddy, but this thread got me thinking about how he's had a hand in some of the most influential artists ever. Notorious BIG, Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige, Usher, not to mention the slew of artists and producers he signed that helped shape the sound of the 90s and early 2000s. 

Edited June 17, 2022 by WinterRun