10 Questions for Diddy

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Chin Check

Published on February 24, 2008 with 16 Comments">16 Comments

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Diddy is featured in the current issue of Time , where he answers 10 Questions from readers. Some of the Q & As are pretty insightful. Take a look, you might learn something:

What factor makes a record a sure hit?
Melody. When you hear a Beatles’ melody or Marvin Gaye, it changes everything around you. You ever see those commercials where somebody’s someplace and then the whole room changes? Melody does that.

Do you feel the culture of vanity in rap and hip-hop has given young people a skewed reality of what is important in life?
A lot of things affect people’s views if they let their views be affected. A weak-minded person who was going to do something negative or be vain was going to do that whether it was the music or somebody else that affected him.

How do you know if a business has potential?
It’s tricky. You have to invest a lot of money and lose money. I invested in a company that’s going to lose $8 million. But that wasn’t the way to gauge success. It’s about building a trademark.

Whom do you consider the most influential musician from the pre-hip-hop era?
James Brown. He opened it up and let you know there weren’t any boundaries in music. You could chant, scream or grunt. You could say things people don’t understand. He used to say he was my godfather. He would say, “Son, listen. I have to tell you something important: olive oil. Every day I want you to put it in your hair. It’s gonna make your hair strong.”

Tune in to ABC on Monday at 8:00 PM (EST) to watch the TV version of Lorraine Hansberry play, A Raisin in the Sun, starring Diddy.

TRU

Rizoh

Rizoh is the most powerful man in all the lands. He lives in Houston where he earned a BS in Nerf Herding. He's the founder of The Rap Up, the editor of Roc4Life.com, and is in the Grammy-awaiting band Pervertable Disciples.

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  • http://my.rawkus.com/xn/detail/u_ivanrott Ivan

    “A weak-minded person who was going to do something negative or be vain was going to do that whether it was the music or somebody else that affected him.”

    ………..Uh………….NO!

    “I don’t know if school would have made that better for me. I’m cool with the way I’ve turned out.”

    So school isn’t for everyone? Wow! What a great role model for the kids…

  • http://my.rawkus.com/xn/detail/u_ivanrott Ivan

    “A weak-minded person who was going to do something negative or be vain was going to do that whether it was the music or somebody else that affected him.”

    ………..Uh………….NO!

    “I don’t know if school would have made that better for me. I’m cool with the way I’ve turned out.”

    So school isn’t for everyone? Wow! What a great role model for the kids…

  • esbee

    @ Ivan: I see his point though…in some respects he is right. Even though we are influenced to some degree by sounds and sights, in the end the decision to ball out of control weighs on us completely. You can’t blame Puff for garnering a 10,000 debt when he wasn’t there to force your hand to do so.

    I will agree that as role models, we ought to be able to show kids what’s real and not.

  • esbee

    @ Ivan: I see his point though…in some respects he is right. Even though we are influenced to some degree by sounds and sights, in the end the decision to ball out of control weighs on us completely. You can’t blame Puff for garnering a 10,000 debt when he wasn’t there to force your hand to do so.

    I will agree that as role models, we ought to be able to show kids what’s real and not.

  • Dante Compton

    What did that puff comment on music effect weak minded people have anything to do with going to school. maybe i read it wrong. i just dont get what the first two comments.

    I though his answer made sense tho. but its up to the person or the parents, if it concerns a child, to educate them says to know what is right and wrong. But if you have no one to stir you in the right directions… it CAN be really hard. But… thats life.!

  • Dante Compton

    What did that puff comment on music effect weak minded people have anything to do with going to school. maybe i read it wrong. i just dont get what the first two comments.

    I though his answer made sense tho. but its up to the person or the parents, if it concerns a child, to educate them says to know what is right and wrong. But if you have no one to stir you in the right directions… it CAN be really hard. But… thats life.!

  • http://my.rawkus.com/xn/detail/u_ivanrott Ivan

    Dante: did you read the full interview with all the questions?

    SB: As a Psych major (almost done) who took some sociology and, most recently, social psychology, it’s pretty hard to make that argument. You’d be surprised of all the idiotic and at times sinister things people can and will do if given specific “environments.” Read up on ‘The Lucifer Effect’ (great book by Dr. Zimbardo).

  • http://my.rawkus.com/xn/detail/u_ivanrott Ivan

    Dante: did you read the full interview with all the questions?

    SB: As a Psych major (almost done) who took some sociology and, most recently, social psychology, it’s pretty hard to make that argument. You’d be surprised of all the idiotic and at times sinister things people can and will do if given specific “environments.” Read up on ‘The Lucifer Effect’ (great book by Dr. Zimbardo).

  • J to the AAP

    Ivan, I do agree with putting some question marks to the ‘weaker mind comment’, bit of an easy cop-out. The school comment though isn’t that far off. As a role model he should tell kids school is their safest bet to make something of themselves, that doesn’t mean it’s the end-all though. School certainly wasn’t for me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a decent career or will ever stop educating myself.

  • J to the AAP

    Ivan, I do agree with putting some question marks to the ‘weaker mind comment’, bit of an easy cop-out. The school comment though isn’t that far off. As a role model he should tell kids school is their safest bet to make something of themselves, that doesn’t mean it’s the end-all though. School certainly wasn’t for me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a decent career or will ever stop educating myself.

  • moneda

    What exactly do you do for a living?

    Professional House Negro.

  • moneda

    What exactly do you do for a living?

    Professional House Negro.

  • http://www.therapup.net Rizoh

    ^^You’re wrong for that

  • http://www.therapup.net Rizoh

    ^^You’re wrong for that

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  • Ali G

    i agree, diddy should be a role model for the kids.

  • Ali G

    i agree, diddy should be a role model for the kids.

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