Diddy

Released: October 17, 2006

Featuring: Avant

Songwriter: Diddy Rob Lewis Shannon “Slam” Lawrence Mike Winans

Producer: Rob Lewis

[Intro]
Sometimes I try to figure out
Just why
Why you are the way you are
You ... You make it so hard for me to love you

[Diddy]
Hold up now
Listen ... I ain't gonna try to sit here and say I'm perfect
You know
I mean ... I'm tryin' to do the best I can
With my time here on earth
You know ... You know my mother
Mama always say that I'd be somebody
You know
So you know, I figured that I might as well be great
You know
I mean, it's hard to understand how I am
Some shit you just don't really need to be
Mother fuckin' understanding though
I mean God put me here for a reason
And I'm here to let these mother fuckers know

[Avant + Diddy]
I've come to claim my place
I've come to claim my place
I'll show you the way
A lot of people don't understand
They'll understand one day though
I just like to make people feel good
I really feel I can do anything
I really truly believe in God that way
So much that I believe in myself
I guess I'm kinda like my father
You know, Who had a relentless spirit
You know
He would stop at nothing to achieve his goal
You now nowadays
A lot of these mother fuckers don't understand that
They gonna have to handle it
Yeah, you feel me

I've come to claim my place
And I ain't gonna stop
I ain't gonna never stop
I thank y'all for ridin' with me
Thank y'all for rockin' with me
Through this journey
It's just begun
And I wanna take the time to say
Thank you

[Avant]
Listen to everything he says
I've come to claim my place

[Diddy]
I truly appreciate you
And I love ya
Ain't nothin' else to say

Sean “Diddy” Combs (also known as Puff Daddy, Puffy, Sean John, and P. Diddy) is a recording artist, record producer, entrepreneur, and actor from Harlem, New York.

He started in the music business as an intern and talent director at Uptown Records under his mentor Andre Harrell. While at Uptown, Puffy helped launch the careers of R&B superstars Jodeci and Mary J. Blige. After he was fired from Uptown, Puff started his Bad Boy Entertainment label in 1993 as a joint venture with Clive Davis' Arista Records. His first artists were Craig Mack and The Notorious B.I.G., with Mack releasing the hit “Flava In Ya Ear” before Biggie hit with his Ready To Die album. Following their success, Puff went on to sign successful R&B artists such as Faith Evans, 112, and Total, as well as rappers Ma$e and The LOX.

Puff Daddy was an in-demand producer, working with acts such as Usher, TLC, Jay-Z, Lil Kim, and Boyz II Men among others before he decided to become an artist himself. He released his first album, No Way Out on July 1, 1997, a few months after Biggie was killed in Los Angeles on March 9th. The single “I’ll Be Missing You” was created as a tribute—it debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the chart for 11 weeks. The album was a multi-platinum success and won the Best Rap Album Grammy Award in 1998.

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