Sean Combs

Holiday Gifts for Your Hip-Hop Cousin

​Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. Yo yo yiggity yo, son. Christmas is u ... More >>

Seven Concerts We Were Sad to See Cancelled in 2011

​At the end of the year, we like to take a look back and think about all the awesome shows we saw throughout the months. But for whatever reason, 2011 seemed to be a year of cancellations -- and some pretty huge shows were canceled, at that. So here are the shows we were sad to see go. We're ... More >>

Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

The Ten Best Posthumous Albums

​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

The Top Ten Lamest, Most Overplayed Hip Hop Songs from the Late 90's

Can't stop, won't stop​​Inspiration comes from many different places, the radio being one of them. While carousing around town in my hooptie the other day, the Notorious B.I.G./Puff Daddy/Mase 1997 classic "Mo Money, Mo Problems" came on over my speakers, much to my odd delight. After I was done ... More >>

Amy Winehouse Hits the Bottle Right Before Rehab

​Surprise, surprise, Amy Winehouse is still hitting the bottle, according to the Fab Life.Winehouse is still up to her old tricks. After her father confronted her about drinking too much, she agreed to check herself back into rehab Wednesday night to get clean before her upcoming European tour, wh ... More >>

Diddy Temporarily Changes His Name...Again

​A million name changes weren't enough for Sean Combs. Apparently, it was time for another one, according to Paste.Rapper and producer Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, can't seem to ever settle on a name. Even this time he feels that his new alter ego will only be suitable for a week.His new ... More >>

Diddy Cancels Show Tonight at Ovations Live! Showroom. Why? He "Pushed It Too Far"

"Diddy" have something more important to do?​Halt your plans to visit Chandler tonight to catch Diddy Dirty Money at Ovations Live! Showroom, the new project hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is touring with. According to a Tweet from the man himself (and confirmed by his publicist), Diddy won't ... More >>

Diddy's Rise From Booger-Eater to Insurance Hawker to Superstar

Raisin Arizona

Diddy Brings Dirty Money To Ovations Live Showroom in Wild Horse Pass Casino in May

​ I'll forgive you if you hadn't noticed Last Train to Paris, the album that Sean "Puffy" Combs released in December, and the debut of his R & B collective Diddy Dirty Money, comprised of Combs, Dawn Richards (of Danity Kayne fame) and singer/songwriter Kaleena Harper.You may have been distrac ... More >>

Man Invents Grand Piano With 102 Keys

​An Australian craftsman has taken things up a notch and designed a grand piano with 102 keys, according to NPR Music.Wayne Stuart, the man behind the design, claims that the 14 additional keys will set the bar higher for pianos to come: none can go as high, and very few can play notes as low as t ... More >>

Rap Songs Fit for a Tea Party: Hip-Hop Songs with a Right Wing Bent

​Maybe you've heard: Today is election day.This year's election is a little different than the 2008 one, though. It seems not everyone is happy with the progress the Kenyan/Indonesian/Martian guy who usurped the presidency has been making toward converting our economy to socialism. Crazy, right? S ... More >>

Bad Laugh Tracks: The Most Annoying Recorded Laughter in Pop Music

​When I heard Ke$ha's "Your Love is My Drug" on the radio the other day, aside from making remarks about how sloppy she is, I couldn't help but mention to my friend that I thought the song was terrible.I was thrilled that the song was nearly over until Ke$ha struck a chord with one of my old pet p ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 8/12 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What did Trace Adkins have to say about SB 1070 while opening for Toby Keith at Cricket? Is Frankie Muniz's Phoe ... More >>

Mesa Community College Beefs Up Music Biz Program: You Can Now Learn To Be Puff Daddy or Ian MacKaye

​Ever wanted to learn a ton of shit about the music biz without going to Brooklyn to get P. Diddy a cookie or riding in a van with Ian MacKaye as he talks about not eating animals or drinking beer? Mesa Community College has you covered.MCC has been beefing up it's Music Business program for a cou ... More >>

August 4 In Blogs: Salvador Reza, SMoCA, Adam Carolla, Tracy DeWitt, and John McCain

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Diddy's "Hello Good Morning" Makes Your Boyfriend Feel Like a Groupie

​Even though Sean "Diddy" Combs is much better at producing train wreck television (Making the Band) then he is at rapping, for some reason, his horribly monotonous track "Hello Good Morning," by Diddy-Dirty Money, is still getting radio play, and it's not even a song that is lady-friendly in the ... More >>

Champagne Cocktails: Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere!

Diddy and Cristal (before it was racist).​Champagne isn't just for wedding toasts and hip hop videos anymore. What was once generally reserved for special occasions is now popping up on drink menus all over the country in cocktail form, and the standard brunch Mimosa is just the tip of the spa ... More >>

Black Eyed Peas Show Band Muslims, Guitar Hero Gets Cobain Avatar, Puff Daddy Hearts Arctic Monkeys

NME: Malaysian Muslims banned from Black Eyed Peas showNME: P Diddy tells Twitter followers to buy Arctic Monkeys' 'Humbug'Idolator: "Twilight" Fans To Be Over The Moon For Death Cab For Cutie Really SoonIdolator: Music Biz Hoping That Whitney Houston's New Album Will Restore At Least A Little Honor ... More >>

Rihanna and Chris Brown's Hotel Tryst, Jarvis Cocker and Russel Brand Collaborate, Jackson's Mother Gets Custody

State Press: YACHT Not A Standout Idolator: "Weird Al" Yankovic Makes An Icky Thump In Honor Of Charles Nelson Reilly NME: Bruce Springsteen To Perform 'Born To Run' Album In Its Entirety NME: P Diddy Moshes His Way Through Arctic Monkeys' Intimate New York Gig NME: Rihanna and Chris Brown Reunite f ... More >>

Gwen Stefani Smells: Rock Star Fragrances Reviewed

 What does P.Diddy smell like? We wanted to know, so we headed to a fragrance store to sample the scents marketed by some of pop music's bigger stars. Some were great, some were terrible and all were very, very telling. Check out this slide show to see what we thought each musician's scent wo ... More >>

Do the Rights Thing

Doc walks the walk in corporate-copyright battle

Common covers a lot of ground in Marquee show

Ringtum Diddy AGAIN?

Elephant Man

Let's Get Physical
(Bad Boy)

Where's the party? A quick guide to a dozen hot Super Bowl soirees

Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

Gettin’ Diddy with It

They Killed the Dog

Jelts and Idolize

Tomorrow's Last Try
(Earsweat Records)

Diddy

Press Play
(Bad Boy)

Asylum Street Spankers

You can't spell "caravan" without "a van"

Get Out of the Exploding-Closet Rut . . .

And admit that you just need some space

They Did What?

2005's top WTF? moments

Critical Fatwa

Give it a rest. In peace

Kid Capri at Myst

Rare chance to shake it with hip-hop giant

Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!

Forget caroling. Here's a few hip-hop jammy-jams to warm your Yule log

People Under the Stairs

. . . Or Stay Tuned (Om)

Original Soundtrack

Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (Bad Boy/Universal)

Yigee Yes, Y'all. Boom!

Not even preemptive war and its inherent dangers can stop the 24-hour party people at Miami's WMC 2003

It Ain't Good -- So What?

Sometimes, the best music is the stuff you wouldn't dream of praising in public

Revenge of the N*E*R*D

After stepping out of the studio, Pharrell Williams finds the rock-star role suits him just fine

Street Sweet

The three regular Jersey girls of 3LW look angelic. But the devil's in the details.

Banging Bigotry

A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster's Ball

Faith Evans

Faithfully (Bad Boy)

Molten Wax