News: Diddy Corrals Stars For New Album
Sean "Diddy" Combs has invited some big names to join him on his upcoming album, "Press Play," due Oct. 17 from his own Bad Boy label.
The rapper-turned-mogul shares tracks with such artists as Christina Aguilera, OutKast's Big Boi, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Nas, Fergie, Brandy and Keyshia Cole, among others.
The lineup of producers for "Press Play" is just as impressive. Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, will.i.am, Mobb Deep's Havoc and Rich Harrison have contributed beats to the project.
The first single, "Come to Me" featuring the Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger, is No. 13 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks chart this week. He rocked the song last night (Sept. 7) in Miami Beach as part of NBC's "NFL Kickoff" show.
"As time evolved, and I started traveling around the world and going into dance and techno clubs, I began to see music from a global point of view," Diddy tells Billboard of the new album. "It all came together on 'Press Play' -- all those sounds in my head."
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