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Huffingtonpost contributor Barry Michael Cooper interviews Puffy (known to his new fans as P.Diddy) about the making of Ready to Die, which many rap fans see as one of the best hip hop albums ever.
In this three part interview, Diddy discusses when he first new Biggie was the truth, the cinematic style of his music making and the nuances of producing. After the last clip plays, you realize not only how incredibly talented this dude is, but how under appreciated he is as a producer, artist and business man.
Oh yeah, check the third clip to get the official answer on the notorious ‘fellatio skit.’
Puffy: “I wanted my sound and my music to be competitive with Dr. Dre because I was such a fan…But you got to play to your strengths…see, Doctor Dre had funk that was unique for the west coast and I had a soul that was unique for Harlem .” – On his motivation for making Ready to Die
“Every director needs a great actor…The guy who directed Godfather didn’t tell Brando to put the cotton in his mouth, the director didn’t tell Pacino to put his face in the mound of cocaine….the director and the actor gotta be one, and I found the actor I could be one with…” – On his working relationship with Biggie
“I would sample stuff people was afraid to touch…Everybody else’s thing was finding an obscure sample, but i wanted to find that sample that gave you that memory…Juicy Fruit was the kind of sample that made you think of when everything was all right.” – On his thinking behind making ‘Juicy’
Read more from the great Barry Michael Cooper at Huffingtonpost.com
