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Diddy Reassigns Music-Publishing Rights to Bad Boy Artists

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Diddy Reassigns Music-Publishing Rights to Bad Boy Artists

Diddy Reassigns Music-Publishing Rights to Bad Boy Artists

Diddy Reassigns Music-Publishing Rights , to Bad Boy Artists.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has "decided to reassign his Bad Boy publishing rights back to all Bad Boy artists and writers who helped build Bad Boy into the powerhouse it is today," a source tells 'Variety.'.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has "decided to reassign his Bad Boy publishing rights back to all Bad Boy artists and writers who helped build Bad Boy into the powerhouse it is today," a source tells 'Variety.'.

Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".

Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".

Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".

Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".

The reassigned assets are reportedly "worth hundreds of millions of dollars," 'Variety' reports.

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Before reassigning the rights, Diddy reportedly received many multi-million dollar offers for the Bad Boy publishing catalog.

But he decided to return the rights to the songwriters instead.

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Most of the artists have been located and signed the paperwork to complete the transfer.

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Ma$e and Diddy previously had a disagreement about which party was owed money within their professional relationship.

In 2020, Ma$e said Diddy turned down his $2 million offer to purchase publishing rights.

It appears Diddy has had a change of heart.

Combs sees it as part of a broader goal of promoting economic empowerment for Black artists and culture, Source, to 'Variety'.

Diddy is dropping a new album, 'The L.O.V.E.

Album: Off the Grid,' on Sept.

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