(1) Sean John Combs is an American musical artist best known for his top 40 rap songs and collaborations. He is also known for his penchant for changing his name quite often. Previously, he's been known as "Puff Daddy", "P. Diddy", "Sean John", "Puff", and "Puffy".
Combs runs the record label Bad Boy Records, the clothing lines Sean John and Sean by Sean Combs, a movie production company, and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, producer of reality TV, writer, arranger, clothing designer, and actor.
In August 2005, Sean Combs adopted the stage name "Diddy". Dearlove had used the stage name "Diddy" commercially since 1993. In 2006, after attempting to resolve the name conflict with Combs' management, Dearlove successfully filed suit against Combs. The terms of the amicable settlement ordered Combs to pay Dearlove "significant damages" and barred him from releasing music under the name "Diddy" in the UK.
(2) Richard Dearlove is a London-based musical artist best know for his hit single "Give Me Love" (#23 in the UK Charts). He also constructed worldwide smash remixes of Blondie's Atomic (#19 UK, #1 US Billboard), Heart of Glass (#15 UK) and Union City Blue. He has worked with a long list of artists such as Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithful, Dolly Parton, Alan Thompson, Steve Thomas, Wayne G, Republica, The Sugababes, Tall Paul, Andy Allder, The Tyrell Corporation, Rachel Auburn, Aetherius, MC Kinky, Blu Peter, Nusta and Donna Summer.
Dearlove is a popular DJ at a popular gay club called Megawoof! in London, and runs the record labels "Resident Records" and "Megawoof Records" along with DJ Daz Saund. He is currently working with UK rapper Rob FT as well as the San Francisco Opera.
Everything I Love Featuring Nas & Cee-Lo
Diddy Lyrics
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Gold pieces moulded with Jesus features,
Give streets the fever from the way I spit the Ether,
Came on the scene at 19 a gritty fiend for,
Money, power, respect, get it by any means uh,
New Yorker, slick talker, walk like a brick flipper,
Decimal doctor, multiply to get richer,
I'm a entrepreneur, I'm the heart of the city,
I taste the dirt in my sweat, that's from the Harlem struggle,
All in my swagger that's the reason why I got my hustle,
I got the highest stature, Miami diamond flasher,
I got you caught in the most flyest and stylish rapture,
My signature next to Christopher Wallace, get it honest,
My first album through to him, that was my biggest project,
Now I'm the illest known to walk like the illest soldier,
And when I smoke, only roll up with the illest doja
You sit and mull it over my venom a killer cobra,
It's Harlem USA I diddy bop and shop with Oprah,
(Yeah nigga, what.)
Nigga what,
From my voice I'm killing 'em,
I shed my blood,
About everything I love,
To the eye blacker, over handed face the palm smacker,
Good scrapper, cat stacker, good wood packer,
Tear up the Dom P wrappers faster,
Platinum patrone splasher, fuck cris, spit atcha,
I call it rich ignorant laughter,
Black American express card all grey now, its scratched up,
From constant usage, girl kidnapper, pop tags off tags,
Poppa making monster music, and still I Costra Nostra,
Big roaster, skin cola, girl when I send for ya,
Bring friends wontcha?
I'm from the 80's NYC 5 percent of culture,
Breeze through with that old school blue malaroma,
Wrist glowing, ho-ing, fly off in a Boeing,
Slide off with your ho, and spend six figures on her,
My persona, Sean John unforgivable cologne,
Copping the biggest diamonds makes me sorta bi-polar,
Ferrari to Phantom, vehicles for high rollers,
The studded chain around my neck makes the night colder,
(Yeah nigga, what.)
Nigga what,
From my voice I'm killing 'em,
I shed my blood,
About everything I love,
The Queens Crypt keeper, Mets hat rocker,
Pretty bitch slobber, Ex-robber,
Heister, my own life biographer,
Pants sagging, Bentley whipping,
Summer jam stopper, Tim truck wearing,
Pineapple rocker, then I spray choppers,
A doctor in the jungles of Haiti made me,
Draped in paisley bandannas,
Suits with Adam Stacey,
Cigar like Dick Tracy,
Its dark I get spacey,
Alcohol and laced weed,
That was part of my 80's,
The Cartier consigieres be near me,
Canary yellow cuts in my pinky yearly,
Liz Taylor tried to joke me
Cause I keep it green like the other side of bill hicks be
When he gets mean,
Think fast before I blast hoes,
Like Grassino,
Went from scraggly old clothes to the illest fashion,
And realest rappin',
Pablo bath on the scene, won't go back to no green,
Strictly paper cruising through the strip in Vegas,
Two of New York's biggest niggaz,
Y'all used to hate us, but now you love us,
Nas and Diddy, power hustlers.
(Yeah nigga, what.)
Nigga what,
From my voice I'm killing 'em,
I shed my blood,
About everything I love,
(C'mon)
(On everythin' I love man)
In "I Hate That You Love Me," Diddy grapples with a complicated relationship that is intense but ultimately unfulfilling, as the chorus declares "I hate that you love me so much boy, I hate that you hurt me so much boy." The song opens with questions about the nature of their relationship, wondering if they are living in vain or pain. But despite the uncertain future, Diddy expresses his desire to make his love interest happy and take her on a luxurious adventure. He promises to change her life with one flight, and invites her to join him in soaring to new heights.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah,
Introducing the song on a positive note.
Yo turn the piano up
Asking for the adjustment of the music volume (instrument) to set the mood.
Can you feel it
Asking for the listener's attention and engagement in the emotions expressed in the music.
Yeah like that
Expressing satisfaction with the current musical ambiance.
This the way love feels
The melody captures the essence and complexities of romantic love.
Yo check it
Asking for the listener's full comprehension of the song's message.
Are we living in vain,
Questioning the meaningfulness of life and love.
Are we living in pain
Wondering if love brings more pain than joy.
Girl remember my name (remember my name)
Asking for recognition and significance in the partner's life.
And whatever remains
Acknowledging that nothing lasts forever.
After we walk on white sand
Referencing a romantic trope of a walk on the beach with one's significant other.
Lets travel in style
Aspiring toward luxurious travels and experiences together.
Just want to see you happy and smiling
Altruistic desire to make the partner feel fulfilled and joyful in the relationship.
I can change your life in one flight,
Offering to elevate the partner's lifestyle and experiences through shared travel.
Lets take off tonight, come on
Suggesting a spur-of-the-moment trip together.
We go,
The ups and downs of a romantic relationship.
We go down
The instability of the aforementioned relationship.
Love is in,
The presence of love in the relationship.
Then its out
The absence of love in the relationship.
We can tell,
Awareness of the status of the relationship.
Tell by now
The relationship's trajectory is becoming increasingly clear.
If it wont, work out
Doubts about the relationship's viability.
Lets not forget
Referencing a shared past.
Back in Brooklyn
Reference to a shared origin or hometown.
Where the future
The departure point for their shared journey.
First began
The origin of the relationship.
Lets start again
Aspiration to start over with a renewed sense of purpose.
Cant be over
Refusal to accept the end of the relationship.
That's what I told her
Affirming the refusal to give up on the relationship.
And then she said
Introducing a response from the partner.
I hate that you love me
Acknowledgment of the partner's love and the subsequent difficulties it poses.
So much boy
Emphasizing the intensity of the aforementioned difficulties.
One time is enough for me
Reflecting on the ups and downs of the relationship and acknowledging that doing it all over again may not be worth it.
Close your eyes, there's much to see
Encouraging the partner to relax and enjoy the present moment, despite the difficulties of the relationship.
So lets jump and both touch the clouds, and we never come down
Metaphorically suggesting a grand, never-ending romantic adventure.
Its amazing the view here
Expressing gratitude for the beauty of the relationship, despite the challenges.
On top of the world where even the air is all brand new here
Further emphasizing the exhilarating nature of the relationship.
Fireworks like new years
Metaphorically likening the passion in the relationship to a celebratory fireworks display on New Year's Eve.
Hurt is old news, why would you shed new tears
Rejecting the idea that ongoing pain is necessary in the relationship.
How can you
Questioning the partner's commitment to the relationship.
Trust in love
Challenging the notion that love is inherently trustworthy.
When our time
Mulling over the finite nature of the relationship.
Our time is up
Acknowledging that the relationship may be nearing its end.
If I leave
Possible contingency plan for the partner's exit from the relationship.
Will you
Asking whether the partner will persevere in the relationship.
Walk away
Potential act of ending the relationship.
From the truth
Refusing to accept the validity of the end of the relationship.
Things I know now, don't allow me to turn back
Acknowledging personal growth and admitting that there is no return to a previous state.
We been through it all but now I just want my heart back
Expressing a longing for emotional closure after a tumultuous relationship.
And I could walk away but see your love is my weakness
Admitting the inherent vulnerability in romantic love.
Oh it could be pointless to try and walk away, that's why
Acknowledging the strength of attachment to the partner, despite the difficulties.
I hate that you love me
Reemphasizing that the partner's love is both alluring and painful.
So much boy
Highlighting the depth of that mixed emotion.
I hate that you hurt me
Admitting the negativity inherent in the ups and downs of the relationship.
So much boy
Reiterating the dual nature of emotions in the relationship.
I hate that you love me
A dichotomy of longing and anxiety regarding the partner's love.
So much boy
Expressing the weight of that dichotomy.
I hate that you hurt me
Still grieving the partner's actions that have caused pain in the relationship.
So much boy
The continuing weight of those past wounds.
I hate that you love me
Acknowledging the difficulties and uncertainties inherent in the complexity of romantic relationships.
That I love
Confirming the emotional commitment to the partner regardless of the difficulties.
Cause I know how to love
Asserting personal confidence in the ability to show love despite previous difficulties.
You hate better hurt
Emphasizing that if pain is to emerge from the relationship, it is preferred that this pain is caused by the singer rather than by the partner.
Cause you hurt me
Attributing past pain to the partner.
You hate better love
Asserting that while the partner may have caused pain in the past, it is preferred that love remain the focus of the future relationship.
Cause I hate better love
Confirming that the singer's love and commitment to the partner wins out, even in the face of past pain.
You hate better hurt
Again acknowledging that pain may result from the relationship.
Cause you hurt me
Reiterating the source of past pain in the relationship.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JUAQUIN MALPHURS, MARIEL ORR, NAYVADIUS DEMUN WILBURN, SONNY COREY UWAZUOKE, ALGERNOD WASHINGTON, TRAVIS MCFETRIDGE, RICO BROOKS
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@RIDGEMATIC
Nas is hands down the greatest of all time!!!
@16JayChris
Nas made Diddy sound like the greatest rapper OAT!!! 🐐
@TANK1336
This iz My Favorite Track off dat PRESS PLAY Album.
@fuckthisworkbitch
The queens Crip keeper🔥✌️
@Marcel-ft2mw
We all know the diddster is a beat man but the flows are mr nas… Kanye beat man back in the day was the best. Smacker of a tune. Big up Nasty nas❤️
@TRAILBLAZER1400
This is the old Kanye West beat we love..
@truskool1971
Cee lo green is a KING amongst men!!
@VeegovonDOOM
Lol Nas wrote all the lyrics. The first time I heard this I was like dang. Diddy jut became the best rapper on earth. Lol then I was like oh..... He sounds a lot like Nas.
@alphalax7747
Ghostwriter shit goes way back
@40Below
Word!!!! I thought I was the only one who noticed! All 3 verses Nas vibe!! Yeah.. nigga.. wha??!!