Diddy Reassigns Music-Publishing Rights , to Bad Boy Artists.<br />Sean "Diddy" Combs has "decided to reassign <br />his Bad Boy publishing rights back to all Bad Boy <br />artists and writers who helped build Bad Boy into <br />the powerhouse it is today," a source tells 'Variety.'.<br />Sean "Diddy" Combs has "decided to reassign <br />his Bad Boy publishing rights back to all Bad Boy <br />artists and writers who helped build Bad Boy into <br />the powerhouse it is today," a source tells 'Variety.'.<br />Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".<br />Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".<br />Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".<br />Such artists include Faith Evans, Ma$e, the estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, 122 and "many more.".<br />The reassigned assets are reportedly "worth hundreds of millions of dollars," 'Variety' reports. .<br />Before reassigning the rights, Diddy <br />reportedly received many multi-million <br />dollar offers for the Bad Boy publishing catalog.<br />But he decided to return the rights <br />to the songwriters instead. .<br />Most of the artists have been located and <br />signed the paperwork to complete the transfer. .<br />Ma$e and Diddy previously had a disagreement about which party was owed money within their professional relationship.<br />In 2020, Ma$e said Diddy turned down his <br />$2 million offer to purchase publishing rights.<br />It appears Diddy has had a change of heart.<br />Combs sees it as part of a broader goal of promoting economic empowerment for Black artists and culture, Source, to 'Variety'.<br />Diddy is dropping a new album, <br />'The L.O.V.E. Album: Off the Grid,' on Sept. 15
