Puff Daddy is ready to focus on being a “coach and ringmaster” after his final album is released.
The rapper is gearing up for No Way Out 2 to hit stores in 2016, which will be his last ever record. Although it’s a bittersweet time for the star he feels ready to turn his back on making new music, as over the years he’s become much more interested in helping up-and-coming artists.
“It’s just me not being in front of the camera (and) on stage as much in that capacity,” he told USA Today of his plans. “(I’m) moving more into a role as somebody artists come to for advice and I can be more helpful behind the scenes. To be honest, I’m a coach, a ringmaster. I don’t profess to be anything but that.”
The 46-year-old star has six children, and his family is another reason he is planning this change in career. “That right, there was the main decision, because you just can’t have both the right way,” he said. “I’ve had a great run and people have shown me a lot of love and I want to finish on top but most importantly, besides finishing on top, I want to be there (for my kids).”
The star has just released another collection of music, called MMM, which was initially offered to fans free of charge to coincide with his birthday in November (15). The response was overwhelmingly positive, with Puff stunned when many of his followers began asking how they could pay for the material.
“My first thought was not to have it available on iTunes, but… I’m excited that the decision was made by the people,” he explained. “You know, I had fans hitting me and asking me on Instagram or Facebook and saying, ‘Come on. When are you going to put it on iTunes? I want to get it off there.’ And you know, it was kind of surprising to comment back to a fan and say, ‘But you can get it for free,’ or, ‘You can download it from here,’ and they’re like, ‘No, I want to buy it on iTunes.’ That really touched me in a certain way.”
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