Sean “Diddy” Combs (Or Puff, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) took fan questions during a music conference this past Saturday (Oct. 17) in Miami for his company, Revolt.
The conference’s theme “The Merging of Music, Technology and Innovation” welcomed any and all questions from fans via Twitter, Google Chat and in person regarding life and his career. A surprising revelation from the hip-hop mogul came after he was asked by a young woman how young people can be involved and heard in next year’s presidential election.
“See the things that’s tricky about politics is there’s so much bullsh*t with it,” Combs said to the crowd, according to HipHopWired. “We started Vote or Die and…and from the community we’re in, we’re not with hearing too much of the bullsh*t. So that’s why we get disenfranchised, [we’re] disconnected because nothing that they’re saying actually relates to us.”
As we know, Diddy, a new producer for the upcoming sitcom The Hustle, was the founder of Citizen Change, the now-defunct political group which encouraged young people to get out and vote. It was widely-known for the use of its slogan, “Vote Or Die!”, as well as its hordes of celebrity endorsements from artists like 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige. He is not knocking his “Vote Or Die” campaign however, but the voting process and politics as a whole.
“So ‘Vote Or Die,’ and getting out the vote, those things [were] laid out there so people could understand about the process,” he said. “We started ‘Vote or Die,’ and the whole process was all full of sh*t. The whole sh*t is a scam.”
After taking his stance on the political machine, Combs encouraged those in attendance to still go out and vote in next year’s presidential election while using our social power.
“We have different aims and the young have more power than ever,” he explained. “You got 200 followers, if you decide that you want to make it a topic of discussion and that thing goes viral… So do your part, and leave the bullsh*t out of it. Let’s make a difference in this election. We all can play a part.”