One-time Bad Boy Records rapper Mark Curry pokes around that Sean โDiddyโ Combsโ conclusion to give artists back their publishing rights is too small, too belated.

On Wednesday, September 6, Curry, who was signed to Bad Boy during the first half of the โ00s and appeared on Diddyโs hit 2001 single โBad Boy for Life,โ shared his thoughts on his one-time CEOโs gesture in a social media post.
The bard expressed that heโd rather be paid with a seven-figure payout than have the rights to his publishing, honing their seemingly lowered value.
โDiddy gave the publishing backโฆ So what,โ Curry wrote in the postโs caption. โIt has no valueโฆ I want him to give me a million cash and then I can plan the rest of my life out well.โ In an accompanying clip, the rapper reiterated his desire to be paid for his contributions to Bad Boy while revealing he had received his publishing rights back from Diddy โa long time ago.โ
Curry then considered Diddyโs hollow decision to give back the publishing as a display of disrespect. โI said why donโt you just keep it and pay me? I donโt want the publishing; I want the money,โ he proclaimed. The artist proceeded to say his gripes in the postโs comments, alluding to the positive effect having custody of his publishing couldโve had on his life during periods of monetary uncertainty.
โEver had somebody owe you 50 dollars.. when you needed it back.. they didnโt pay you. then by the time they do pay you.. the 50 dollars doesnโt mean the same as it did when you needed it,โ Curry asked, rhetorically. โThatโs how I feelโฆ I wanted that when it was making money.. not after itโs all gone.. what ima do with that? In fact. Itโs an insult.โ

The announcement of Diddy reassigning publishing rights back to his one-time artists emerged earlier this week, with Variety reporting that the magnateโs conclusion came as part of his task to encourage and foster Black economic empowerment within the entertainment space and other peculiar sectors.
โWeโre told the rationale for this boils down to wanting to revolutionize the industry with this to empower artists and to switch up the dynamic โ which has been a certain way for a long time,โ a source told the outlet. โAs part of his legacy, Diddyโs hoping to enrich others in his community.โ The 53-year-old purportedly declined several lucrative bids for the Bad Boy catalogue, with offers allegedly peaking at nine figures.