Press Play
by Diddy
  • Record Label: Bad Boy
  • Release Date: Oct 17, 2006
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. AllMusic
    80
    All told, the number of memorable hooks on display here is surprising.
  2. Uncut
    70
    Press Play works rather well. [Dec 2006, p.106]
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  3. musicOMH.com
    80
    A cracking album that holds its own for almost the entire duration.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Press Play has something for most everyone: street raps, club jams, glossy R&B.
  6. Prefix Magazine
    70
    Save for the unnecessary interludes, the strength of Press Play is in its ability to employ so many different styles, sounds, influences and mold them into one extremely coherent package.
  7. Dot Music
    70
    It's when Diddy adopts the role he's really good at, the executive producer - bringing together and overseeing the real talent - for the closing stages, that "Press Play" moves from being another chaotic and bloated stab at a rap career to being something approaching a great album.
  8. RapReviews.com
    70
    While it's far from the most important record in hip-hop in 2006, let alone in Diddy's career, it's one that does at least keep your interest the whole way through and is worth listening to more than once.

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User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 41
  3. Negative: 16 out of 41
  1. MB
    Mar 14, 2007
    1
    Well what do you expect from a man whos best friend dies and his best attempt at being heartfelt is ripping off somebody elses song. As far Well what do you expect from a man whos best friend dies and his best attempt at being heartfelt is ripping off somebody elses song. As far as Im concerned it was more about the money than the sentiment. Straight disrespect to BIG. Anyways... Real Hip Hop has it perfect.. he just talks in all his songs. He always has. Unfortunately hes far from a diligent spoken word poet. He has no cred and is just a rich primadonna. Straight gargage , son! p.s. - I think it should be required for reviewers to at LEAST be able to spell.... a 5th grade reading level would be nice too... thanks… Full Review »
  2. realhiphop
    Nov 28, 2006
    1
    this was terrible. one of the absolute worst cds i have ever heard... puff daddy, or i mean, diddy rather, sorry puff, is still rapping like this was terrible. one of the absolute worst cds i have ever heard... puff daddy, or i mean, diddy rather, sorry puff, is still rapping like it's the height of the rap label wars of the 90s. nobody cares that he raps for bad boy records, bad boy records is an awful name for a record label and nobody even raps for them anymore. diddy is an even worse name than puff daddy, and puff daddy is one of the worst names one could come up with as an alias for a rapper. the hooks are horrible and his lyrics are bad. His flow is absolute garbage. He's just talking to himself. I wish he would stop making music, he has nothing to say whatsoever and no insight into life or existence whatsoever. Bad boy for life. here is one line that I heard about ten times in like 3 songs: "bad boy b*tch!" awful.… Full Review »
  3. clubfunk
    Oct 28, 2006
    7
    this album is not bad,its got alot of genres in it as hip hop,r n b,and pop and also some great collabarations,that wat makes it work for me
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