• Record Label: Bad Boy
  • Release Date: Oct 17, 2006
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 41
  2. Negative: 16 out of 41

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  1. Guiseppe
    Oct 26, 2006
    7
    Not excellent and not really true hip-hop but if you take it for what it is it has some very good Dance/Rap tracks and good featuring artists.
  2. jamieg
    Oct 17, 2006
    10
    Diddy is the best rapper even...nuff said!! Everyone else tries to copy his art but they fail totally! True talent is Diddy...PERIOD!!!!
  3. YoungSilance
    Oct 23, 2006
    9
    This is a very musical and HIP HOP album...its like a love story, Im proud of Diddy on this one...he had some great writers and a lot of these songs made the beat better...tite ass hooks and great collaboes...THE KEISHA COLE JOINT IS CRAZY!!!!!and the Nas/Ceelo joint is a banger...niggaz hatin cause its diddy...but at leat this negga makin real music...
  4. 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
  5. JaySoul
    Oct 16, 2006
    9
    This is a superbly crafted album, with excellent production, surprisingly adequate delivery and well-executed concepts. The ghost-writing is top notch, and there is not a wasted verse to be found. OK, I wish that Diddy could have written it himself, but at least he's honest with us! There are also very few mis-steps, and although there are no obvious monster singles, the trade for This is a superbly crafted album, with excellent production, surprisingly adequate delivery and well-executed concepts. The ghost-writing is top notch, and there is not a wasted verse to be found. OK, I wish that Diddy could have written it himself, but at least he's honest with us! There are also very few mis-steps, and although there are no obvious monster singles, the trade for consistency is welcome. 'Press Play' was genuinely worth my money, and I very rarely say that - enjoy! Expand
  6. blahbleh
    Oct 17, 2006
    10
    pretty good.......
  7. Jay-ZT
    Oct 18, 2006
    10
    The Best Album Since Late Registration...People Like Todd W shouldn't listen to this music because he simply doesn't catch it..goodbye sucker....let me knoe when Your Masterpiece will come out
  8. WeldonH
    Oct 18, 2006
    7
    Lots of variation in the tracks which all end up sounding well due to great production. But Puffy's vocals make this album feel sort of like a burger at Micky D's...it might taste good, but it's so artificially produced that it lacks candor or any real sense of authenticity.
  9. EthanG
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    Superb....consistent from start to finish. I wish peopl would rate albums after actually listening to them, instead of arbitrarily casting votes due to dislike of an artist.
  10. lucap
    Oct 24, 2006
    10
    No comment, this is one of the most beautiful cd work in the last century to make people dance and scream.The king of the king is back,only one name, DIDDY.
  11. mikeg
    Oct 18, 2006
    7
    Diddy's work as a rapper is well known, he's just not a rapper; however for this album his flow isn't as bad as his other previous albums. The thing that saves this album is the production and the beats....
  12. jaylov
    Oct 18, 2006
    10
    This Album Should be in everyones collection... The Productions is serious and diddy's lyrics reallly surprised me.. People just love to hate on diddy, even back in the early 90's people were hating.. Im a Producer/ Enginner that worked with many artist in the industry and trust me when i say this album is work the money..... All people want to hear is shoot em up bang bang This Album Should be in everyones collection... The Productions is serious and diddy's lyrics reallly surprised me.. People just love to hate on diddy, even back in the early 90's people were hating.. Im a Producer/ Enginner that worked with many artist in the industry and trust me when i say this album is work the money..... All people want to hear is shoot em up bang bang gansta hip hop... Diddy's album is good music.. STOP HATING!!!!!!! If you say this album is garbage Your A HATER Expand
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. The musical brilliance that surrounds him only serves to highlight Combs's shortcomings as a rapper.
  2. The New York Times
    30
    This is a garish, puzzling album, and it isn’t the sort of CD people pick up when they want to explain what’s great about hip-hop. [12 Oct 2006]
  3. Press Play has something for most everyone: street raps, club jams, glossy R&B.