Press Play
by Diddy
  • 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. Mixed: 4 out of 41
  3. Negative: 16 out of 41

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  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 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 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… Expand
  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 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 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.… Collapse
  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
  4. 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.
  5. MarquezB
    Oct 25, 2006
    3
    It's a long way from his innovative beginnings...eh, hip-hop is tired nowadays.
  6. sigmoe17
    Oct 25, 2006
    2
    Very, very, bad. Lets see if he can do an album with just himself without having all those people on it. He knows he cant thats why he put that many p eople on it
  7. 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.
  8. 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...
  9. Tiffany
    Oct 23, 2006
    1
    Pretty bad
  10. Ajay
    Oct 21, 2006
    5
    Without the collaborators this CD would have been shit! Utter Shit! Nuff sed. and that commnt about Puff daddy, sorry P. Diddy, oh shit i mean Diddy being the best rap artist - ARE YOU SERIOUS so thats being compared to the likes of Tupac, Lupe' Fiasco, BIG and Method Man.. lol
  11. VL
    Oct 21, 2006
    4
    ain't hip-hop no more
  12. JohnN
    Oct 19, 2006
    0
    Press Play No press eject. Absolute rubbish
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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....
  16. RobT
    Oct 18, 2006
    2
    You know something is up when a musician needs a larger supporting cast then there are letters in the alphabet. The record is tolerable after a few bottles of Kristal. The only thing Diddy has in common with Jay Z is a large bank account. Money can't buy talent.
  17. 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.
  18. NC
    Oct 18, 2006
    1
    Diddy is a joke. Can he do anything by himself anymore? Nope. He can't rap, he can't write, he can't produce. PRESS EJECT.
  19. Giterdone
    Oct 18, 2006
    0
    could this guy suck any more?
  20. 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
  21. blahbleh
    Oct 17, 2006
    10
    pretty good.......
  22. 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!!!!
  23. ToddW
    Oct 17, 2006
    0
    This one is too easy. His newest moniker almost says it all; this album has didd(l)y to offer the popular music-buying public. A look at the list of no-talents who join this shameless self-promoter on this pile of garbage should tell you all you need to know. Only Kanye West is worth a second listen. The rest can't suck enough. Just press the off button if anything from this is on This one is too easy. His newest moniker almost says it all; this album has didd(l)y to offer the popular music-buying public. A look at the list of no-talents who join this shameless self-promoter on this pile of garbage should tell you all you need to know. Only Kanye West is worth a second listen. The rest can't suck enough. Just press the off button if anything from this is on your radio, as I'm sure it will be all over the airways in our corrupt culture.… Expand
  24. matthewp
    Oct 17, 2006
    0
    oh Lord.
  25. 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
  26. GLC
    Oct 16, 2006
    0
    Oh... HELL no!

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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. The Guardian
    60
    The musical brilliance that surrounds him only serves to highlight Combs's shortcomings as a rapper.
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  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. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Press Play has something for most everyone: street raps, club jams, glossy R&B.
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