After you left Loud, you did your thing independently and then signed with Bad Boy. What�s it been like working with Diddy?
It�s great! Over the years, we�ve bonded. We got a different type of relationship than most. He doesn�t really give his friendship [out] �cause you can imagine somebody with that status�everybody always got their hand out expecting certain things. We had a certain connection when we first met. He told me, �I don�t wanna be your friend; I don�t want you to be my friend.� I was like, �I don�t need no more friends.� We just kept it funky like that. If it happens organically, then cool. I�m a likable n****. I�ll give you the shirt off my back. I�m a n**** that�s gonna tell you the real. I�m never gonna sugar coat it or lie to you. So he saw that and I think that�s when he was like, �I can f*** with that n****. He�s a good dude.� When you actually spend time with him, you see all the rumors you hear about him ain�t true. He�s a businessman. So there�s certain s*** he does as a businessman that you can�t put on a personal [level]. I have to be a businessman, too. I can�t get caught up in being a rapper. So it�s a mutual respect.

"Somebody from fashion had come up to me, an African-American man and he had tears in his eyes because the fashion industry is such a segregated industry and he was just stating that I didn't realize that I was the first African American to ever win this award," Combs told AllHipHop.com. "I've won Grammy's and other awards, but to really win this award is a crazy honor. It's a part of history so it feels great."

Elephant Man came out in full baseball catcher's gear to perform his latest single. The �Energy god� commanded the lights to go down as he went into �Signal da Plane� . In another of the most hilarious events of the night, Elephant asked two ladies to come on stage. Two healthy ladies obliged and both Diddy and Elephant Man picked both ladies up. Diddy had a little trouble holding the weight of his female falling forward on stage continuing to gyrate on the wet stage.

The guests kept coming as Diddy brought out Keyshia Cole to croon �Last Night� as only she could. The Lox joined Diddy for �The Benjamins� , but after Sheek Louch ended his verse the music stopped. �We ain't done,� screamed Diddy. Lil' Kim emerged claiming �Your girl's back.� She launched into her Benjamins verse as the crowd went crazy. A tribute to Biggie ended Diddy's set as he left amid a sea of fireworks.