When you’re able to call Diddy “daddy,” expect nothing but the best.

This past Saturday night (Jan 23) Diddy did what he does best and thew a huge Sweet 16 Birthday Bash for his teenage son Justin Dior Combs at M2 Ultra Lounge in NYC. The theme of the party was “Prince of New York” and Justin’s date for the night was none other than Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj as MTV “My Super Sweet 16″ cameras were taping. Justin’s entire family was on hand including his mother Misa Hylton-Brim, his brothers Christian, Quincy and Niko, Grandma Janice, and many others.

Special Guests included Trey Songz, Jim Jones, Diggy & JoJo Simmons, Lil Kim, Fabulous, DJ Clue, and more others.

At the end of the shindig, Diddy presented his son with a luxury Maybach vehicle worth over $300,000! And along with that, Justin was given $10,000, which was donated to the relief efforts in Haiti. Click the link below to see more photos…

Wow! Looked like fun times. We already know Christian (Diddy’s youngest son) can’t wait to turn 16!

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R&B singer Lloyd says that he’s “ready for a change” and has taken steps to distance himself from The Inc. after a 5-year run with the now troubled record label, who recently announced that Ashanti was no longer a part of the imprint.

“I’m ready for a change,” Lloyd said in a statement released to the press. “There’s no bad blood. I just feel I need to take more control over my career and get a fresh start. Hopefully Irv can understand my position.”

Lloyd’s manager Henry “Noonie” Lee also spoke on the situation expressing his frustration and confusion with the label saying that their current situation is ruining the progression of his brand.

“We find ourselves in limbo for the second time in three years. It’s frustrating to know that opportunities to advance Lloyd’s career are out there but we can’t exploit them due to our current situation. Even though Lloyd is appreciative of the opportunity that has been afforded him by The Inc., he feels it’s time for him to move on and seek opportunities that will allow him to build and enhance his brand.”

Lloyd spoke to MTV News last Thursday (Jun 11) saying that he’s not blaming the decision to leave the label on album sales.

“I’m not blaming it on album sales. I’m more focusing on just growing in general,” he described of his goal. “There’s a lot that’s yet to be done on our part that we would like to experience, and I think that as far as my relationship with The Inc., it’s run its course and they’ve basically done all that they can do for me at this point.”

And to make matters worse, he hasn’t had a face-to-face meeting with the label’s owner, Irv Gotti, in over a year! Gotti saw the press release the same time everyone else did, even though the two of them had been communicating back and forth via e-mail.

“I feel like sometimes instead of the old-fashioned steps of ‘let’s talk,’ maybe I’ll just let people know how I really feel because I’ve been talking since I was 18,” he said. “I’m not gonna say it’s gotten lower because that would be a silly thing to say because I’ve come a long way. But I think that at this point I’m done talking about it. Sometimes I don’t wanna talk. I just wanna do, get out there and do it.”

“What I know, is that it’s evident of the times that record labels and artists don’t have the same relationship as they once did,” he explained. “I’m not speaking as far as actually putting out the record is concerned. I’m speaking more in terms of productivity with that artist, with the project. When I first came in Murder Inc., it was kind of a record company and a production company. There was a lot of producers working. But now, it’s not like that. There’s no production coming out of the camp. That leaves me no music, which ultimately has forced me to become a lot more self-productive, like with Street Love and Lessons in Love.

“I was doing most of the production myself and the arrangements of the music was basically just me and my friends, my team, in Atlanta,” he added. “I didn’t really see where The Inc.’s involvement was in the project besides just kinda like being a name.”

Irv Gotti himself reached out to MTV News and said that he was confused, because yes, Lloyd claims that he needs more creative control, but then he says he needs more support from the label. But regardless, Irv isn’t exactly opposed to letting Lloyd go and do what he has to do with his career.

“He is still signed with Murder Inc. and I will make a decision shortly on what I am gonna do with him,” Gotti responded in a statement he sent to MTV News. “His last record didn’t sell well at all. And, once again, he had his CREATIVE freedom to do whatever he wanted to do. But for some reason the people did not respond to the album or to him. But I will decide what I wanna do! As always when it comes to me, it’s Murder For Life! And anyone who doesn’t wanna be a part of that, I will take into consideration.”

SOURCE: MTV

NEW YORK CITY // THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 2008 » Rapper T.I. recently thew a party at Taj in New York this past Thursday to celebrate the launch of his brand new AKOO clothing line. AKOO is an acronym that stands for “A King Of Oneself” and officially hit major department stores this past Saturday, November 15th. But for all of you not living around any major cities, don’t worry. The brand will be available everywhere just in time for the 2008 Holiday season, so be on the look out for it. More pics from the launch party when you continue reading.

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NEW YORK CITY // TUESDAY, AUGUSTH 5TH 2008 » Lloyd’s new album, “Lessons in Love” was released yesterday. And you know you can’t release a hot album without an album release party, am I right? Well last night, Lloyd and his crew threw a party celebrating the album’s release last night at Prime in NYC. Folks like Irv Gotti and Teyana Taylor came through to show love. Continue reading for more pics from the party. Oh and we posted our exclusive interview with him yesterday. Check it out!!

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(Photos: Getty Images / Wire Image) Rapper Jay-Z hosted an afterparty for the New York stop of his “Heart of the City” tour with Mary J. Blige at his 40/40 nightclub Tuesday night (May 6th). I swear, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen Beyonce & Jay photographed together. Anyhow, celebrities like Joy Bryant, Irv Gotti, Fabolous, and more showed up for the party.

Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs added a women’s line to his already popular clothing line, “Sean John.” In celebration of this, he held a party at one of his flagship stores in New York. You already know Mama Combs and her platinum goodness graced the shindig. Diddy’s sister Keisha was even there. And so was Cassie! Check out the rest of the flicks after the cut…

Extended trailer of Irv’s new reality show on VH1, GOTTI’S WAY, premiering on October 15. PLUS check out new Inc Artist NEWZ