In the biggest youth election news since Rock the Vote, P. Diddy is getting into the voter-enfranchisement business by starting a non-profit to get young people to vote. Called Citizen Change, Diddy wants to emphasize that voting is important. At first blush, it seems like a really great idea: Focus on issues like education, health care and jobs and target black and Latino communities that might not be as active otherwise. Who knows how well it will work, but Gothamist applauds Diddy for having a go at raising voter turn-out. And for not checking his ego in at the door: "There are only a few people in America who have the energy and enthusiasm to get young people to step up to the plate and get excited and passionate about this election, and I am one of them." P. Diddy does get people interested, but why? What is the magic of the Diddy? Are you buying his music? Wearing his clothes? Gothamist thinks we just like saying (and typing) "Diddy." Anyway, he announced Citizen Change at his White Party; check out this picture of Al Sharpton in shiny white togs. Gothamist will sit back and await a rap song, using a sample of, oh, we don't know, Born in the U.S.A. or maybe a Bob Dyland song, to be released, with an even better video directed by Chris Robinson.
The logo is very reminiscent of the black power moment during the 1968 Summer Olympics, which then reminds Gothamist of Conspiracy Brother in Undercover Brother.




i can't believe he put himself in his logo- that would be like gothamist having a giant chung head on top of the empire state blding!
I'm going to go on record and vote in favor of the Chung head.
I suspect Diddly wouldn't be pushing the vote so much in a Republican city...
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wow, that's quite the logo. I vote for a hardcore dylan mix of Only A Pawn In Their Game.
Though I applaud Mr. Combs effort to get the vote, my cynical side says his civic-mindness is only a temporary thing and simply more publicity grabbing. At least until he can release another Biggie album...
I agree that typing “Diddy” is fun. Even “puffy” is a typing giggle. However, other then the finger dexterity fun, how has this not talent charlatan gotten so far? I mean he can’t sing, is an embarrassment on Broadway, designs derivative clothes that nobody wears and yet is a multimillionaire. If it was not for white suburban teen-idiot’s, the whole hip-hop swindle who come crashing down. It’s the Emperor’s new clothes American dream