He’s been one of music’s biggest names since the 90s.
But Diddy reflected on his more humble days while showing off the spoils of his success in a strange new social media video posted on Tuesday.
The rapper/music mogul, 51, told followers how living in a roach-infested house as a kid made him determined to make it big, all as he indulged in fresh mango and relaxed by his infinity pool.
Explaining his rags to riches story in the caption, the rapper formerly known as Puff Daddy wrote: ‘One day when I was growing up, I woke up and there was 15 roaches on my face.
The high life: Diddy remembered when he was waking up with roaches on his face as he showed off how far he’s come since in a strange new social media video
‘At that moment I said hell no, I refuse to live like this. Work hard, believe in your crazy dreams… AND NEVER SETTLE! #LOVE.’
He continued the aspirational message in the video, which was set near his pool overlooking the ocean.
‘You could do it,’ Diddy – who is reportedly worth $885million – said between juicy bites of fruit.
‘You could be whoever you want. You could be eating mango too, with the ocean as your backdrop,’ he went on.
Storytime: Explaining his rags to riches story in the caption, the rapper formerly known as Puff Daddy wrote: ‘One day when I was growing up, I woke up and there was 15 roaches on my face’
Live deliciously: ‘You could do it,’ Diddy said between juicy bites of fruit. ‘You could be whoever you want. You could be eating mango too, with the ocean as your backdrop.’
Making a splash: Proving he was truly living his best life, Diddy then dived into his breathtaking pool
‘I ain’t special,’ the Bad Boys Entertainment exec continued. ‘I just want it. I want it bad, you feel me? I won’t allow myself to not have mango. I hustle hard.’
Proving he was truly living his best life, Diddy then dived into his breathtaking pool.
His motivational message, however, was quickly overshadowed by the shocking cockroach anecdote.
Fans remarked on the impressive amount of bugs he encountered, with many wondering if the rapper was stretching the truth.
‘When Diddy mom find out he on the internet lying,’ one wrote along with an underwhelmed image of sports anchor Stephen A. Smith.
Meme treatment: His motivational message, however, was quickly overshadowed by the shocking cockroach anecdote, which inspired many memes
Fishy: Fans remarked on the impressive amount of bugs he encountered, with many wondering if the rapper was stretching the truth
‘Me listening to Diddy lie about counting roaches on his face,’ another tweeted with a hilarious TikTok.
One more read: ‘Roaches on their lunch break hearing Diddy lying on them’ and showed a photo of Spongebob character Plankton eating a Krabby Patty with the much-memed viral ‘Pajama kid’ edited over his face.
Another wondered when Diddy said enough was enough, writing: ‘Diddy was like “Ahhhh…. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15…. oh hell nah.’
People grabbed scenes of Fear Factor contestants with bugs crawling on their faces and wrote: ‘This how diddy used to wake up every morning.’
Still, Diddy’s success is nothing to laugh at.
In addition to being a multi-platinum, Grammy-winning artist, the rapper/mogul’s company Combs Enterprises oversees a collection of brands, including: Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean John, Combs Wine & Spirits (CÎROC and DELEÓN), AQUAhydrate, The Blue Flame Agency, Bad Boy Touring, Janice Combs Publishing, REVOLT Films, and REVOLT MEDIA & TV, as well as ENYCE, Zac Posen, and the Combs Foundation.
Talking about where he inherited his work ethic, he previously said: ‘My mother was always working for a job, so I guess I was always trained that I should have multiple jobs, multiple aspirations.
‘And I remember she had multiple aspirations, always hearing about her dreams and things she did in the past and things she wanted to do.’