What Was Diddy Doing In This Photo??? RESPECT Magazine Answers That Question And More

RESPECT Magazine, a quarterly photojournal featuring some of urban culture’s most stunning visuals, recently released their second issue and we decided to share a few shots with you. Pop the hood to feast your eyes… and find out what Diddy was doing in that photo!

Toronto-born photog Chris Buck says of the Diddy photo, shot in 1997:

“He has a house on the bay side of the Hamptons — that’s where he always throws his White Parties. The tide comes and goes, and I saw that there were some rocks just below the surface, and I thought it would be cool to shoot him there. He said, ‘No, I don’t think we should do that.’ But I sent my assistant out there and made them stand on the rock, and I took a Polaroid of him. Then I brought it back to Puffy and showed him and said, ‘Look how cool this looks.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, that’s cool. You’re right, we should do it.’ The way I got this particular shot is there was this girl he was dating or something, and she walked out there just to say hello, and I said, ‘Hey, put your arm on her shoulder.’”

Kim Porter, is that you???

(Oh the irony of Diddy landing on page 66!)

The second issue of RESPECT features iconic images shot by Jerome Albertini, Marc Baptiste, Estevan Oriol (who shot the cover photo of 50 Cent), Janette Beckman, Chris Buck, Kenneth Cappello and Mike Schreiber.

You can pick up the magazine at your local bookstore or newsstand or visit their website HERE.

  • I’m Just Me…Keeping It Real Since: 1983. 29 Days. DAXN, Y’ALL SOME FICKLE AZZ PEOPLE!!

    HE NEEDS TO TAKE ALL THAT WHITE OFF TRYING TO ACT LIKE HE IS SOMEONE’S SAVIOR!

    SHYT ALL HE DOES IS DESTROY!!

  • Maevelove

    Everytime I see that commercial with Diddy in a tuxedo riding a jetski I start laughing. This man needs a swimsuit, or trousers, whatever. I like the Lauryn Hill and Kelis photos.

  • drenk

    looks like he’s doing his best impression of a catholic priest, only a priest would never have a female in front of him like that

  • Roderick

    Is he going to baptize her?

  • Jewel

    Oh Gosh, and I know had there been no explaination, someone would’ve done their d.a.m.n.e.s.t to prove this is ILLUMINATI!!! LOL Great shot.

  • Encyclopedia Brown

    He’s going to give her a blessing…in the mouth :- 0

  • Creole Baby doesn’t care about Wack People

    oh my

  • Glok.. Da Messiah!

    C.A.S.S.I.E IZ FULL OF THE DEVIL …PHOPHET DIDDY IZ BAPTIZING HIZ NEW …”BUST IT BABY”.. IF YOU NOTICE HE KEEP THEM HO’S AT… DIK HIGH!

  • Somali Ninga

    diddy and jay-z need to stop acting lie they’re God!! dumba$$ niggªs!!

  • TheOriginalBlkBarbie

    It looks like he is about to baptize her…or like he is trying to emulate God. I really don’t like that photo.

    (Otherwise it looks like she’s about to give him brains. Either way….DO.NOT.LIKE.)

  • cruzan trini

    Lauryn Hill is absolutely beautiful in that pic.

    I agree with TheOriginalBlkBarbie. Question for you… why do women insist on calling themselves a Barbie? Does anyone realize that Barbie has no brain?

  • whateva

    Almost looks like he’s walking on water…not a good look

  • didyouthinkthatthrough?

    I agree with TheOriginalBlkBarbie. Question for you… why do women insist on calling themselves a Barbie? Does anyone realize that Barbie has no brain?
    ——————————–
    I also agree with TOBB, but I don’t understand the “Barbie” thing either. Are you saying you’re fake, plastic, superficial or what? You can’t possibly being saying you’re intelligent so how is being a “Barbie” a good thing? Not trying to “go in” lol, just confused. Please explain.

  • MsAnoymonous(THE WISE ONE)

    SMDH…LOOK AT THIS BLASPHEMOUS IDIOT….diddy is truly a pompous clown.

    anyways to those goin hard on chicks callin themselves BARBIE>> i honestly dont believe it has anything to do with them wanting to be plastic, fake or brainless…I think the admiration falls in from BARBIE bein agelessly beautiful, rich and fabulous…BARBIE IS THE ULTIMATE FASHIONISTA AS WELL…and alot of women like BARBIE represents fashion beauty and the fabulous life thats why alot of women and girls compare themselves to BARBIE mainly because of those facts alone and THEEEEN you have many that are livin and wanting to look like BARBIE “literally”…..those are the ones I like to refer to as the “superficial broads.”

  • girly.

    ewwwww 50 cent body looks gross!! photo shop lines on his stomach!

  • didyouthinkthatthrough?

    @ MsAnoymonous (Anonymous?)
    I agree with TheOriginalBlkBarbie. Question for you… why do women insist on calling themselves a Barbie? Does anyone realize that Barbie has no brain?
    ——————————–
    I also agree with TOBB, but I don’t understand the “Barbie” thing either. Are you saying you’re fake, plastic, superficial or what? You can’t possibly being saying you’re intelligent so how is being a “Barbie” a good thing? Not trying to “go in” lol, just confused. Please explain.
    ————-
    Can’t be much clearer that I’m not trying to “go in” but whatever. I guess I’m just the type of person who wouldn’t call themselves after anything or anyone, so I’m already at a loss. (If I’m trying so hard to be like someone else, who is going to be like me?) But if I did, they would have to represent the complete package and not just the superficial aspect of being “fabulous”. Besides, there is no way a lifeless doll could represent any of the things you mentioned. Ageless Beauty – uh. she’s a doll so….? Fashionista – again, a doll. It’s not like she’s picking out the clothes lol. Rich? Maybe in Monopoly money. So bottom line for me is: She. Is. Not. Real. The fact that we’re even talking about her like she’s a real person should be alarming.(And please don’t go there about Barbie being named after the creator’s daughter because we all know that is not who these “chicks” are calling themselves after). Thanks for your time and your attempt at making this clearer for me.

  • real black is chocolate

    diddy my nikka

  • http://aol ebonieladi

    Lil Kim looks 100 times better in that photo.

  • WhatAWorld

    I have always loved that picture of Jay-z.Its like he’s looking up plottin’ a way out of the hood,lol.

    I never understood that Pic of Diddy and take off the white dude.Black is your color,man.

    I actually have always liked all the pictures!

  • maturekettr

    Who cares!!! My boyfriend thinks the same with me. He- is eight years older than me, lol. We met online at an age gap dating site- A_ge_m_in_gle @ c/o/m a nice and free place for Younger- Women and Older Men, or Older Women and Younger Men, to- interact with each other. Maybe you wanna check out or- tell your friends.

  • Black Barbie

    Terrible image. He’s not Christ. He’s not her savior. He’s not going to bless or baptize her. And hopefully, she’s not going to unzip his pants, either.

  • cornbread

    P DIZZY YOU ARE NOT JESSUS CHRIST MORE LIKE LUCIFER.

  • didyouthinkthatthrough?

    @ T.O.B.B., thank you for explaining. I did not take what you said as bragging, so no worries. If it was just you using the name, it might have gone unnoticed; however, there is an onslaught of “black Barbies” lately, which disturbs me more than a little bit. And I totally get that you are speaking for yourself only. It’s funny, because I’ve had a similar experience. People have always said I look like a doll (not Barbie specifically) or called me “dollface” “babydoll” “dollbaby” or “the doll” [not really fond of the last one since it is the name for The Lady Chablis (drag queen from "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") lol]. My ex had a small cousin who moved here a few years ago from Puerto Rico and she called me “titi munequita”, which is slang for “auntie baby doll” and she would name all her black dolls some variation of my name. I’m an attractive woman, but I feel like the way I look is the least of who I am (it’s actually nothing when compared to my intelligence, sense of humor, wisdom and sincerity – not bragging either) so I try not to hang too much of my self esteem on it. But that is JUST ME. Nothing wrong with being proud of the way you look (also not implying that you hang too much of your self-esteem on it either). You sound like you are very intelligent, so it might have been nice to see a “shout out” to that aspect of yourself as your moniker, especially since there are so many “Barbies” running around (I think you recognize this because you call yourself “The Original…”) Just a thought.

  • TheOriginalBlkBarbie

    Lol btw…the “auntie baby doll” thing was too cute. :)

  • maris

    I know Puffy is not trying to be HOLY…He is not HOLY…GOD is going to make sure that all that Darkness that exist in music today is going to go away and bring forth the LIGHT! Some of these entertainers, rappers & celebrities I wouldn’t want to be in there presence because even if they are not with the the Darkness…they co sign for the Darkness which is not Cool. GOD created the LIGHT & is the LIGHT of the WORLD.

  • CERO

    ANOTHER PERSON WITH A GOD COMPLEX, HOW SAD. PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL, AND THESE MEN WITH THIS GOD COMPLEX BETTER GET GOD IN THEIR HEARTS AND OUT OF THEIR HEADS.

  • didyouthinkthatthrough?

    @ TOBB – I hear you as well and you make an excellent point regarding the fact that this a gossip site and, by definition, an informal medium for discussion so I agree that we shouldn’t read (pardon the pun) too much into what people say or call themselves on here. But to your general point, I disagree only slightly. You’re correct with respect to those who talk about how “intelligent” they are but everything they do/say shows the opposite to be the case. But I see that the same way I see people who think they are gorgeous, but clearly aren’t (yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you know what I mean, as we all know a few of these types). You wouldn’t let those people stop you from acknowledging your own beauty. In reality, beauty can speak for itself, just as intelligence can, so really neither one has to be “shouted from the rooftops, per se”, but other than that – we’re on the same page. Thanks for the conversation – way off topic, but since we already agree that Diddy is dead wrong for this photo, why not? ;-)

    And, yes, she was too cute. When they translated what she said, I thought, “Oh yeah, kid, you and I are gonna get along just fine.” lol

  • dismymoney

    I thought it was a metaphor of what Diddy had done to Bad Boy.

  • lovely

    In reference to Diddy’s god complex….

    Book of Psalms Chapter 10:

    3. He boasts of the cravings of his heart;he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

    4. In his pride the wicked does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

  • FatLaceHead

    Janette Beckman probably the first photog on this list to capture Hip Hop- NWA on the side of a cop car…Slick Rick and Deborah Harry.

    JB ROCKS !!!

  • SIGN OF THE TIMES!

    WHAT IS DIDDY SUPPOSE TO BE JESUS STANDING ON WATER WEARING ALL WHITE (FOR HOLY LIGHTNESS) BOUT TO BAPTIZE A SINNER WHO JUST HAPPENS TO WEARING BLACK (FOR DARKNESS)? SEAN JOHN ACTS LIKE HE THINKS HE IS GOD KARMA IS NO JOKE EVEN IF HE WOKE UP RIGHT NOW IT MIGHT JUST BE TOO LATE! YOU KNOW JUST WHEN THE EVIL ONES TURN OVER A NEW LEAF THAT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END…HMMMM!

  • TheOriginalBlkBarbie

    @ didyouthink

    I guess I just feel that 1. Barbie is an indirect way of acknowledging physical attributes that are obvious anyways and 2. Putting my intelligence and education on blast
    is more obnoxious. Others may disagree, but that’s how I personally feel. I do acknowledge and promote my intelligence through what I say, while my screen name is the main area where I acknowledge my physical aspects. So in reality, I feel that intelligence STILL remains in the forefront. I see what you mean about neither HAVING to be shouted from the rooftops, but I don’t think calling myself a Barbie in strictly an online setting is doing that. It’s just a cute, fun screen name and I like cute, fun things (lol) to put it simplistically.

    Yes…thank you for the conversation indeed. It was an interesting diversion. :)

  • TheOriginalBlkBarbie

    P.S. Plus, my physical attributes can’t speak for themselves online as I will NEVER post a picture on a public blog. Creeps me the heck out and I do not think it’s safe.

  • Rihanna’s Sharp n Pointy Witchy Fingernails Took The Oath

    I get the photo is about him being “superior” in some way. He’s dressed in white, which symbolizes devinity. He’s also laying his hand on the woman who is positioned as standing in the water, opposed to puffy standing on the water. The woman has on black, yadda, yadda, yadda…

    he’s got a God complex or the photog is kissing his a zz/blowing his head up…

    one can only speculate~

  • Honeychild

    DIDDY IS THE DEVIL, I don’t care what color this snake has on stay the hell away!!!

  • ashy larry

    SAYS
    THAT 1997 PIX WAS TAKEN WHEN C.A.S.S.I.E
    WAS SIX

  • Play on..

    P.S
    stop “screaming from the roof tops” theoriginalblkbird…geez

  • that damn sh#$ disturber

    i know they don’t have this fool walking on water like he’s Jesus!!! he’s such a butthole!

  • TheOriginalBlkBarbie

    @ Play on…

    I was asked a question (by more than one poster) and it became a dialogue. If I was never asked I would never have explained. Enjoy your day. :)

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  • http://sknoxkb@gmail.com koffybrown

    I like Diddy, don’t care for this picture it looks disrespectful know matter how they explain it.Next!Go Luda!

  • unimpressed

    Blasphemous! As stated earlier… That fool has such a God Complex, it’s disturbing. And I truly believe he had a hand in Biggie’s death (R. I. P. Notorious)

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