Former Bad Boy Records artist Black Rob was laid to rest at Harlem’s Methodist Baptist Church on Friday (April 30). Among the many in attendance was Hip Hop mogul Diddy but contrary to what was demonstrated on social media and partly in Black Rob’s inner circle, the Bad Boys founder was welcomed with open arms.
At one particular point during the service, one of Black Rob’s close friends got up to say a few words and vehemently defended Diddy, putting an almost awkward spotlight on the man.
“When you talk about Puff Daddy — [Black Rob] needed medical help, Puff got him the best doctors, he got him the best everything,” he said. “The best hotels, anything he wanted. He been there from zero day. Puff always been there. So shame on y’all if y’all in there talking bad about him. He always helped Rob. Even when we done already — Rob done blew through the money like, ‘Rob, how you went through all this money?’ ‘I don’t know but call Puff.’ Alright? We love y’all.”
Black Rob passed away at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on April 17 from kidney failure and cardiac arrest. Shortly after he died, Black Rob’s manager Kal Dawson blasted Diddy for his perceived inaction — despite the fact Diddy had already stepped up to help pay for Black Rob’s funeral.
“Through somebody else that was affiliated with Rob, Diddy reached out and was gonna do something for Rob, this is when the video first went up when he was in the hospital,” he told the Murder Master Music Show. “People draggin’ their feet and nothing got done. So now you gonna pay for his funeral, he dead and gone now! Everybody wanna do something for you when you are dead and gone!”
But fellow Bad Boy alum Mark Curry assured Black Rob’s fans Diddy, in fact, had been in touch.
“Puffy, we need your help and you are reaching out,” Curry said in a since-deleted Instagram video. “You’re trying to help. We’re not trying to say he’s not. He’s really trying to help.”
As tributes poured in from the Hip Hop community after Black Rob’s death, Diddy penned a post of his own but was immediately met with scrutiny.
“Rest in power King @therealblackrob!” he captioned a throwback photo of the pair. “As I listen to your records today there’s one thing that they all have in common! You have made millions of people all over the world feel good and dance! You are one of a kind! GOD BLESS! Love. You will be truly missed!!!”
The backlash was swift, with one commenter writing, “People always show love when someone dies just for the likes. Smh the man was homeless where was the love then” and another saying, “Boy please you wasn’t worried about him when he was breathing, go to hell.”
In one of the last Instagram videos showing Black Rob alive, he talked about what he’d been going through over the past six years and revealed he was basically homeless, which didn’t sit right with his fans.
“Oh man, I’ve been dealing with this for five years,” he explained in the clip. “Four strokes … I don’t know what to tell you man. Shit is crazy. This shit is hard. I don’t got no house to live in — except maybe an apartment. Me and my man be trying to get together.
Black Rob's Funeral To Be Livestreamed On Diddy's REVOLT TV Network
“I’m telling you man, this shit is strange. It’s hard, you know what I’m saying? I don’t know what the people want to do, what the people going to say. I need some rest, man. Really, man. I need some rest. My side is killing me. Oh shit. I don’t want to talk about it no more.”
Black Rob was 52 at the time of his death. HipHopDX sends our condolences to all those who loved him. Watch the service via Diddy’s REVOLT TV network below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9o5AGTMTE
I call BS on all that. Mark Curry and Black Rob’s own daughter even said he didn’t do much of anything until it was too late. And one guy at his funeral who Diddy probably paid to walk up and say that stuff doesn’t count as an alibi either. He’s just trying to save face now for publicity. Fuck Diddy still.
RIP Black Rob. Sad. But before we blame Diddy… I always thought you were solely responsible for yourself. Diddy just like everyone else has his own problems. He don’t got to take care of everyone of his artists like they are kids. Biggie dies, Diddy. Kim Porter dies, Diddy. Shyne goes to jail, Diddy. I think we should give this man a break. Just because he’s made pass mistakes doesn’t make him a constant devil. He is human just like everyone else. Enough of this blackman mentality that someone (who is not your blood) has to take care of you just because you were once an employee. RIP Black Rob but this is sad. Diddy gave him an opportunity of a lifetime he misused it, sadly. Diddy is no angel either but this is a tough call. He has got more than enough on his plates already….
STFU, cuz even after all that he still had a chance to show that he was a decent human being and help show each one of those people how the industry actually works and prepare them properly for what truly awaits them as a mentor instead of owning/stealing their masters from them. Yes, it the responsibility of the artist to take care of themselves but when you’re signed to Bad Boy Records, most people look to him as a mentor for guidance and direction unfortunately it’s not til years later they realize that they’re being used and played all along for monetary gains and publicity for him. So yeah, I do think it’s Diddy’s fault.
No you STFU, Rob was given a platform if he didn’t like it he could have moved on. Nothing pisses me off more than grown up men crying about what another man does with HIS money.
He had no choice after he signed on the dotted line due to his contract you stupid fuck…Puff limited his ability not only to grow but as his ability to create additional new material,cash flow, and made it rather difficult for him to move forward with his career with him owning his masters. Puff treated him like a slave and you’re saying that it’s okay for a grown man to be okay with that? Again, I say Fuck You. He deserved better.
N***,Shut up
So, you’re saying you’re okay with Pimping and prostitution cause that’s pretty much how Diddy treated his artist? How shameful.
See that smile, that’s the smile of a r@p!$t. Never sign, hang out, or fall asleep around him.
on god if theres any dude i want dead is diddy. this dude jacks everyone including his own ppl
I agree with 100 percent.
RIP BR glad someone redeemed puffy, folks out here coming up with their own truths now
GTFOH cuz ain’t no amount of money and ass kissing can redeem the blood and death on that homo’s hands. He’s going to Hell for all he’s done still.
Is that you,MGK?
MGK have nothing to do with this hot mess…lolol
Evil Selfish Butt Pirate
I guarantee you Diddy is fucking that dude tonight so his opinion doesn’t count.
Diddy did it, diddy did it! Fuck bad boy fuck puffy! Death row 4 life
Shut your retarded ass up
Where’s Death Row now?
where was his family.
Looks like puffy hiring Chinese bot farms now to make it look like everybody love dude smh
The homophobe posting about Puff being gay is a silly goose. You’re projecting.
Shut up,homo. Go suck on an exhaust pipe.
Why do you have these mfs crashing funerals giving props to billionaires while disrespecting the deceased speaking on his financial problems? #ripBlackRob its about him not Diddy
He ain’t no billionaire. He’s still a homo millionaire.
Diddy only smiles when he’s thinking about, staring at, screwing over, or around dudes. Alive or dead, the debauchery with this guy will never end.
2 funerals and twice I SMFH over some dude talking about some shit. why record this shit not even a black rob fan wanna see it … this hoe shit right here
2 funerals and twice I SMFH over some dude talking about some shit. why record this shit not even a black rob fan wanna see it … this hoe shit right here. rip br
Why da fuck do people think it’s Puff’s responsibility to pay for everything for a grown man? Rob was his artist not his son. Fux wrong with people. Rob and Puff sign a recording contract and now Rob is his responsibility for life? GTFOH.
Why muthafuckas on Puff like he was Robs Lord and Savior? Puff wasn’t the only dude in the industry that Rob knew so where was everybody else? His manager blasting Puff but shit what he do to help why he ain’t go seek out help forgive him your kidney, you his manager but calling out another man.
Then how a muthafucka gone stop in the middle of Rob funeral to praise Puff?! That’s some disrespectful shit right there.