“I feel like God sent me, God, put on my heart, ‘What’s your purpose?’ I was looking at all these things, it’s preachers and just different people talking about purpose because I was like, man, purpose is something deep.

I know I’m making money and I’m successful and I’m changing the game so called, but is that my purpose?

While I’m not going to cast doubt on what God told Brother Love, I can’t help but wonder—given his affinity towards programs and principles that espouse the dreams and desires of life fueled by Black capitalism instead of true liberation derived from radical reimagining—what exactly does “saving the Black race” look like.

And before you go labeling me a “hater” or worrying about the handful of other critics who may look twice at Combs’ newfound purpose just as I have, you can rest assured the artist formerly known as P.

I know where my heart is at, and you can’t just do it alone with just Black people.

And that’s one thing I’m good at, I’m good at being a unifier, but I’m not going to be in a room with other tribes that protect themselves and make sure that they straight and not make sure that we straight.

But also, I’m not a politician, I’m not trying to be the king or the dictator of somebody.

We have a chance to—and I’m going to make sure that—we own R&B.”