Beef with Bad Boy Entertainment is nothing new in Hip-Hop.
From Loon to the L.O.X., to Suge and Shyne Po, various cats have been
disgruntled with Diddy’s movements at one point or another over the years.
Mark Curry, however, is a different case. The rapper/producer has written a new book, Dancing With the Devil (NewMark Books), outlining the good, bad and ugly of his eight years on Bad Boy’s roster before leaving in 2005. Here he shares with AllHipHop.com his thoughts on “superstar A&R’s,” Diddy’s Making the Band franchise and why the pen is much mightier than the sword. AllHipHop.com: Is the Dancing With the Devil a tell-all or a cautionary tale? Mark Curry: It’s not a tell-all; it’s more like a handbook. It’s just the truth. It’s a story about two men and their differences; just that struggle. AllHipHop.com: When you say that struggle do you mean a clash of personalities, a difference of ethics or both?
Mark Curry: Both. It comes down to right and wrong. There’s a fine line between heaven and hell and that’s why the book is entitled Dancing with the Devil. It’s not a pretty picture but it takes a strong person to survive. The book is inspirational to youth as well. I lost a lot of things chasing a dream. If I could go back and put the dream aside, I’d spend more time with my mother, my family, just real life instead of on the road. CONTINUE READING...
