May 19, 2008, 12:35 GMT
P. Diddy says Kanye West changed his life.
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs at the 'Iron Man' Premiere in Los Angeles, California, USA, 30 April 2008. The film tells the story of a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. EPA/NINA PROMMER
The rapper credits the 'Stronger' singer for helping him rediscover his love of hip-hop music after watching a recent concert.
P. Diddy said in his video diary on youtube.com: "The other night, I went to the Kanye West concert with nothing but high expectations.
"The concert changed my life. I'm not going to lie. I was so impressed and inspired. It was beautiful, man - and I fell in love with hip-hop again.
"I want to say thank you, Kanye, for giving me that. You have given us a gift.
That's from one brother to another, sometimes you've got to say that."
P. Diddy - real name Sean Combs - said his love of hip-hop music had faded after 12 years of success.
He added: "Time is going on, I've had a lot of fame and sold a lot of records and sometimes you feel a bit uninspired so you fall out of love a bit, you sill love hip-hop but you're not as in love as the first time you met it. Then I went to the Kanye West concert?"
Kanye's sell-out tour has been attended by a galaxy of stars, including Ryan Phillippe, Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale, and Jamie Foxx.
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