Diddy is the daddy of modern day hip-hop — celebrating its 50th anniversary this year

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the pioneers who launched the Bronx-born culture in the ‘70s and ’80s. And rightly so.However, one ’90s game-changer — the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy — has been strangely MIA from the festivities, such as the epic Hip Hop 50 concert, held at Yankee Stadium in August.

But it was impossible to deny the lasting impact of Sean “Diddy” Combs when the 53-year-old rapper, producer and all-around mogul rocked the stage at Tuesday’s MTV Video Music Awards with a career-spanning performance that more than merited his Global Icon Award — and showed the kids half his age how it’s done.And there is plenty of Love — the middle name that Combs officially adopted to replace John in 2021 — for Daddy Diddy from the younger generation on his star-studded new album that dropped on Friday. “The Love Album: Off the Grid” — Diddy’s first studio LP since 2010’s “Last Train to Paris” with Dirty Money — features everyone from pop stars (The Weeknd, Justin Bieber) to R&B divas (H.E.R., Summer Walker) to rappers young enough to be his children (21 Savage, Swae Lee), alll showing up to kiss his blinged-out ring.And if you thought Diddy was going to sound like your formerly hip father crashing the party, think again.