Hip Hop moguls Jay-Z and Diddy are reportedly looking to sign newcomers Odd Future as their hip-hop profile continues to show strength.
According to reports, the group is being sought after by several labels, including Sean “Diddy” Combs is bowing to the wild demands of yet-to-be signed, punk-rock- hip-hop supergroup Odd Future. Other music honchos including Roc Nation’s Jay- Z, SRC’s Steve Rifkind and Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine have been fighting to sign the band described as an “urban S*x Pistols.”
PageSix reports that Diddy recently met with Tyler The Creator who demanded that he set up a meeting between him and Justin Bieber.
A source tells Six that Diddy’s “desperate to sign the group to prove that he’s on to something hot.”
“Tyler asked Diddy for access to Justin, so he pulled strings. Tyler did meet with Justin, and Diddy helped make it happen,” the source said.
Steve Rifkind of SRC is reportedly ready to make the band a formal offer and previously met with The Creator who told him,
“If you are serious about the meeting, I want Randy’s Donuts, swivel chairs and a megaphone.”
