Puff Daddy celebrates birthday by releasing free music

NEW YORK (AP) — It may be Puff Daddy's birthday, but the music mogul is giving out the gifts: The rapper is planning to release free music on Wednesday. Puff Daddy, born Sean Combs, debuted new music late Tuesday in New York City and announced that a mixtape called "MMM" would be available for free at 7 a.m. Eastern. He is calling the project "a sonic motion picture" and songs include collaborations with Lil Kim, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Jadakiss, French Montana and others. The "MMM" artwork features a 1999 photo, taken by Annie Leibovitz, of Combs in Paris with Kate Moss. Combs turned 46 on Wednesday. The Tuesday night event spilled over to Wednesday morning and the crowd wished Combs a happy birthday. Attendees included producer-rapper Swizz Beatz and Epic Records CEO L.A. Reid.