P. Diddy worried new album is 'too much'

P. Diddy doesn’t want to “overwhelm” fans with his singing voice.

The ‘I Don’t Wanna Know’ hitmaker – who is preparing to release his new album ‘The Last Train to Paris’ – was worried he would shock his followers when he swaps his trademark rapping for a more melodic sound in the upcoming LP.

He said: "I didn't wanna overwhelm people with that part of it, me singing. So I got with a director, Hype Williams. I think I knew I had to confront that issue head on. We know this community. We know the community we've been making records for.

"We know how it feels when you have an uncle or a brother and they coming to Thanksgiving dinner and they done lost 100 pounds. They got a brand-new suit on, they got some new teeth in their mouth. It's startling, it's too much at one time."

The record producer – real name Sean Combs - admits it was hard for him to record the “emotional” vocals on the LP’s lead single ‘Angels’ because he’s not a very good singer.

He explained to MTV News: "I'm definitely not the greatest singer in the world. It took me two weeks to do the song, straight up. It took me two weeks to get the song right. It's really supposed to be an expression. It's supposed to be the way your soul sounds. Not the way R. Kelly or Chris Brown sound, Mario, Trey Songz. It's supposed to be a very vulnerable emotional experience.

"I'm out here butt-naked with this one… I've taken pride that when it's all said and done, I may get the Risk Taker of the Year award. I don't know what other award I'll get. I may get [that]. With that comes success and consequences. That's the best ride to be on."