September 21st, 2011
10:37 AM ET
Diddy to publish art book of women's derrieresSean Diddy Combs is expressing his appreciation for a certain part of a woman's anatomy with a coffee table book. According to the New Yorker, the entertainment industry mogul has teamed up with photographer Raphael Mazzucco and record exec Jimmy Iovine to craft a 248 page tome filled with artistically rendered images of women's rear ends. The website for the $65 coffee table book says it derives its title, "Culo by Mazzucco," from the Italian word for buttocks, and carries the tagline, "The World Is No Longer Flat."
The site also explains that "Culo" is "an art, fashion and pop culture movement. No matter if you were raised to call it derriere, tush, rear end, or booty, culo is the new epicenter of female sexuality, desire and empowerment." Adds Iovine, "Fashion needs fewer women who look like boys and more women with some 'Boom Boom Pow.'" If you're an "Entourage" fan you've actually already seen a few of the images - some of the photos were in the August 28 episode, as Adrian Grenier's Vince was being photographed by Mazzucco, according to a statement. The photographer admits on the website that "the conversation about creating a book of asses is not your garden variety, cocktail party fare," and says in the statement that he had to think carefully about his approach. "I wrestled for weeks about how to attack this concept," Mazzucco says in a statement. "I have relished every brush stroke, every hypnotic flash in which I reach deep down in my gut and pull out a glimpse of the world as only I see it." To see for yourself, the website also offers a video preview of some of the book's images. (Depending on your workplace, you may want to wait until you're off the clock to view.) The book itself will be available on November 22 (just in time for the holiday season).
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I think its cool that diddy decided to publish a book on this topic. we men appreciate it. nice.
I hope some of the pictures are of butts with turds comin out.
Here are some ideas for an art book about women:
Images of women doing important things.
Images of important things or ideas made by women.
Images of dignified women taken by other dignified women.
Sorry, Diddy. Women are people, not toys. We have brains. We are scientists, healers, artists, leaders, and clergy. Welcome to reality.
That's because Diddy is himself a woman's derriere.
I like eggs without the yolk – maybe 1 or 2 pieces of bacon once in awhile.
What were we talking about?
Another reason why diddy or whatever he changes his name to never gets my support...disgusting
i read it....it's good....check it out
http://www.everythingtoddhendricks.com/pages/on%202-10%20bubble%20butt.html
right?
well you all have to paste this into your browser & read it
http://www.everythingtoddhendricks.com/pages/on%202-10%20bubble%20butt.html
If Lindsay Lohan and Soulja Boy still sells...
Why not this?
Somebody let him know that people dont buy books anymore.. and I wanted to download pictures of booty onto my kindle I would just watch pron on ipad..
I feel sorry for his wives,and his daughters ,should be them proud of daddy? yeah right ,he should fix his ugly teeth instead of write a book about this nasty word .not class at all!
That is a nasty word for ASS in Spanish , we don't even use in our language unless we are very upset why is he using our Spanish word in this book?I can't believe it is in the front of a book that is disgusting ...oh I forgot "you can take the kid from the ghetto ,but you can't take the ghetto from the kid" it figures where is coming from!
It says "Italian" right in the article you stupid racist. Both are romance languages, so it's not hard to believe that they have the same word but with two different meanings.
I WANT ONE...PLEASE!!!!!!!
@cap'ncrunch it's just a book about butts calm down.Diddy's from Harlem but he's not trying to be Langston Hughes.
No he's not. He's from Mount Vernon, NY. Big Difference.
I know Diddy has a big pile of money from things he's done in the past, but are we still pretending he matters?
actually as of last year, he was still the highest earner in hip hop, though most of his money comes from his business ventures.
Thank you Ropo. I love when educate the unlearned on the internet!!
You can take the man out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of the man!
Okay white man you're brains' bigger why does it get so stressed over this stuff,can't even let us enjoy big butts you've got everything and like someone said it's Sean Combs there aren't going to be many really large African American women in that book anyway.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ Really What a Joke?
THAT'S right people lets encourage stupidity! this poor sap wouldn't know what a real woman was about if it hit him in the face, I'm so sick of ignorant people with their inordinate ways selling their stupidity it the stupid people of this world and making millions off other peoples lack of self respect. Come on is this the kind of crap we want our children and grand children looking at and is this the kind of people we want them looking up to? P Diddiy Puff Diddy what ever his name is, he is a JOKE to mankind, he will do what ever it takes to get attention good or bad. I say let his kind be and don't give them the time of day and they will go away. I feel sorry for his mother and his family.
Dude really? I mean this upsets you that much? You need to change your tampon man! LOL
Not since "Tubgirl.com" will one thing so change the image we have of women.
MMMmmmmm butts and doo doo
THAT'S right people lets encourage stupidity! this poor sap wouldn't know what a real woman was about if it hit him in the face, I'm so sick of ignorant people with their inordinate ways selling their stupidity it the stupid people of this world and making millions off other peoples lack of self respect. Come on is this the kind of crap we want our children and grand children looking at and is this the kind of people we want them looking up to? P Diddiy Puff Diddy what ever his name is, he is a JOKE to mankind, he will do what ever it takes to get attention good or bad. I say let his kind be and don't give them the time of day and they will go away. I feel sorry for his mother and his family.
Nothing like sacred space in your face!
I feel sorry for women though.
Many women love the attention (like Kim Kardashian), but most women don't. I would hate it if everyday I walked out of my house and all peopled looked at or cared about was my behind.
This book will be a great piece of art – the human body is a beautiful creation. It is unfortunate that the greater cause of women to rise above being looked at as just simply another piece of tail will not be helped by its publication.
"Many women love the attention (like Kim Kardashian), but most women don't." :/ Huh? I'm not that jerk how tries to feel superior by correcting peoples' grammar in the comments, but I simply don't understand what your saying. Many women and than most women? Maybe you meant "some women" and than "most"? Anyway, don't be offended.
Excuse me I meant *who :p
Gorillas have giant asses too. Just saying.
Are you into Gorilla buts? Just asking.
You people have sick minds and sound like you need some help. Borrow some class before posting.
VP, *POOT* <--Smell the class.
First breast now asses. What will they exploit next about a woman. How bout we exam them teeth of his. They are out of range.
@poop, did your baby sitter quit again?
A butt writing a book about butts. Fitting.
For God's sake, DIddy, get your teeth fixed. We've been looking at your overbite for 10 years. What's the matter, too expensive? Every pic has your buckteeth and open mouth. Sheesh,
I hope the pictures are scratch and sniff.
LMBO...
I hope he gets a good one of JLo.
Diddy had to put out a picture book because he cant read and so wouldn't even be able to review a book which is always ghost written for celebrities anyway...
You win the best remark award, right next to the scratch and sniff one.
Diddy might not be very talented as an artist, but he definitely isn't stupid. He has an MBA and has made all of that money from being a savvy businessman. What's your net worth?
He does not have an MBA. He dropped out of Howard. And anyone that speaks spanish knows that Nalgas would be the correct term for the rear. Culo means butthole.
Italian, not Spanish, is the language indicated in the article. Please read more carefully next time. Thank you.
http://www.VenusRevolution.com is where it all started!
The success and wealth of this guy is testament to the stupidity and gullibility of the consumer.
Well said.
I sooo agree. And I'm a black women
I will not be shocked to see very few of us in this book.
Ive touched some black bootie here and there and it can be quite enjoyable.
I'm buying several copies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It will look nice beside that other idiots book,you know,the one with 1 word per page.
That is hilarious.
Beautiful idea...
I know what my inlaws will be getting for X-Mas this year!
YOW...up yaws hater.
I wonder if my wife will get this for me as a stocking stuffer this year for X-Mas?
Only is he's a 60 year old man with hairy ballz.
Fred, would you mind if I smell your wifes butt?
@Black Did – Do you "mind" getting your GED so you can spell correctly?
Leave it to Diddy to start controversy.The last time it was because he changed his name to Swag,haters blew it up I can't to read some of these comments.
so. this sounds like a dumb idea.
Im lovin it already.
Quit wasting my air.
I would love to see your racist CULO in person, little B!tch Boy.
Why Redd? Your black ass wouldnt do anything except run that mouth then take a beatdown.
I'll come visit you. What are visiting hours at the prison you're in?
White girls never had asses and the ones that do worked hard to get it. It's natural for African Americans. Ask your ancestors.
Let's see, large brains vs. large asses, I wonder which one has helped more throughout the course of human history...
Thank you! Where is the like button?
Interesting question...which one do you think help more throughout the course of history?