The music icon who said, “So many people rapping right now. It’s literally like too much,” was Diddy.
Diddy, also known as Sean Combs and formerly Puff Daddy, made the observation while commenting on the crowded rap landscape. His remark reflects the enormous expansion of hip-hop from a specialized cultural movement into one of the world’s dominant forms of popular music. By the late 2010s, streaming and social media had made it easier for thousands of artists to release music and build audiences independently.
Combs is better known as an executive, producer, entrepreneur, and label founder than as a conventional solo rapper. He founded Bad Boy Records in the 1990s and helped launch or elevate artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, and Mase. As a performer, he recorded hits under names including Puff Daddy and P. Diddy.
A common mix-up is confusing Diddy with another artist who was criticizing the number of rappers. In this quote, the speaker is Diddy himself. His stage-name changes can also make older references seem like they concern different people.