Sean Combs' Former Artist Blasts His Record Label In New Tell-All Book

A rapper formerly signed on to Sean Combs' record label is set to release a tell-all memoir, blasting the hip-hop mogul for deceiving his artists.

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Mark Curry, also known as Chop D.I.E.S.E.L., is releasing "Dancing With the Devil," his tell-all book about Combs' company, Bad Boy Records, and how he was lured and promised of success.

He claims that Combs, who founded the label in 1993, would appear in his artists' songs and videos but would secretly charge them for it.

He writes, "Puff [Combs] has an annoying habit of inserting himself into the songs and videos of all the artists on his label and it's common knowledge that many Bad Boy acts resented him for this."

"Puff charged the artists for his appearance on their records and videos, usually without [them] realizing it until they receive their royalty statements. That's when they discovered that their large sums of money had gone to fees which were doubled, tripled and even quadrupled because of Puff's 'special appearances.'"

Curry has been featured in various albums and collaborations but never had released his own record with the label since he joined in 1997. He left in 2005.

The book is scheduled to be released in February.