12 Greatest Movie Cameos By Famous Rappers

He's been known by several names, but in 2017 when "Girls Trip" came to theaters, Sean Combs had settled on Diddy, which remains his stage name now regardless of his driver's license. The movie was shot primarily at Essence Fest, an annual party in New Orleans aimed at lifting up African-American culture, and Black women, in particular, that filmmakers thought fell in line with the film's central theme. There are several cameos in the film by performers, including Common, MC Lyte, New Edition, and Mariah Carey, but only Diddy's elevated the character portrayal of Dina, played by "the film's motor-mouth of mass dysfunction," Tiffany Haddish. 

Dina is introduced early as the wild card of this friend group (a circle completed by actors Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, and Jada Pinkett Smith), She refuses to be fired. She informs Lisa (Pinkett Smith) that she smuggled drugs through airport security in her "booty hole." Her characterization is clear, but these are closed environments where Dina is no doubt comfortable with her surroundings, coworkers, and friends. Even as she gets them thrown out of the legendary Hotel Monteleone, she does so being single-mindedly focused on her friend's unfaithful husband (Mike Colter), clearly unaware of anything or anyone else. On a huge performance stage, however, in front of thousands, Dina still walks the walk. The scene was planned beforehand only insomuch as Diddy would ask Dina up on stage, but the rest was largely improvised, and while Diddy's ogling glance over his sunglasses is funny, it's the fact that he provides a literal stage for Dina's spontaneous and uninhibited character to go to the next level that really makes the appearance memorable, with one of the best female ensembles ever.