P Diddy ensured his own brand vodka was flowing on Saturday night, as stars including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Usher, Cardi B, Leonardo DiCaprio and more celebrated the rapper’s belated 50th birthday.
According to Vanity Fair, guests were invited to the party with a voice message from Naomi Campbell which declared “there ain’t no party like a Diddy party” - and judging from the details, she was right on the money.
Held at his mansion in Beverly Hills, the party included a black tie dress code, performances from the likes of Usher, Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige (who sang happy birthday) and free flow bottles of Ciroc and Jay-Z’s Armand de Brignac champagne.
Stars came dressed to impress as photographer Carlos ‘Kaito’ Araujo was on hand to take portraits. Many stopped by to have their pictures snapped, including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who attended wearing a golden dress and black suit respectively.
Diddy revealed he and Araujo have a long standing relationship as he shared a gallery of pictures taken by him and wrote, “Last night was one of those nights I’ll never forget. But something that sticks out to me is what my young creative @kaito put together with @vanityfair. All I can say is wow!! I’ve watched you grow from just a photographer to someone who captures beautiful art. Looking at these images makes me so proud. Thank you King."
The portraits he posted included one of him and Jay-Z (where the '99 Problems' rapper popped his foot up to reveal a Louboutin under sole), Kim and Kanye, Mary J. Blige, Chadwick Boseman and Lizzo.
Kim was joined by her family members Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, who came in contrasting sequined outfits. They posed for a picture with the birthday boy, who was dressed in a sleek silver tuxedo jacket. Their mother, Kris Jenner, was also in attendance with her boyfriend Corey Gamble.
Kanye West was also seen laughing and chatting with fellow musicians Pharrell, Diddy and Mr Beyonce: Jay-Z. In fact, one of the biggest grins we’ve ever seen on Kanye’s face was captured when he and Jay-Z shook hands.
Speaking of Jay-Z, Beyonce accompanied him to the party dressed in an elaborate sculptural black gown with elbow-length gloves and emerald accessories. Beyonce posted a number of pictures to her Instagram to show off her look and glossy make-up.
Her husband was filmed snatching a phone off someone at the party, where he glared down a man on the dance floor for reportedly trying to sneak a picture of the 'Halo' singer.
Cardi B and her boyfriend Offset were also there, both decked out in matching all black outfits. They were seen dancing together and holding hands, as well as posing for a quick picture with Mary J. Blige. Last week, she was criticised for giving Offset $500k in cash for his birthday.
Snoop Dogg was nothing short of quintessential Snoop Dogg, dancing around in a large jacket and sunglasses as he puffed on a cigar.
Janelle Monae arrived in a sequined dress and literally let her hair down, at one point undoing her updo to whip her hair around as she danced the night away.
She attended with actress Regina King, who was the most colourful person on the night in a rainbow plaid outfit with body chains.
She wrote on Instagram that the night was “trippy” and continued, “Love vibrations were high. Love you @diddy.”
Actress Kate Beckinsale also proved that she is well and truly aging backwards, as she attended in a black mermaid tail lace gown. She revealed the dress was by Georges Chakra on Instagram and posted, “All ready for amazing @diddy’s amazing #diddy50 party."
It was also a big family affair for Diddy, whose children were also in attendance to celebrate with him and even give a speech onstage.
Diddy also had not one, but four birthday cakes which spelled out LOVE. Servers were also seen carrying around McDonalds apple pies and burgers on golden trays. A number of CBD products were also seen laid out on a tray, which appeared to include a roll on, glow drops, gummies and more.
If that wasn’t extra enough, a gigantic silver statue of a woman’s body was also erected outside the house - making the mansion impossible to miss.
Diddy obviously had a lot to celebrate that night, but he was seen at one joyously throwing his hands up in the air as the likes of Post Malone raised a glass to him.
Other stars in attendance included Paris and Nicky Hilton, G-Eazy, Machine Gun Kelly, Kevin Hart, Kobe Bryant, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and more.
