Well, that didnt last long.

revealed Monday evening on Instagram he was was only joking.

I was only joking.

I didnt change my name.

It was just part of one of my alter egos.

One of my alter egos is Love.

And to make things evenlessconfusing, he says hes fine being called any of his former monikers.

But, if you still wanna call me Love, you could call me Love, baby.

But, I was only playing.

Diddy was telling a very different tune over the weekend, though.

I have some very serious news, said the rapper and King of Marketing in a video on Twitter.

Ive been praying on this and…

So my new name is Love, a.k.a.

His sixth (and rumored to be final) studio albumNo Way Out 2is due for a December release.