Diddy aims to be first black Bond

P Diddy presented an award at the MTV ceremony

US rapper P Diddy has revealed that he would like to be the first black man to play James Bond.

"One day the time will come for a black Bond and hopefully I can audition for it," the 36-year-old said at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Copenhagen.

Diddy, who appeared in Monster's Ball in 2001, said: "It's a dream of mine to play a great role like that."

Actor Daniel Craig's first outing as 007 is later this month when Casino Royale is released.

"I love the Bond they have now," said the musician. "He's a great actor and I think they made a great choice."

The rap star - real name Sean Combs - vowed that he would keep the audience entertained if he were to land the 007 role, saying: "That's what we get paid to do."

P Diddy's main screen role to date in the Oscar-winning Monster's Ball was playing a death row inmate.