Bad Boy Records bosss Sean “Diddy” Combs has spent $1 million on filming for an audition tape he hopes will bolster his chances of replacing actor Daniel Craig and becoming the first black actor to play British secret agent James Bond.

The hip-hop mogul flew from New York to the South of France to shoot the footage.

“I would like to also announce that this is my audition tape for the next James Bond. I feel like I am best suited to be the next James Bond,” Diddy says in a video posted on his YouTube page.

He adds, “I think the role could easily be played by a black actor, because the character created by Ian Fleming in the 50s has undergone a great deal of evolution and continues to be updated.”