P. Diddy is to star in a TV adaptation of classic play 'A Raisin in the Sun.' The rapper - real name Sean Combs - is set to play Walter Lee Younger in the three-hour movie.

Diddy has already played the role to great critical acclaim in a Broadway stage version. The play follows a black working class Chicago family in the 50s as they try to work their way out of poverty while living in a racist society.