Justin Bieber joked about his self-proclaimed “trash” song that he once pitched to Diddy as a teen

Justin Bieber and Diddy

Justin Bieber and Diddy. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty; Prince Williams/WireImage

Justin Bieber is taking a trip down memory lane to celebrate the release of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ new project, The Love Album: Off The Grid.

The “Confident” artist recalled a time before the fame when he tried to offer his talents to Diddy but was shut down.

“I remember going to my brother Diddy’s office to pitch him a song I wrote for him when I was like 14, sadly the song was trash haha,” Bieber said on his Instagram Story on Thursday night.

Diddy rejected Justin Bieber

Diddy declines song from Justin Bieber.Justin Bieber/Instagram

Unfortunately, “it would be a hard no from him,” as Bieber put it. However, the Canadian superstar is proof that a dream deferred is not always a dream denied.

“Fast forward to a few years ago Puff asked if I would freestyle something for his upcoming love album. Wild full circle moment, love you @diddy,” the 29-year-old concluded.

Diddy’s new album was released on Friday and features a long list of top-tier talent, including Bieber. The two collaborated on the song “Moments” — the Biebs included a screenshot of the ballad playing on his phone for the Instagram Story post.

Sean "Diddy" Combs and Justin Bieber

Sean “Diddy” Combs and Justin Bieber.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

The “Hello Good Morning” hitmaker’s last LP came in 2006 with Press Play.

For The Love Album, in addition to Bieber, Diddy recruited Fabolous, Jazmine Sullivan, 21 Savage, H.E.R., The Weeknd, Kehlani, Mary J. Blige and many more for the 23-track body of work.

Ahead of the album’s release, the Bad Boy founder received the Global Icon Award at the 2023 VMAs on Tuesday.

Justin Bieber and Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Justin Bieber and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.Kevin Mazur/Hand in Hand/Getty

In addition to Bieber sharing his gratitude for the “wild full circle moment” between himself and Diddy, he also teased more new music on his Instagram Story — this time with SZA.

On Friday, he posted the acoustic remix of her single “Snooze.”

Late last month, he appeared in the music video for the track as one of several love interests for the songstress.