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Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American entertainment mogul, record producer, actor and rapper. more...

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As of October 2006, his nickname and recording name is Diddy (adopted in August 2005); previously, he had been known as Puff Daddy and later as P. Diddy (Puff or Puffy being often used as nicknames, but never as recording names). He is still called P. Diddy in the UK and in Europe after a legal battle with another artist called Diddy.

Diddy presides over a media empire that includes the record label Bad Boy Records, the clothing lines Sean John and Sean by Sean Combs, a movie production company, and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, performer, producer of MTV's "Making the Band," writer, arranger, clothing designer, and Broadway actor.

Biography

Early years

Born in Harlem to Melvin and Janice Combs, Combs grew up in Mount Vernon, just to the north of the New York City borough of the Bronx. When P. Diddy was two, his father Melvin was shot dead in his car on January 26, 1972 at age thirty-three in a Manhattan park following a party he attended.

After completing his private secondary education at the Roman Catholic Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx in 1987, Combs attended Howard University in Washington, DC before becoming an intern at Uptown Records.

Establishing Bad Boy

With the help of Russell Simmons, he tried to sign Tupac Shakur who he thought was the best rapper at the time to jump-start the label. However, Tupac refused. Both Craig Mack and Biggie (the Notorious B.I.G.) quickly released hit singles, followed by similarly successful LPs, particularly B.I.G.'s Ready to Die. Puff Daddy, as he was then known, began signing more acts to Bad Boy, including Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Craig Mack, Usher, Dream, Carl Thomas,Faith Evans, Father MC, 112 and Total, as well as producing for Lil' Kim, TLC, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, SWV, Aretha Franklin and others, and forming The Hitmen, an in-house production team. Mase and The Lox soon joined Bad Boy, just as a widely publicized rivalry with the West Coast's Death Row Records was beginning. Combs and Notorious B.I.G. were criticized and parodied by Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight, in songs and interviews during the mid 1990s. Shakur was murdered in 1996. Six months later, on March 9th 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. was murdered weeks before the release of his successful album, Life After Death.

Combs' performing career

Diddy has recently finished recording his latest LP, entitled Press Play, featuring collaborations with, among others, Christina Aguilera, Nas, Big Boi, Twista, Just Blaze, Pharrell, Brandy and Mary J. Blige which was released on October 17th, 2006.

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