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Sean, Diddy Combs

Sean John Combs was born November 4, 1969, he can also be known as Sean "Puffy" Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and recently Diddy. He is a record producer, entrepreneur, and rapper. He is the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop music in the mid to late 1990s. Combs first skyrocketed to fame as a label executive, first for Uptown Records and later for his own label, signing and developing acts such as Father MC, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Craig Mack, Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112, Ma$e, and Carl Thomas.

Originally from Harlem, New York City, Sean was raised in the suburb of Mount Vernon, New York. After completing his secondary education at Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, Sean attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. before becoming an intern at Uptown Records. Only a few months later, Combs was an A&R executive, and helped produce Father's Day (Father MC; 1990), What's the 411? (Mary J. Blige; 1992), and Blue Funk (Heavy D & the Boyz; 1992) before he was unexpectedly fired in 1993. Sena then set up his own label, Bad Boy Records, and soon signed Craig Mack and the Notorious B.I.G..

Sean's rap career started as him being known as "Puff Daddy" in 1997, releasing "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", followed by "I'll Be Missing You". Both songs were successful, though "I'll Be Missing You" was written by Marvin L. Blair (a tribute to B.I.G. with guests Faith Evans and 112), and was heavily criticized for sampling The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and adding little. The album also produced the hit singles "It's All About The Benjamins," which featured Lil Kim, The Lox and The Notorious B.I.G. and had a popular rock remix, which was worked on by Rob Zombie and the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, among others; and "Been Around The World," a song that featured Sean's labelmate's, Mase and the late Notorious B.I.G.. "I'll Be Missing You" won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, while No Way Out won Best Rap Album.

Sean's next album was 1999's failed Forever, which was a commercial failure and no more well-reviewed than No Way Out.

Sean soon tried to reinvent his image, but was again in court facing assault charges from a Michigan television host, and then was arrested for driving on a suspended license in Florida. During all the legal issue he still managed on releasing a much delayed gospel album called Thank You, as well as a solo hip hop LP, The Saga Continues.

This was followed by a serious set-back for his Bad Boy Records when Arista Records stopped distributing Bad Boy releases. As a result of this Bad Boy Records was going to have to be formed as an independent record company.

Later in 2002, Sean wanted to make his own reality show on MTV called Making the Band 2, the sequel to the first Making the Band. In it, contestants compete to be in a new group on Bad Boy Records. The six finalists have to come up with their name, CD and video.

In 2003, Sean ran in the New York City Marathon and raised $2,000,000 for the educational system for the children of New York.

On August 16, 2005, he appeared on the Today Show and announced that he was altering his stage name yet again, dropping the "P." and referring to himself simply as "Diddy," saying that "the P was getting between me and my fans." Sean had just hosted the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.

Sean "Diddy" Combs can also be seen in these movies:

Carlito's Way - Rise To Power (2005)
Grafh - Grafh (2005)
Death of a Dynasty (2005)
Ballers: Street Dreams of the Rich and Famous (2004)
Jay Z - Fade to Black (2004)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Made (2001)
Backstage (2000)
Rhyme & Reason (1997)
Strictly Business (1991)