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Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), known by his stage names Diddy, P. Diddy, and Puff Daddy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, clothing designer, and entrepreneur. He was originally known as Puff Daddy, later as P. Diddy (Puff and Puffy being often used as a nickname, but never as recording names), his nickname and stage name were then changed to Diddy (adopted in August 2005). He is still called P. Diddy in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the latter after a legal battle with another artist, Richard "Diddy" Dearlove. His business interests include 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. Combs is the third-richest hip-hop mogul, having a net worth estimated at US $680 million. He now lives in Manhattan, NY, Alpine, NJ, East Hampton, NY, Miami Beach, FL and Atlanta, GA.
Early years
P. Diddy was born in the public housing projects of Harlem, New York, the son of Janice and Melvin Combs. He grew up in Mount Vernon, just to the north of the New York City borough of The Bronx. When Combs was three, his father was shot dead in his car on January 26, 1972 at age thirty-three in a Manhattan park following a party he attended. The elder Combs was an associate of Frank Lucas, the New York drug lord. Both Lucas and rival gangster Nicky Barnes publicly state that they were close with Melvin. After completing his private secondary education at the Roman Catholic Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1987, Combs attended Howard University in Washington, DC. At Howard he gained a reputation as a party promoter, showing an early penchant for marketing and promotions, eventually became an intern at New York's Uptown Records. In a display of his tenacity, he would travel back and forth between Washington and New York, juggling his classes and his internship. He eventually left Howard without a degree. Uptown was a starting ground for Combs, who became a top executive after his beginnings as an intern. He was instrumental in developing Jodeci and signing and producing Mary J. Blige. After being fired from Uptown in 1993, he went on to establish Bad Boy Records, taking new hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. with him. more
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Early years
P. Diddy was born in the public housing projects of Harlem, New York, the son of Janice and Melvin Combs. He grew up in Mount Vernon, just to the north of the New York City borough of The Bronx. When Combs was three, his father was shot dead in his car on January 26, 1972 at age thirty-three in a Manhattan park following a party he attended. The elder Combs was an associate of Frank Lucas, the New York drug lord. Both Lucas and rival gangster Nicky Barnes publicly state that they were close with Melvin. After completing his private secondary education at the Roman Catholic Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1987, Combs attended Howard University in Washington, DC. At Howard he gained a reputation as a party promoter, showing an early penchant for marketing and promotions, eventually became an intern at New York's Uptown Records. In a display of his tenacity, he would travel back and forth between Washington and New York, juggling his classes and his internship. He eventually left Howard without a degree. Uptown was a starting ground for Combs, who became a top executive after his beginnings as an intern. He was instrumental in developing Jodeci and signing and producing Mary J. Blige. After being fired from Uptown in 1993, he went on to establish Bad Boy Records, taking new hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. with him. more
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Sean John Combs.
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