Puff Daddy Biography:

quote

'We used to talk about wanting
to get some money, but that's
when hip-hop was based on your
dreams and your fantasy. The
whole thing now is the dreams
and fantasies were achieved,
and you don't want to make it
the focal point. You can't
keep beating that dead horse.'
-Sean 'Puffy' Combs

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Puff Daddy Biography:

quote

'We used to talk about wanting
to get some money, but that's
when hip-hop was based on your
dreams and your fantasy. The
whole thing now is the dreams
and fantasies were achieved,
and you don't want to make it
the focal point. You can't
keep beating that dead horse.'
-Sean 'Puffy' Combs

Sean John Combs was born in
Harlem, on November 4, 1969,
and raised in Mount Vernon,
New York. As a child he
developed his unique nickname
because of the way he puffed
out his chest on the football
field.

At the age of 18, Combs
attended Howard University,
where he spent more time
promoting parties and selling
term papers and exams than
anything else. His dream was
to become a rapper. After two
years, Combs left Howard and
knocked on the door of Uptown
Records executive Andre
Harrell. The latter granted
him an internship and the rest
as they say, is history.

becoming a notorious bad boy

Combs was promoted to A&R and
soon was collaborating with
Mary J. Blige and Jodeci. The
more Combs learned, the more
he dreamed of founding his own
label. In 1993, he did just
that with Bad Boy Records.
With childhood friend
Christopher Wallace, a.k.a.
the late Notorious B.I.G.,
Combs made the young company a
success.

Craig Mack and Faith Evans
were two artists who also
helped establish Bad Boy
Records, with over 12 million
albums sold by 1994. Combs was
now the hottest producer in
the industry, with a
particular talent for creating
hip-hop remixes. He soon began
to reap honors for his
songwriting and production
ability. Acts like Boyz II
Men, TLC, SWV, and Aretha
Franklin called for material
and inspiration.

Puff Daddy made his debut as
an artist in 1997 with No Way
Out. The album went
multi-platinum and featured
two No. 1 singles: 'Can't
Nobody Hold Me Down' and the
Notorious B.I.G. tribute 'I'll
Be Missing You.'

a career j-low

Combs has not been a stranger
to controversy and negative
publicity. His encounters with
the law have been
well-documented, from a
nightclub incident with an
alleged handgun to an assault
charge for a physical
confrontation with a record
executive. Combs was cleared
of the former and pled guilty
to a lesser charge on the
assault. In addition, there
was rampant speculation about
his love life when superstar
Jennifer Lopez was in the
picture. Their relationship
unraveled in the public eye
and the media attention has
been incessant on Combs ever
since.

Despite the court dates, press
and criticism heaped on him
for his mainstream success and
musical sampling, Combs has
managed to accomplish a lot.
Two more solo albums followed
No Way Out. He has launched a
successful clothing line in
Sean John and operates an
upscale restaurant franchise,
Justin's, named for his son.

combing hollywood

Bad Boy Records continues to
produce hits and launch
careers, and Combs has branded
the name even further with Bad
Boy Worldwide Entertainment
Group. The conglomerate also
encompasses a marketing and
advertising company, Blue
Flame, and a magazine,
Notorious. If that is not
enough, Combs has also taken
up acting and had an acclaimed
role in the Academy Award
winning film, Monster's Ball.

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