Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean John Combs, twieled fil-4 ta' Novembru, 1969, f'Harlem, New York, huwa individwu multifaċetta b'karriera li qed tinġibed fuq iktar minn tliet deċennji. Magħruf b'ismijiet ta' stage varji bħal Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, u Diddy, Combs għamel impatt sinifikanti fl-industrija tal-mużika, negozju, u lil hinn.

Raised in Mount Vernon, New York, by his mother Janice Combs, a model and teacher's assistant, Sean lost his father, Melvin Earl Combs, at a young age. Melvin was an associate of convicted New York drug dealer Frank Lucas and was shot to death when Sean was just two years old. Sean graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1987, where he played football. He later attended Howard University but left after his sophomore year. He returned in 2014 to receive an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities.

Combs beda karriera tiegħu bħala intern fil-kumpanija Uptown Records fl-1990. Huwa avvanza malajr fil-gradimenti, u eventwalment sar direttur tat-talenti. Huwa kien strumentali fl-iżvilupp ta' artisti bħal Jodeci u Mary J. Blige. Madankollu, huwa twaqqa' minn Uptown Records fl-1993, li wassluh biex jistabbilixxi l-label tiegħu, Bad Boy Entertainment, f'koperazzjoni ma' Arista Records. Il-label malajr kiseb prominenza ma' artisti bħal Notorious B.I.G., Carl Thomas, Faith Evans, u oħrajn.

L-album tiegħu ta' debut, "No Way Out," li ħareġ fl-1997, kien suċċess kommercjali u rebaħ il-Grammy Award għall-Aħjar Album Rap. Combs ukoll daħal fl-attivi, billi deher fil-films bħal "Monster's Ball" u "Made." Huwa kien involut f'diversi intrapriżi tan-negozju, inkluż il-linja tal-ħwejjeġ tiegħu Sean John, u kien ambaxxatur tal-marka għal Cîroc vodka mill-2007. Huwa wkoll ko-fonda n-network televiżiv u sit web tal-aħbarijiet Revolt fl-2013.

Legal troubles have also been a part of Combs' life. He was charged with assaulting Steve Stoute of Interscope Records in 1999 and was involved in a shooting incident at Club New York in Times Square later that year. However, he was found not guilty on all charges related to the shooting.

Fl-aħħar snin, Combs kompla jkun attiv fl-industrija tal-mużika, billi fforma supergrupp rap fl-2010 magħruf bħala Dream Team. Huwa wkoll crea duo femminili, Diddy – Dirty Money, fl-2009. L-album tagħhom, "Last Train to Paris," ħareġ fl-2010. Fl-2014, huwa annunzja album ta' mixtape, "MMM (Money Making Mitch)," u fl-2015, kien mħabbar li kien qiegħed jaħdem fuq dak li kien se jkun l-aħħar album tiegħu, "No Way Out 2."

Sas-sena 2022, Forbes stima li l-valur net tiegħu kien madwar $1 biljun, u jagħmlu wieħed mill-figuri l-aktar sinjuri fl-industrija tad-dizzjun.

Combs bidel ismu tal-palk diversi drabi, l-aħħar darba bl-isem Love, aka Brother Love. L-aħħar album tiegħu, "The Love Album: Off the Grid," ħareġ f'Settembru 2023.