Sean Combs

@Record Producer, Timeline and Family

Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, is an American record producer, businessman and rapper

Nov 4, 1969

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: November 4, 1969
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Record Producer, College Dropouts, Illuminati Members, Howard University, Business People, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Rappers
  • Siblings: Keisha Combs
  • Known as: Sean John Combs, Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy and Diddy
  • Universities:
    • Howard University
    • Mount Saint Michael Academy
  • Notable Alumnis:
    • Howard University

Sean Combs born at

Harlem , New York City

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Birth Place

In 1995, he founded ‘Daddy’s House Social Programs’, an organisation dedicated to helping youth through tutoring, annual summer camps and other activities that will help empower them.

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Personal Life

He is the owner of the clothing line, ‘Sean John’ and has also launched a men’s perfume named, ‘I Am King’. He also owns restaurants.

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Personal Life

He is the father of five children. He is also the step-father of Quincy, who is the son of his former girlfriend, Kimberly Porter.

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Personal Life

Sean John Combs, better known by his stage name, Puff Daddy was born on November 4, 1969 in Harlem, New York, U.S. to Janice Combs, a model and teachers assistant and Melvin Comb, an associate of a drug dealer.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1974, his father was shot dead, when he was still a child. After the death of his father, he was raised by his mother in the neighbourhood of Mt. Vernon, New York.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1987, he graduated from the Mount Saint Michael Academy, an all-boys Roman Catholic high school. In high school, he regularly played football and even won a division title.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1989, he dropped out of the Howard University, where he was pursuing his majors in business and joined as an intern with New York’s Uptown Records. He was eventually fired from there.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1993, after he lost his job at Uptown Records, he established ‘Bad Boy Records’ along with Arista Records and The Notorious B.I.G. The venture produced many successful hits like the The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die’ album.

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Career

‘Bad Boy Records’ signed with many other artists including Mary J. Blige, with whom he guest produced the album, ‘What’s the 411?’ and executive produced ‘MY Life’, initially. They also signed with ‘TLC’, a girl band.

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Career

In 1995, ‘Bad Boy Records’ released the Faith Evans debut album titled, ‘Faith’, which also featured Mary J. Blige in the single, ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore’. The album did well on the charts.

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Career

In 1996, he was the executive producer of the R&B band ‘Total’s’ self-titled album, which did reasonably well on the charts. The hit singles from the album include, ‘Can’t You See’ and ‘No One Else’.

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Career

In July 1997, he came out with his debut album titled, ‘No Way Out’, which was released under the ‘Bad Boy Records’ label. The album was a success commercially and featured, ‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’, a hit single.

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Career

His single, ‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’ from the album ‘No Way Out’ peaked at the number one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for an unprecedented six weeks.

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Major Works

His album ‘Press Play’ peaked at the number one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. As of 2008, the album has sold 700,000 copies in the United States of America alone.

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Major Works