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Guide Note

Sean Combs is Grammy Award winning rapper, entertainer, record label owner and entrepreneur. In 2005, he changed his stage name from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy, and later simply Diddy. Combs owns his own clothing lines called "Sean John" and "Sean."

Fast Facts

Name: Sean John Combs
Born: November 4, 1969
Record Label: Bad Boy
AKA: Puff Daddy, P. Diddy
July 2008: Denied rumors that he was engaged to Cassie Ventura¹

Life and Career

Sean Combs was born in Harlem, New York. His father, Melvin Combs was killed in a shooting when Combs was three. Melvin worked with Frank Lucas on whom the movie American Gangster is based.

Combs attended the Mount Saint Michael Academy and then Howard University for college. He dropped out of college before graduation to pursue a career as a music producer. His first big client was the late Notorious B.I.G., with whom he created an empire that promotes clothing, television shows, restaurants and movies.

Categories

Entertainment | Music | Urban Music | Rap | Hip-Hop | R&B

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Sean Combs

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Diddy
Official MySpace Page: Diddy
Wikipedia: Sean Combs
Official Site: Bad Boy Online
iTunes: Diddy
Biography: Diddy
Video: "Diddy TV Is On"

Diddy News & Gossip

Google News Search: Diddy
CNN.com: Diddy: 'The story is a lie' (March 18, 2008)
BBC NEWS: P Diddy Denies Tupac Allegations (March 18, 2008)
- "The musician said the allegations, published on the Los Angeles Times website, were 'beyond ridiculous'."
MTV News: Biggie, Diddy Knew Of 1994 Tupac Ambush, Says Reporter (March 17, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War (March 17, 2008)
- "Now, newly discovered information, including interviews with people who were at the studio that night, lends credence to Shakur's insistence that associates of rap impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs were behind the assault."
ABC News: Police Investigate 'Diddy' in Club Brawl (October 16, 2007)
SOHH: "Diddy Clears Up Danity Kane Pregnancy Rumors..." (April 5, 2007)
The Bosh: "P Diddy Gives and Gives" (March 31, 2007)

Diddy Music & MP3s

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Diddy Photos

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Flickr: Diddy Photos
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Diddy Videos

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Dailymotion: Diddy Videos
YouTube: "Diddy TV is on" (Time: 1:02)
YouTube: A Raisin in the Sun: Sean Combs (Time: 1:29)
YouTube: Diddy's CNBC Ad (Time: 0:30)
YouTube: "I'll Be Missing You" with Sting (Live) (Time: 4:00)

Diddy Lyrics

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Lyrics Directory: Diddy

Diddy Profiles

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AskMen.com: Diddy
People.com: Diddy

Diddy Biographies, Articles, and Blogs

Wikipedia: Biography
Yahoo! Music: Biography
Soundslam News: "Diddy Leaves London Club After Drunk Man Tries to Kiss Him" (April 3, 2007)
SPIN.com: "Diddy Sued For Alleged Assault" (March 6, 2007)
Contactmusic: "Diddy Laughs Off Miller 'Romance'" (January 30, 2007)

Diddy On Tour

Ticketmaster: Diddy

Diddy Merchandise

Amazon.com Merchandise and Music
Official Store: Sean John
eBay: Diddy

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