P Diddy Biography

The biggest hip-hop impresario of the mid 90's, Sean "puffy" Combs - or Puff Daddy, as he was known for his own music project - the creation of several million dollars industry around Bad Boy Entertainment, with recordings of the Notorious BIG, Craig Mack, Faith Evans, 112, and the total amount of all produced and master-mind himself of Combs. Responsible for more than 100 million dollars in total record sales in 1996 and was named ASCAP songs of the year, Combs, however, criticized by many people in hip-hop community for watering at the sound of the underground, as well as for the perceived greater reliance on samples as practically the sole basis for a large number of their visits. The great success of A P and B Uptown Records Management in the early 90's, responsible for major hits records Father MC, Mary J. Blige and Jodeci, Combs formed his own Bad Boy label, signed by Notorious BIG, Evans, and Craig Mack, and earned enough hits to cement an alliance with Arista Records. A highly publicized feud with Death Row Records (including Tupac Shakur and label head Suge Knight served as West Coast / Dark Side equivalent to the Notorious BIG and Combs) was summarily ended in late 1996, when Shakur was murdered and Knight put in prison. Six months later, Notorious BIG In addition, the dead, and after Combs mourned his friend's death, he hit the pop charts in large part during its greatest years, in 1997. 

Born in Harlem in 1970, Sean Combs spent much of his childhood in nearby Mount Vernon, New York. Already a shrewd businessman through two paper routes Combs applied to Howard University in Washington, DC, and during the visit, convinced childhood friend Heavy D to sign him as an intern at the label he recorded on Uptown Records. A few months later, he was a R executive from its site set on the Vice-Chairperson acting as executive producer for Father MC 1990 album Father's Day, which became a hit. Successful albums followed for Mary J. Blige (What is 411?) And Heavy D And Boyz (Blue Funk), in 1992, but was fired from Uptown Combs next year (probably because he was too ambitious). He worked as a remixer in 1993 and created the Bad Boy Entertainment as his own company, the label management of his apartment during long hours with few employees. After more than a year of hard work, he finally signed two hit artists, former EPMD roadie Craig Mack and Notorious BIG Mack hit the big time in mid-1994 when a remix of his "Flava in Ya Ear" single (with LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, rampage, and the Notorious BIG) hit the top ten and became the first platinum record of Bad Boy. B.I.G. second decline in early 1995, while his own second hit "Big Poppa" reached number six on the pop charts. Mack album Project: Funk Da World eventually gold and the Notorious BIG ready to die was dismissed double platinum. 

Sean "puffy" Combs began branching Bad Boy in 1995, adding platinum R and B acts Faith Evans and the whole (both of them were linked to BIG, Evans as his wife and his full support for the former vocal group) plus another platinum seller , 112 in 1996. He also produced many other artists (including Aretha Franklin, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, TLC, SWV, and Lil 'Kim) and added two straight forward hip-hop acts, Mase and liquid oxygen. At that time, however, Combs and BIG were involved in a feud with Death Row Records "head Suge Knight and star Tupac Shakur. Shakur Combs accused of involvement in a 1994 shooting, mocked BIG said he slept with Vera Evans, and threatened in a few words of his hit song" Hit 'Em Up ". (Video Best track of two characters, large and Buffy, who were humiliated in all directions.) In September 1996, however, Shakur was shot and killed by unknown attackers, nearly six months later, in March 1997, BIG himself was killed in the same order. Only three weeks later, his second album debuted at number one, and eventually was dismissed six times platinum. The single "Hypnotize", also hit a number, and remained on the cards months BIG was killed. Though Combs had been preparing its own solo debut under the name Puff Daddy, he quit working for several months more than his old friend. When he returned in mid-1997, with seats and the single "No one can Hold Me Down" held the first place on the singles charts during the almost two months. After quickly for another monster number one hit "I'll be Missing You", a tender tribute to Notorious BIG with Evans providing faith voice. Combs subsequent LP as Puff Daddy, no exit, shot straight to number has been deducted platinum several times in 1998, he received the Grammy for best rap album and "I'll be Missing You" won an award for the best performance at the Rap duo or group.