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DIDDY
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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.
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."
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