Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur, Sean Combs has been named one of music’s most influential contributors. Sean was born and raised in Harlem, New York. After leaving college life at Howard University, he worked as a talent director at Uptown Records. In 1993 he founded his record label Bad Boy Entertainment. Bad Boy features some of the most popular and influential rap, hip hop, and R&B artists today. Lil’ Kim, Faith Evans, Mase, and Biggie are a few that headline the label and helped ensure its success.
Sean currently has 6 albums of his own, with his introductory album No Way Out, released in 1997, being certified Platinum seven times since its release date. Diddy has released hundreds of records for multiple artists under the Bad Bay Record Label, received numerous awards and recognition including Grammys and American Music Awards, and has helped build an empire currently worth over $820 million.
