Sean Combs
Sean Combs | |
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 Combs in 2023 | |
| Born | Sean John Combs November 4, 1969[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Other names |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1990 – Present[2] |
| Works | |
| Partners |
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| Children | 7 |
| Awards | Full list |
| Musical career | |
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| Member of | The Hitmen |
| Formerly of | Diddy – Dirty Money |
| Website | diddy |
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American rapper, singer, producer, and actor. Combs has used many stage names during his career. He currently uses Diddy but has also used P Diddy and Puff Daddy. He was born in Harlem, New York. He started his musical career in 1988. He is in connection with Bad Boy Records. He is the richest hip hop musician.[5] Combs has won three Grammy Awards. Three albums that he executive produced were put on Rolling Stone magazines list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2001 Combs acted in Made. In 2010, Combs released his fifth album known as: Last Train to Paris.
Legal Documents
[change | change source]On November 16, 2023, Combs' ex girlfriend Casandra "Cassie" Ventura filed a $30 million sexual assault lawsuit against him, alleging that he subjected her to a decade-long “cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking.”[6][7] Cassie claimed that the abuse began when their relationship started that also included a 2018 rape after she tried to leave him, and multiple instances of domestic violence.[6][7] Combs' attorney has denied the allegation.[6] He would settle the lawsuit on November 17.[8]
On March 25, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security raided Combs' property relating to a ongoing investigation.[9] On September 16, police arrested Combs on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in Manhattan.[10] He would appear in court the next day and the judge denied his bond.[11]
Claims about sexual misconduct
[change | change source]In September 2024 one of Combs's daughter's came forward to expose her father's incestual attacks.[12]
Personal life
[change | change source]Combs has six children. He is also the stepfather of his former girlfriend Kimberly Porter's son Quincy. He has a secret wife called Ms Byrne and she works in a school in Melbourne, Australia.
Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
- 1997: No Way Out
- 1999: Forever
- 2001: The Saga Continues...
- 2002: We Invented the Remix
- 2006: Press Play
- 2023: The Love Album: Off the Grid
Filmography
[change | change source]Film
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Made | Ruiz | |
| Monster's Ball | Lawrence Musgrove | ||
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Himself | |
| 2005 | Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Hollywood Nicky | Video |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun | Walter Lee Younger | TV movie |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Sergio | |
| I'm Still Here | Himself | ||
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Himself | |
| Draft Day | Chris Crawford | ||
| 2017 | Girls Trip | Himself |
Television
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | In Living Color | Himself | Episode: "Episode #3.27" |
| 1997 | The Steve Harvey Show | Himself | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" |
| 1997–01 | Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Recurring Guest |
| 1999 | Videotech | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.136" |
| The Priory | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.3" | |
| 1999–01 | Behind the Music | Himself | Recurring Guest |
| 2000 | Top of the Pops | Himself | Episode: "Episode #37.11" |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Himself/Contestant | Episode: "Episode #1.172" & "#1.174" | |
| 2001 | Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America | Himself | Episode: "Express Yourself" |
| Jackass | Himself | Episode: "Beard of Leeches" | |
| Journeys in Black | Himself | Episode: "Johnnie Cochran" | |
| 2002 | All That | Himself | Episode: "P. Diddy" |
| Anatomy of a Scene | Himself | Episode: "Monster's Ball" | |
| The Nick Cannon Show | Himself | Episode: "Nick Takes Over Style" | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Himself/Host | Main Host | |
| Top Ten | Himself | Episode: "Camp Pop" | |
| 2004 | The Ashlee Simpson Show | Himself | Episode: "Ashlee Goes Platinum" |
| Style Star | Himself | Episode: "Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs" | |
| 2005 | MTV Video Music Awards | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Derek Powell | Episode: "Presumed Guilty" & "Sink or Swim" |
| 2010 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Tequila and Coke" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Reggie Cole | Episode: "Hoʻopaʻi" |
| 2012 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Dr. Jinx | Episode: "Charlie's Mom Has Cancer" |
| 2015 | Black-ish | Elroy Savoy | Episode: "Pops' Pops' Pops" |
Documentary
[change | change source]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The Show |
| 1998 | Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union |
| 2002 | Street Dreams |
| 2004 | Fade to Black |
| 2005 | Seamless |
| 2017 | Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story |
| The Defiant Ones | |
| 2021 | Mary J. Blige's My Life |
Awards
[change | change source]| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BET Awards | 2002 | "Bad Boy for Life" (featuring Black Rob & Mark Curry) |
Video of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" (with Busta Rhymes & Pharrell Williams) |
Won | ||||
| 2003 | "Bump, Bump, Bump" (with B2K) | Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award | Won | ||
| 2007[13] | "Last Night" (featuring Keyshia Cole) | Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||
| Diddy | Best Male Hip-Hop Artist | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Diddy – Dirty Money | Best Group | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Won | ||||
| 2012 | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Puff Daddy and the Family | Nominated | |||
| BET Hip Hop Awards | 2008 | "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." | Track of the Year | Nominated | |
| Sean Combs | Hustler of the Year | Won | |||
| 2009 | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" | Reese's Perfect Combo Award | Nominated | ||
| "Hello Good Morning (Remix)" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Club Banger | Nominated | ||||
| Sean Combs | Hustler of the Year | Won | |||
| 2011 | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | "Same Damn Time (Remix)" | Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Nominated | ||||
| Sean Combs | Hustler of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Nominated | ||||
| Grammy Awards | 1998 | Puff Daddy | Best New Artist | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| No Way Out | Best Rap Album | Won | |||
| Life After Death (as producer) | Nominated | ||||
| "Honey" (as songwriter) | Best Rhythm & Blues Song | Nominated | |||
| "I'll Be Missing You" (featuring Faith Evans & 112) | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Won | |||
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" (with the Notorious B.I.G. & Mase) | Nominated | ||||
| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (featuring Mase) | Nominated | ||||
| 2000 | "Satisfy You" (featuring R. Kelly) | Nominated | [16] | ||
| 2002 | "Bad Boy for Life" (with Black Rob & Mark Curry) | Nominated | [17] | ||
| 2003 | "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" (with Busta Rhymes & Pharrell) | Nominated | [18] | ||
| 2004 | "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (with Nelly & Murphy Lee) | Won | [19] | ||
| 2016 | "All Day" (as songwriter) | Best Rap Song | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2024 | The Love Album: Off the Grid | Best Progressive R&B Album | Nominated | [21] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 1997 | "I'll Be Missing You" | MTV Select | Nominated | |
| Best Song | Nominated | ||||
| Sean Combs | Best New Act | Nominated | |||
| Best Hip-Hop | Nominated | ||||
| 1998 | Best Male | Nominated | |||
| Best Hip-Hop | Nominated | ||||
| 1999 | Nominated | ||||
| 2001 | Nominated | ||||
| 2002 | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Nominated | ||||
| 2011 | Diddy – Dirty Money | Best World Stage Performance | Nominated | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2018 | Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story | Best Music Documentary | Nominated | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 1997 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Best R&B Video | Won[22] | |
| Viewer's Choice | Nominated | ||||
| 1998 | "It's All About the Benjamins" (Rock Remix) | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Viewer's Choice | Won[22] | ||||
| "Come with Me" (from Godzilla) | Best Video from a Film | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | "Bad Boy for Life" | Best Rap Video | Nominated | ||
| NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | A Raisin in the Sun | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special |
Won[23] | |
| 2011 | Diddy – Dirty Money | Outstanding Duo or Group | Nominated |
| Rank | Artist | Albums executive produced by Sean Combs | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134[24] | The Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die | 1994 |
| 281[25] | Mary J. Blige | My Life | 1994 |
| 476[26] | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death | 1997 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Traugh 2010, p. 13.
- ↑ "Music boss who launched Sean Combs and Mary J Blige dies aged 59". Yahoo! News. May 9, 2020. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ↑ "It's baby times two for these couples". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ↑ Genai, Shanelle (May 24, 2024). "Are Yung Miami and Diddy Finally Breaking Up? Here's What We Know". The Root. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ↑ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2013". Forbes.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://people.com/diddys-ex-cassie-accuses-him-rape-sex-trafficking-domestic-violence-in-lawsuit-8403836
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of years of rape and abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit". AP News. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ↑ "Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle abuse lawsuit one day after filing". The Guardian. 2023-11-18. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ "Homes of Sean 'Diddy' Combs searched by federal officials, sources say". NBC News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with sex trafficking, racketeering charges in sprawling indictment". ABC News. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Judge orders Sean 'Diddy' Combs jailed in sex trafficking and racketeering charges". Associated Press. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ↑ Helmore, Edward (2024-09-25). "Children of Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit out about alleged 'memoir' by their mother". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ "2007 BET Awards→Nominations→Best Hip-Hop Artist". BET Interactive. Black Entertainment Television. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ↑ "40th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net. 1998. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ↑ "40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations Coverage (1998)". DigitalHit. 1998. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ↑ "42nd Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net. 2000. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "44th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net. 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "45th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net. 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "46th Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net. 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Final Nomination List: 58th Grammy Awards" (PDF). Grammy.com. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ↑ "2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Traugh 2010, p. 72.
- ↑ Traugh 2010, p. 79.
- ↑ "Ready to Die". Rolling Stone. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ↑ "My Life". Rolling Stone. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Life After Death". Rolling Stone. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
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