LC control no. | no 97057848 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML420.D549 Biography |
Personal name heading | Diddy, 1969- |
Variant(s) | Puff Daddy, 1969- P. Diddy, 1969- Combs, Sean, 1969- Combs, Puffy, 1969- Puffy, 1969- Diddy, P., 1969- Combs, 1969- Combs, Diddy, 1969- |
Biography/History note | Diddy is a Grammy awardee. |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1969-11-04 |
Place of birth | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) |
Affiliation | Howard University Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group Andre Harrell Uptown Records (Firm) |
Profession or occupation | Businesspeople Rap musicians Sound recording executives and producers |
Found in | No way out [SR] p1997: label (Puff Daddy) Rolling stone, Apr. 20, 1995: p. 24 (Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs; rap music producer, owner of Bad Boy Entertainment) Entertainment weekly, Aug. 8, 1997: p. 76 (Puff Daddy; gangsta rap singer) The best of the boys, 1998: p. 189 (Sean "Puffy" Combs, b. Sean John Combs, 1970) Chef aid : the South Park album, p1998: container (Puffy) booklet (Sean "Puffy" Combs) Totally hits 2001 [SR] p2001: container (P. Diddy) All Music Guide WWW site, Jan. 25, 2002 (Puff Daddy; Sean "Puffy" Combs; P. Diddy; b. Nov. 4, 1970, Harlem, NY; producer) E!Online WWW site, Jan. 25, 2002 (Mar. 29, 2001: "the hip-hopster otherwise known as Sean Combs says he's officially dropping his Puff Daddy handle in favor of another nickname, P. Diddy") New York times, Aug. 24, 2001: p. E20 (Sean (Puffy) Combs; P. Diddy; artist formerly known as Puff Daddy) Int. ww in pop. mus., 7th ed. (Combs, Sean (Puff Daddy, P Diddy); b. 1970, Harlem, NY; American rap artist and producer, fashion designer, and business executive) Dogg Pound (Musical group). Cali iz active [SR] p2006: container (Diddy) Int. ww in pop. mus., 8th ed. (Combs, Sean (Diddy); b. 1970, Harlem, NY) Wikipedia, July 25, 2006 (Sean Combs; Sean Jean Combs; b. Nov. 4, 1969; American record producer, actor, and entertainment mogul; his current nickname and recording name is Diddy; previously, he has been known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and Puffy) Diddy WWW site, July 25, 2006 <www.diddyonline.com> All music guide WWW site, July 25, 2006 (Diddy; b. Sean Combs, Nov. 4, 1970, Harlem, NY) Internet Movie Database, July 25, 2006 (Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; b. Nov. 4, 1969, New York, N.Y.; sometimes credited as: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Puffy Combs, Sean Combs, Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, P Diddy, Diddy) Bad Boy WWW site, July 25, 2006 (Diddy; P. Diddy; Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; b. Nov. 4, 1969, Harlem) E!Online WWW site, July 25, 2006 (article dated Aug. 16, 2005 titled: Diddy drops the P.) Sean "Diddy" Combs, c2007. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Combs, Sean (“P. Diddy”); “Puff Daddy”; rap producer/artist, recording industry leader, entrepreneur; born 04 November 1969 in Harlem, New York, United States; attended Howard University; was intern and vice president of Andre Harrell's Uptown Records; founded Bad Boy Entertainment (1993); recorded a tribute song entitled “I'll Be Missing You” (1997) which was a smash hit; won two Grammy Awards for his album No Way Out ; named Soul Train's entertainer of the year; held Number One spot on the Billboard singles chart for twenty-two weeks (1997); owned Sean John clothing line and Justin's restaurants; the richest entertainer on Fortune's list of multimillionaires under the age of forty (2003)) |