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Diddy, 1969-

LC control no.no 97057848
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LC classificationML420.D549 Biography
Personal name headingDiddy, 1969-
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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 noteDiddy is a Grammy awardee.
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1969-11-04
Place of birthHarlem (New York, N.Y.)
AffiliationHoward University Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group
Andre Harrell Uptown Records (Firm)
Profession or occupationBusinesspeople Rap musicians Sound recording executives and producers
Found inNo 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))