Sean 'Diddy' Combs & Bad Boy Entertainment History

Puff Daddy (Sean "Puffy" Combs) was born in Harlem, New York in 1970. The year that Puff Daddy became a household name was 1997 when Puffy ruled the music charts with his producing abilities and his own LP. With a sharp eye on business and hip hop music, Puff Daddy took rap and sampling to new heights in 1997 - and with this success came criticism as well. Puff Daddy's mother was a model, and his father (he found out later in life) was a well-known street hustler who was murdered when Puff was 3. Puff Daddy's mother had the family stay in Harlem for several years so her children could experience city life and diversity. Eventually the family moved to the suburbs of Mount Vernon, New York and where Puff went to a private school. It was while he was at school and a member of the football team that he inherited the nickname "Puffy" - because he would "puff" out his chest to make his body seem bigger. Throughout his childhood and into college, Puff's entrepreneurial characteristics became stronger starting with his paper route and into his college years of house party and concert promotions. After attending Howard University, Puff Daddy started working in the music industry as an intern at Uptown Records (thanks to his childhood friend, Heavy D). His position at the company eventually led him up the ladder to vice-president and in 1990 Puff Daddy was the executive producer for an LP by Father MC.

A celebrity basketball game and benefit Puff had organized turned tragic when a stampede occurred within the audience and 9 people died of "asphyxia due to compression of the chest." Poor security and organization were sited as the cause of the tragedy, and Puff Daddy had been in charge of both. The event devastated Puff Daddy, but soon he was feeling the effects of success with work on hit LPs by Mary J. Blige, Jodeci and Heavy D.

After working at Uptown Records throughout the early 90s and after being let go from the company, Puff Daddy established Bad Boy Entertainment whose clients eventually include the late Notorious B.I.G., 112, Total,Faith Evans, and Craig Mack. Bad Boy's first major hit came with the 1994 Craig Mack single, "Flava In Ya Ear." In a short 4 years, Bad Boy Entertainment sold approximately $100 million worth of recordings. Bad Boy Entertainment also made a multi-million dollar deal with Arista Records allowing the support of the label without impinging on artistic control.

Puff Daddy's production success with Bad Boy Entertainment continued with the Notorious B.I.G.'s emergence as a well-known rap artist with his LP Ready To Die and the single "Big Poppa." Bad Boy Entertainment could now boast an impressive line-up of acts, and multi-platinum success.

At the same time, a once friendly relationship with rapper 2Pac and Death Row's Suge Knight had turned into a war of words, comments, and accusations, especially in 2Pac's song "Hit 'Em Up." The East coast versus West coast rivalry continued after 2Pac was fatally shot, and many rumors connected Puff Daddy and the Notorious B.I.G. with his death.

Puff Daddy began producing for other artists outside his own company including Boyz II Men, SWV, Mariah Carey, Lil' Kim, Babyface, New Edition, and Aretha Franklin.

Puff topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 9 weeks helping out Lil' Kim with "No Time."

Puff Daddy hit the Top 40 helped out by Mase with "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down."

"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" topped the Billboard R&B Singles Sales chart for 12 weeks.

Puff Daddy had big plans for the up-coming release of the Notorious B.I.G.'s next LP. But Puffy lost his close friend to gunshots. B.I.G.'s LP, Life After Death, was released 3 weeks later to great commercial and critical success. Puff Daddy's reaction to B.I.G.'s death (and the death of rival 2Pac the year before) was to leave the business - but friends talked him out of it. "When everything happened, I just wanted to give up. I didn't wanna work, I didn't wanna make music no more."

"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 6 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 7 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 6 weeks, the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 6 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 12 weeks.

"I'll Be Missing You" topped the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 11 weeks.

Puff hit the Top 40 with his tribute to Notorious B.I.G. - "I'll Be Missing You" (with Faith Evans and 112). The track hit the Top 10 by the end of the month.

"I'll Be Missing You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 11 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 9 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 8 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles Sales chart for 8 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 8 weeks.

Puff Daddy released his own LP, No Way Out (shown as Puff Daddy & The Family) to equally commercial success, but much less critical enjoyment. Most of Puff Daddy's appearance on the charts were collaborations: from his own LP, from B.I.G.'s LP, or as a featured artists on other artist's LPs. One of Puff Daddy's protegees, Mase, showed up along side many of Puff Daddy's hits, including his first chart appearance, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down." But the hit that crossed platforms and put Puff Daddy in the limelight with his tribute to his slain friend, "I'll Be Missing You" (which also featured Faith Evans and 112). The track also demonstrated a common theme in Puff Daddy's art of production - sampling a familiar 80s track (in this case The Police's "Every Breath You Take") and up-dating the lyrics with rap and hip hop. "I did it as a tribute to Biggie, so I feel like it came out of my love for him... whatever else it does, I'm happy," The money from the single was used to set up a fund for B.I.G.'s children.

The single "I'll Be Missing You" was certified 3x platinum.

Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase with "Mo Money Mo Problems."

"I'll Be Missing You" topped the UK Singles chart for 5 weeks.

Puffy hit the Top 10 helping out The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase with "Mo Money Mo Problems."

No Way Out topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 4 weeks and the Billboard R&B Album charts for 5 weeks.

Puffy hit #1 for a week with "I'll Be Missing You."

Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out SWV week with "Someone."

"Mo Money Mo Problems" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles Airplay chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 4 weeks.

Puffy appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Puff Daddy performed "I'll Be Missing You" at the MTV Video Music Awards with Sting and the connection continued at the end of the year when Puffy remixed The Police classic "Roxanne" for their greatest hits collection. Puffy also won a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video ("I'll Be Missing You") and was also nominated for Viewer's Choice.

Puffy won a Billboard Music Video Award for Best Clip (R&B/Urban) ("Mo Money Mo Problems").

No Way Out was certified 2x platinum.

Puffy hit #1 helping out The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase with "Mo Money Mo Problems."

Puffy coulld be heard on Busta Rhymes' LP, When Disaster Strikes, on the track "Body Rock."

No Way Out was certified 4x platinum and the single "Been Around The World" was certified platinum.

Puff Daddy & The Family hit the Top 40 with "It's All About The Benjamins."

SoundScan proclaimed Puff Daddy's No Way Out the third best-selling LP of 1997 - selling over 3.4 million copies in the U.S.

Looking back on 1997, Puff Daddy told Rolling Stone: "Statistically, this was one of the best years of my life, but personally, it was one of the worst..."

Puff Daddy topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart with "It's All About The Benjamins / Been Around The World" for 6 weeks and the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a week.

Readers of Rolling Stone named Puff Daddy the Best Rap Artist of the Year and critics named him the Artist of the Year.

It is Puff Daddy's sampling method that has brought him some criticism, not only for his own music, but for the tracks he has produced for others such as B.I.G., Busta Rhymes,L.L. Cool J, and Mariah Carey. Puff Daddy has stated about sampling: "I'm not afraid of using samples. That's how I started producing. I never played no instruments. I never programmed no drum machines. So if I was at a party and heard a record that I loved. I would figure out a way to bring that record to life. Make it like it was some brand new shit."

Puff Daddy was nominated for 5 American Music Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist.

Puff Daddy hit the Top 40 with "Been Around The World."

"Been Around The World" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks.

Puff Daddy won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("I'll Be Missing You" (with Faith Evans and 112)) and Best Rap Album (No Way Out).

It was reported that Puff Daddy would settle several wrongful death suits resulting from a 1991 stampede incident that caused the deaths of 9 celebrity basketball fans. Puff Daddy had helped stage the event and will pay about 20% of the $3 million dollar settlement. One family has refused to settle the case and their court case.

Puffy spoke about the incident when he testified in New York for the lawsuit and said "...we were pleading with people to move back. It's almost hard to explain in words the hysteria... you could see panic on everybody's face." Puffy later told reporters that the incident is "...something that I deal with every day of my life."

Puff hit the Top 40 with The Notorious B.I.G. and& Busta Rhymes with "Victory" which also was certified gold.

No Way Out was certified 5x platinum.

Puffy hit the Top 40 with Jimmy Page with "Come With Me" from the Godzilla soundtrack.

Puffy topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart with Jimmy Page with "Come With Me" for 5 weeks.

The single "Come With Me" was certified gold.

Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out Mase with "Lookin' At Me."

The single "Come With Me" was certified platinum.

It was reported that Puffy would receive between $40 and $45 million from the parent-company of Bad Boy Entertainment, BMG.

Puffy topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart with Mase with "Lookin' At Me" for 10 weeks.

Puffy chatted to fans via SonicNet: "My goal is to make people happy by making great music... I make music for a lot of people to hear it... I can make you dance in the most hard-core club to the most pop club... that is my job, that is what I do." Puffy also addressed criticism of his sampling: "I don't pay attention to the critics, I pay attention to the fans... If you look at the volume of music I have created, sampling isn't dominating the music I create."

Puff Daddy won a MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice Award ("It's All About The Benjamins") and was also nominated for Video Of The Year ("It's All About The Benjamins"), Best Video From A Film ("Come With Me"), and Best Rap Video ("Mo Money Mo Problems").

No Way Out was certified 6x platinum.

A judge determined that Puff Daddy and Heavy D were negligent for a 1991 charity basketball game that resulted in a stampede and 9 deaths. The event was determined to be overbooked. The decision could affect on-going civil suits against Puff Daddy.

Throughout the year, Puffy won 2 Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Duo or Rap Music Video ("I'll Be Missing You") and the Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for 'Entertainer of the Year,' 2 Kid's Choice Awards for Best Dresser and Favorite Singer, and 2 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Rap Artist/Group and World's Best-Selling New Artist.

At the American Music Awards, Puff Daddy was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Male Artist.

Puffy hit the Top 40 by helping out Faith Evans on her hit "All Night Long" for her LP Keep The Faith.

Puff Daddy turned himself into New York City police and was charged with 2nd degree assault and criminal mischief in connection with an alleged assault of a label executive over the airing of "Hate Me Now" by Nas. The previous day, the manager of Nas was allegedly assaulted in his office by 3 men possibly because of the video's inclusion of Puff Daddy.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video ("Hate Me Now" (with Nas)).

Puffy plead guilty to 2nd-degree harassment charges stemming from an alleged attack on a record label executive last April - and ordered into anger management counseling.

Puffy was nominated for a VH1 Fashion Award for Most Fashionable Artist (Male).

Forever was certified platinum.

Puff Daddy hit the Top 40 with "Satisfy You" (featuring R. Kelly).

Forever topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for a week.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist.

Puffy took part in NetAid.

"Satisfy You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks, the the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 4 weeks.

Puff Daddy was arrested on weapon charges in New York after a night of questioning (with Jennifer Lopez) by the police related to a stolen gun and a shooting at a nightclub the couple had left the previous night. Puffy claimed his innocence and no charges were brought against Lopez. Puffy and Lopez reportedly left the night club shortly after 3 people were shot and wounded, and when pulled over, a gun (later said to be unrelated to the shooting) was found in their car. Puffy told reporters: "I do not own a gun. I do not carry a gun. The charges and allegations against me are 100% false. I feel confident that in the next couple of days, I will be vindicated and everything will be all right."

MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made includes "Mo Money, Mo Problems" at # 23.

Puffy's saga continued when rapper Shyne (aka James Barrow), a 'protege' of Puffy was charged with attempted murder and assault for the shooting in New York. in mid-January, Puff Daddy and his bodyguard was indicted on weapons charges alleging that 2 guns were linked to them. Puffy hired well-known lawyer, Johnnie Cochran to dispute the charges. Puffy responded to reporters: "The decision to indict me is wrong. I'm innocent and we will prove it."

Puffy hit the Top 40 again with the song "Satisfy You" featuring R. Kelly.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Satisfy You" with Puff Daddy). Puffy was arraigned in court in New York and plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon charges. Later in month more claims against Puffy surfaced stating that he attempted to bribe his driver to lay claim to the gun that was found.

Puff Daddy reached a financial settlement with a woman who was injured at the 1991 concert stampede in New York.

Puff Daddy was sued along with Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease for $200 million for invasion of privacy related to a phone conversation used in the track "Play Around" (on a LP by Lil' Cease produced by Puffy and Lil' Kim).

Puffy's trial for illegal gun possession and bribery began with the prosecution stating Puffy fired a gun at the ceiling at the nightclub and that a witness would testify seeing a gun thrown from his vehicle after he fled the scene with his driver and girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez. The bribery charge stems from accusations that Puffy bribed his driver to state he owned the gun found in the vehicle.

Puff Daddy was acquitted of the gun and bribery charges from an incident last December.

By the end of the month, Puff Daddy was saying he wanted to be called "P. Diddy." He told MTV: "No more Puff Daddy... the first week in June we're gonna have a name change ceremony.... I'm rockin' with P. Diddy now... my man Biggie gave me that name."

Puffy teamed up with David Bowie to rework Bowie's hit "This Is Not America" into "American Dream" for the Training Day soundtrack.

Puff hit the Top 40 with "Bad Boy For Life" with the help of Black Rob and Marc Curry.

Puffy could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single "What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).

Puffy could be heard on Janet Jackson's remix of "Son Of A Gun."

Puffy was nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Act.

Puffy helped host the American Music Awards.

Puff Daddy could be seen in the critically acclaimed film Monster's Ball.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bad Boy For Life" with Black Rob & Mark Curry).

Puffy hit the Top 40 with help from Usher & Loon with "I Need A Girl (Part One)."

P. Diddy released P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1. The LP contains previously unavailable remixes by Puffy, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige, and Ashanti.

Puffy hit the Top 10 with "I Need A Girl (Part One)."

P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week. The LP sold over 256,000 copies in its first week of release in the US.

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for a week and the Hot Rap Tracks chart for a week with "I Need A Girl (Part One)."

P. Diddy amicably ended the partnership between Bad Boy Entertainment and Arista Record.

P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 was certified platinum.

P. Diddy hit the Top 40 with "I Need A Girl (Part Two)" along with Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans& Tammy Ruggeri.

P. Diddy performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. P. Diddy's video for "Bad Boy For Life" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and his collaboration with Busta Rhymes, "Pass The Courvoisie Pt. 2," was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video.

P. Diddy entered the world of reality TV with a show on MTV (Making The Band II) that will followed the making of a hip-hop band.

P. Diddy hit the Top 40 along with B2K with "Bump Bump Bump" from B2K's Pandemonium.

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart with B2K with "Bump Bump Bump."

P. Diddy hit the Top 10 with "Bump Bump Bump."

P. Diddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Pass The Courvoisie Pt. 2" with Busta Rhymes and Pharrell).

P. Diddy won a 2 Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Single Group, Band or Duo ("Bump Bump Bump" with B2K) and was nominated for Best Video ("Pass The Courvoisie Pt. 2" with Busta Rhymes and Pharrell).

Diddy's Making Of The Band II resumed on MTV profiling his reality TV creation Da Band.

VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Mo Money Mo Problems" at # 58.

P. Diddy hit the Top 40 with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack.

P. Diddy could be heard on the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack with the tracks "Shake Ya Tailfeather," "Girl, I'm A Bad Boy," and "Show Me Your Soul."

P. Diddy's video for "Bump Bump Bump" with B2K was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video.

P. Diddy hit the Top 10 with "Shake Ya Tailfeather."

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Top 40 Tracks chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and the Hot Rap Tracks chart with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee.

P. Diddy hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee.

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee.

P. Diddy won a Radio Music Awards for Best Driving Song ("Shake Ya Tailfeather" with Nelly and Murphy Lee).

Diddy ran the New York Marathon helping to raise $2 million for needy children. He ran the 26.2 mile course in a little over 4 hours.

Diddy was honored at the Vibe Awards with the Style Maverick Award.

Diddy was honored with the Patrick Lippert Award at the Rock The Vote Awards. At the ceremony he gave his views on the upcoming elections: "We have to get George Bush's ass out of the office... He doesn't care about black people, and he doesn't care about young people."

Diddy won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Shake Ya Tailfeather" with Nelly and Murphy Lee).

Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary: The Hits was released with "Victory 2004" and past hits and collaborations.

P. Diddy announced that his next LP to be released in the fal, PD5, will be his last studio LP.

Combs is to be honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Contenders in the men's wear category include Kors, Ralph Lauren and Sean 'P Diddy' Combs. World-respected fashion designer Donna Karan will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sean "P Diddy" Combs made his Broadway stage debut on Monday night to mixed reviews. One critic described the rapper-turned-entrepreneur's performance in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun "pretty damn good" but another bemoaned Combs' "lack of experience and depth". The superstar plays Walter Lee Younger, a young man struggling in life until he gets an unexpected financial windfall. The New York Times praised his "appealingly tousled and sleepy-eyed" stage appearance, adding, "Mr Combs seems at first to have made a daring actor's choice that he just might pull off." Usa Today newspaper wrote, "Combs clearly did not slack off in preparing for his latest challenge," before adding, "Projecting is not the same thing as acting, and the finely textured work of Combs' accomplished co-stars makes his own lack of experience and depth all too apparent." The New York Post opined, "Confidently stepping into the role made famous by Sidney Poitier, Combs was - believe it or not - pretty damn good.

Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs decides to dissolve his group Da Band after a string of problems within the rap collective.

Combs has branches out into yet another business arena, after joining forces with the Estee Lauder cosmetics group to launch a new line of fragrances.

N.C. judge overturns a judgment ordering Combs, to pay $450,000 after man claims Diddy's bodyguards assaulted him.

Combs shocks everyone by winning at Monday night's Council of Fashion Designers of American Awards in New York.

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Paris Hilton and Jay-Z will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday in Bridgehampton

Sean Combs, debuts MTV PSAs for his Citizen Change project encouraging youth to get out the vote.

Diddy continues his campaign to get out the vote in swing states, and television appearances.

Comb's finds out his high dollar gems that were worth $7.2 million stolen from his New York office was not insured.

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs said 2004 was one of the greatest years of his life and BET.com users apparently agreed. The hip-hop mogul, rap artist, producer, actor and activist was chosen by users as BET.com's 2004 Person of the Year. "This has been one of the greatest years of my life. From starring on Broadway to the success of the Citizen Change campaign. I give all glory to God and want to thank everyone who supported me, because without y'all this year wouldn't have been possible," Combs said.

The Diddy visits the White House, hosted by the Bush's. Combs, went on to tell both George and Luara Bush "nice house".

Combs takes in some time at the National Championship game between, Oklahoma Sooners vs. USC Trojans.

Reports are Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs could be a surprise bidder for part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's theater group, British media reported. Combs' New York-based Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group wouldn't comment on the reports.

Combs will be featured in the latest Diet Pepsi ad alongside former supermodel Cindy Crawford and 'Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria. he ad is due to premiere during the US Super Bowl on February 6, traditionally the time when Pepsi debuts a significant new campaign.

Sean (P. Diddy) Combs and his Bad Boy Label was rumored be exiting Universal according to New York Daily. The rap mogul, is scoping out a new deal for his record label, Bad Boy Entertainment, sources told the Daily News.

P Diddy is working with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films on developing a heist action-comedy centered around the Miami Grand Prix for the rapper to star in and produce. Combs told Variety: "This will definitely take a page out of all the great heist movies and return the favour by having two token white guys."

Sean P Diddy Combs is making the rounds in Jacksonville for all the parties. Combs seen at Eagles team hotel days before the game. In addition, Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy making appearances, and a Maxim magazine party generating a lot of buzz.

The New York Daily News first reported Combs was shopping around his Bad Boy label. Now NY Daily News is reporting Combs, has reportedly turned down a 30 million dollar Warner Music Group offer. A spokesman for Combs cited "business, creative and personal reasons" for Combs's decision to reject Warner Music's offer.

Diet Pepsi spot, featuring Sean "P. Diddy" Combs turning Pepsi delivery trucks into the newest bling-bling, also was well received. "It was really funny because it slams the culture for hooking into celebrity power," said Julie Larsen, a 44-year-old lawyer in Omaha, Neb. Michelle Reyes, a 25-year-old student at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, watching with about 30 friends and professors, said the P. Diddy spot was "very unexpected."

P.Diddy and Warner Music could be becoming a couple after all. Days after Combs, reportedly rejected a Warner Music offer. In a last minute reversal, Sean 'P.Diddy' Combs has agreed to sell half of his Bad Boy Entertainment empire to Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s Warner Music Group, for at least $30 million, the NY Daily News reports.

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs announced Friday the launch of Sean John Wheels. The 50-50 joint venture between Combs' Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group and Kansas City's Weld Wheel Industries was announced at the New York International Auto Show.

In a new survey of 2,160 singles nationwide, Date.com, one of the leading online dating services, asked who is Hollywood's sexiest single parent? Combs was named at the top of the list.

P Diddy entered into a worldwide 50/50 joint venture with Warner Music Group. As part of the newly formed joint venture, Combs will continue to serve as CEO and will be able to draw upon the marketing, promotional and physical and electronic distribution resources of WMG and its Atlantic Records, WEA Corp. and Warner Music International divisions.

Hip-hop power broker Sean ''P.Diddy'' Combs is venturing into the Latin music world with Bad Boy Latino, a new label the famed producer has launched with Cuban-American Miami rapper Pitbull.

Calling all talented ladies, P Diddy is looking for you! In the search for the next Making the Band, Sean Combs is in search for the best female talent for the next season of Making the Band 3.

Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment's Sean "P Diddy" Combs and HBO announced it will premiere "P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy" on June 10.

Sean "P Diddy" Comb's urban clothing line, Sean John, Inc has been named in a Federal suit for alleged violation of sex harassment.

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MTV Announces New Season of Making the Band 3

Now in its third season, the series continues to chronicle Sean "Diddy" Combs applying his "golden touch" as he works with the five girls he chose to be in his all new girl pop group. This season, watch as Aubrey, Aundrea, Wanita, Dawn and Shannon get used to being in the band, learn to work together, record their first album, prepare to go on tour and live in a brand new loft in New York City's Soho. (Making the Band 3 Season III)

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