There's hardly anything he's not accused of - human trafficking, prostitution, assault, sexual harassment: who is Puff Daddy?

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American record producer, rapper, record label executive, and entrepreneur who goes by the names Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Sean John, Puff, and Puffy.

Sean John Combs moved from the Bronx to Washington in 1987 to complete his college education. The artist, who started to intern at Uptown Records through his childhood friend Heavy D, produced Father MC's album Father's Day, released in 1990, a few months later. After the success of the album, Mary J Blige's What's the 411? Combs, who also produced the albums Blue Funk by Heavy D & The Boyz, was fired from Uptown Records in 1992 due to his ambition.

Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records, in 1993. Combs has been credited with the discovery and cultivation of artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.

Sean Combs, who started remixing songs in his own home in 1993, founded the Bad Boy Entertainment company and collaborated with Craig Mack and Notorious B.I.G. to reach an agreement. Bad Boy Entertainment, which remixed and released Craig Mack's song "Flava In Ya Ear" in 1994, made its name known in the music market when this song entered the top 10 of the charts. At the same time, the company became platinum for the first time, while Notorious B.I.G. reached number 6 on the charts with the song "Big Poppa".

P Diddy, who worked with artists such as Faith Evans and Total in 1995, continued to bring platinum records to his company, Bad Boy Entertainment, by working with 112 in 1996. Apart from this, the artist, who also produced the albums of artists such as Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, TLC, and Lil' Kim, introduced hip hop artists such as Mase and The Lox to the music world.

Sean Combs, who started using his name "Diddy" in 2004, could not use this name in England because there was a DJ named Diddy in England. Bad Boys Records, which released the compilation album Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits in the same year, was sold to Warner Music in 2005.

Diddy, who released Press Play in 2006, worked with artists such as Nicole from The Pussycat Dolls, Nas, Timbaland, Fergie from Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, and Christina Aguilera on this album. The first single released from the album was "Come to Me", a collaboration with Nicole Scherzinger, and the single reached number 25 on the American charts. Diddy, who planned to release "Tell Me" as the second single from the album after the single, which was number 4 on the UK charts, worked with Christina Aguilera on this song.

According to Forbes magazine, he was the richest rapper of 2012 with a fortune of $550 million.

March 2024

Famous rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs came to the fore with accusations such as human trafficking, prostitution, assault, and sexual harassment.

Famous rapper Diddy (Puff Daddy), known for tracks such as "Last Night", "Coming Home", and "Bad Bod for Life", has been on the agenda with multiple accusations recently.

The rapper's homes in Miami and Los Angeles, who were accused of sexual harassment, rape, sex trafficking and human trafficking, were raided. The rapper denied all accusations against him.

On the other hand, the rapper's ex-girlfriend, Cassie, filed a complaint against Diddy in November last year and claimed that she was raped after trying to leave him in 2018.