Career Sean Combs

1 career

1.1 1990–96: career beginnings
1.2 1997–98: puff daddy , no way out
1.3 1999–2000: forever , club new york
1.4 2001–04: p. diddy , saga continues
1.5 2005–09: diddy , press play
1.6 2010–13: dirty money , acting
1.7 2014–present: mmm (money making mitch) , no way out 2

career
1990–96: career beginnings

bad boy entertainment worldwide headquarters on broadway near times square. billboard of combs in distance.

combs became intern @ new york s uptown records. while talent director @ uptown, helped develop jodeci , mary j. blige. in college days combs had reputation throwing parties, of attracted thousand participants. in 1991, combs promoted aids fundraiser heavy d held @ city college of new york (ccny) gymnasium, following charity basketball game. event oversold, , stampede occurred in 9 people died.

in 1993, after being fired uptown, combs established new label bad boy entertainment joint venture arista records, taking then-newcomer notorious b.i.g. him. both notorious b.i.g. , craig mack released hit singles, followed successful lps, particularly notorious b.i.g. s ready die. combs signed more acts bad boy, including carl thomas, faith evans, 112, total, , father mc. hitmen, in-house production team, worked jodeci, mary j. blige, usher, lil kim, tlc, mariah carey, boyz ii men, swv, aretha franklin, , others. mase , lox joined bad boy publicized rivalry west coast s death row records beginning. combs , notorious b.i.g. criticized , parodied tupac shakur , suge knight in songs , interviews during mid-1990s. during 1994–1995, combs produced several songs tlc s crazysexycool, finished decade number 25 on billboard s list of top pop albums of decade.

1997–98: puff daddy , no way out

in 1997, under name puff daddy, combs recorded first commercial vocal work rapper. debut single, can t nobody hold me down , spent 28 weeks on billboard hot 100 chart, peaking @ number one. debut album, no way out, released on july 1, 1997, through bad boy records. titled hell in harlem, album underwent several changes after notorious b.i.g. killed on march 9, 1997. several of label s artists made guest appearances on album. no way out significant success, particularly in united states, reached number 1 on billboard 200 in first week of release, selling 561,000 copies. album produced 5 singles: ll missing , tribute notorious b.i.g., first rap song debut @ number 1 on billboard hot 100; remained @ top of chart eleven consecutive weeks , topped several other charts worldwide. 4 other singles; can t nobody hold me down , s benjamins , been around world , , victory , released. combs collaborated jimmy page on song come me 1998 film godzilla.

the album earned combs 5 nominations @ 40th grammy awards in 1998, winning grammy award best rap album. on september 7, 2000, album certified septuple platinum recording industry association of america sales of on 7 million copies. in 1997, combs sued landlord neglect inge bongo. combs denied charges. late 1990s, being criticized watering down , overly commercializing hip hop, , using many guest appearances, samples, , interpolations of past hits in new songs.

1999–2000: forever , club new york

in april 1999 combs charged assault result of incident steve stoute of interscope records. stoute manager nas, whom combs had filmed video earlier year song hate me . combs concerned video, featured shot of nas , combs being crucified, blasphemous. asked scenes on cross pulled, after aired unedited on mtv on april 15, combs visited stoute s offices , injured stoute. combs charged second-degree assault , criminal mischief, , sentenced attend one-day anger management class.

forever, combs debut solo studio album, released bad boy records on august 24, 1999, in north america, , in uk on following day. reached number 2 on billboard 200 , number 1 on top r&b/hip-hop albums chart, remained 1 week before being knocked off mary j. blige s fourth album, mary. album received positive mixed reviews music critics , spawned 3 singles have charted on billboard charts. peaked @ number 4 on canadian albums chart, combs highest-charting album in country.

on december 27, 1999, combs , then-girlfriend jennifer lopez @ club new york in manhattan when gunfire broke out. after police investigation, combs , fellow rapper shyne arrested weapons violations , other charges. combs charged 4 weapons-related charges , bribing driver, wardel fenderson, claim ownership of gun.

with gag order in place, highly publicized trial began. combs attorneys johnnie l. cochran jr. , benjamin brafman. combs found not guilty on charges; shyne convicted on 5 of 8 charges , sentenced ten years in prison. combs , lopez broke shortly after. lawsuit filed fenderson, said suffered emotional damage after shooting, settled in february 2004. lawyers both sides, having agreed keep settlement terms secret, said matter resolved satisfaction of parties .

2001–04: p. diddy , saga continues

combs changed stage name puff daddy p. diddy in 2001. gospel album, thank you, had been completed before beginning of weapons trial, released march. appeared drug dealer in film made , starred halle berry , billy bob thornton in monster s ball (both in 2001). arrested driving on suspended license in florida. combs began working series of unusual (for him) artists. short period of time, manager of kelis; have collaboration titled let s ill . opening act n sync on spring 2002 celebrity tour, , signed california-based pop girl group dream record label. combs producer of soundtrack album film training day (2001).

in june 2001, combs ended bad boy entertainment s joint venture arista records, gaining full control of bad boy, catalogue, , roster of artists. saga continues..., released on july 10 in north america, last studio album released joint venture. album reached number 2 on billboard 200 , top r&b/hip-hop albums charts, , certified platinum. studio album under p. diddy name, , first album sean combs not feature guest appearances jay-z or lil kim. combs executive producer of reality tv show making band, appeared on mtv 2002 2009. show involved interviewing candidates , creating musical acts enter music business. acts got start way include da band, danity kane, day26, , donnie klang.

in 2003 combs ran in new york city marathon, raising $2 million educational system of city of new york. on march 10, 2004 appeared on oprah winfrey show discuss marathon, finished in 4 hours , eighteen minutes. in 2004 combs headed campaign vote or die 2004 presidential election. on february 1, 2004, combs (as p. diddy) performed @ super bowl xxxviii halftime show.

2005–09: diddy , press play

combs performing in 2006

on august 16, 2005, combs announced on today altering stage name yet again; calling himself diddy . combs said fans didn t know how address him, led confusion. in november 2005, london-based musical artist , dj richard dearlove, had been performing under name diddy since 1992 – 9 years before combs started using p. diddy  – sought injunction in high court of justice in london. accepted out-of-court settlement of £10,000 in damages , more £100,000 in costs. combs can no longer use name diddy in uk, still known p. diddy. assault charge against combs filed michigan television host rogelio mills resolved in combs favor in 2005.

combs starred in 2005 film carlito s way: rise power. played walter lee younger in 2004 broadway revival of raisin in sun , television adaptation aired in february 2008. in 2005 combs sold half of record company warner music group. hosted 2005 mtv video music awards , named 1 of 100 influential people of 2005 time magazine. mentioned in country song play country brooks & dunn: lyricist says didn t come hear p. diddy , rhymed thumpin city.

in 2006, when combs refused release musician mase contractual obligations allow him join group g-unit, 50 cent recorded dis song, hip-hop . lyrics imply combs knew identity of notorious b.i.g. s murderer. 2 later resolved feud.

combs released first album in 4 years, press play, on october 17, 2006, on bad boy records label. album, featuring guest appearances many popular artists, debuted @ number 1 on u.s. billboard 200 chart sales of on 173,009. singles come me , last night both reached top ten of billboard hot 100. album became available preview on mtv s leak on october 10, 2006, week before being sold in stores. press play received mixed positive reviews critics, , certified gold on riaa ratings. on september 18, 2007, combs teamed 50 cent , jay-z forbes money billion dollar remix .

in march 2008 los angeles times claimed notorious b.i.g. , combs orchestrated 1994 robbery , shooting of tupac, substantiating claim supposed fbi documents; newspaper later retracted story, acknowledging documents had been fabricated. dexter isaac, associate of record management executive jimmy henchman, confessed in 2012 shot tupac on henchman s orders.

in june 2008 combs representative denied rumors of name change. combs ventured reality television in august 2008 premiere of vh1 series want work diddy. after season finale of making band 4, combs said heading studio record next album. in interview daily mail, said, had christina aguilera on last album, s leona lewis on next. appeared—credited under real name—in 2 episodes of season 7 of csi: miami: presumed guilty , sink or swim , in role of lawyer derek powell.

2010–13: dirty money , acting

combs created rap supergroup in 2010 known dream team. group consists of combs, rick ross, dj khaled, fat joe, busta rhymes, red café, , fabolous. combs made appearance @ comedian chris gethard s live show in january 2010 @ upright citizens brigade theatre in new york city. in june 2010 combs played role (credited sean combs) in comedy film him greek, sergio roma, record company executive. entourage series representative announced combs guest star on episode during 2010 season.

last train paris released combs group diddy – dirty money on december 13, 2010. release preceded 4 singles angels , hello morning , loving no more , , coming home , experienced mixed success on billboard hot 100. coming home successful of songs, peaking @ number twelve on u.s. hot 100, number 4 in uk, , number 7 in canada. on march 10, 2011 diddy – dirty money performed coming home live on american idol.

on april 18, 2011, combs appeared in season 1 of hawaii five-0, guest starring undercover nypd detective. in november 2012 combs appeared in episode of eighth season of american sitcom s sunny in philadelphia.

2014–present: mmm (money making mitch) , no way out 2

on february 26, 2014, combs premiered big homie , featuring rick ross , french montana, first single mixtape mmm (money making mitch), scheduled released year. song released digital download on march 24, , 2 days later trailer music video released. full version of music video released on march 31. combs used former stage name puff daddy album. mmm released free mixtape album of 12 tracks on november 4, 2015. in 2014 combs , guy gerber announced joint album 11 11 available free download. new single called finna loose featuring combs , pharrell williams released on june 29, 2015.

in july 2015, bad boy entertainment artist gizzle told press collaborating combs on describes last album, titled no way out 2, sequel 1997 debut. describes music unique: mindset classic , epic. , live that ... know s tall order, welcome challenge. in april 2016, combs announced after last album , tour, plans retire music industry focus on acting.

on may 20 , 21, 2016, combs launched tour of bad boy records biggest names celebrate 20th anniversary of label. documentary can t stop, won t stop: bad boy story, covering 2 shows @ barclays center in brooklyn behind-the-scenes events, released on june 23, 2017. show toured additional twenty venues across united states , canada.