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Sean Combs

Born
Active
1990 — 2024

American rapper and producer.

Quick Facts

Occupation
rapper · songwriter · record producer · entrepreneur · music executive · television producer · actor · film actor · businessperson · philanthropist · fashion designer · hype man · chief executive officer · musician · dancer · singer
Citizenship
United States
Birthplace
Harlem
Affiliation
Puff Daddy & The Diddymen Family

Relationships

Spouses & partners

Family

Music & Artistry

Genres

  • East Coast hip-hop
  • contemporary R&B
  • pop rap
  • pop music

Instruments

  • voice

Record labels

  • Bad Boy Records
  • Epic Records
  • Uptown Records
  • Arista Records
  • Universal Music Group

Awards & Nominations

No Way Out earned Sean Combs the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 1998. I'll Be Missing You earned Sean Combs the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998.

Date / resultAward / category
2011
Received		BET Award for Best Group
2009
Received		NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
A Raisin in the Sun
2004
Received		Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Shake Ya Tailfeather
2003
Received		BET Award for Viewer's Choice
Bump, Bump, Bump
2002
Received		BET Award for Video of the Year
Pass the Courvoisier, Part II
1998
Received		Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
I'll Be Missing You
1998
Received		Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
No Way Out
1998
Nominated		Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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Received		star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Works & Screen Credits

  • A Raisin in the SunAward recognition · 2009
  • Shake Ya TailfeatherAward recognition · 2004
  • Bump, Bump, BumpAward recognition · 2003
  • Pass the Courvoisier, Part IIAward recognition · 2002
  • I'll Be Missing YouAward recognition · 1998
  • No Way OutAward recognition · 1998

Education

Sean Combs’s education and training.

  • Howard University
  • Mount Saint Michael Academy

Languages

Native language

  • English

Audience Snapshots

Sean Combs’s following through the years — dated snapshots, not live audiences.

Platform / accountAudienceRecorded
X / Twitter15,675,614
X / Twitter15,647,652
YouTube924,000
YouTube787,000
YouTube663,000
YouTube465,000
YouTube399,000

Sources & Credits

Wikidata · Q216936 ↗
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