Born on November 4, 1969, to father Melvin Earl Combs and mother Janice Combs in Harlem, New York City, United States, Sean John Combs spent most of his childhood days growing up with his sister Keisha Combs in Harlem. When he was very young, his father was shot to death for being an associate of the drug dealer Frank Lucas. After his father’s death, his family shifts to the Bronx. He did his schooling from an all-boys catholic school named Mount Saint Michael Academy and graduates in the year 1987 from there. During his school days, he also played football and also led his team to win the division title in the year 1986. He went on to attend Howard University in the year 1988, where his major was business administration. He later left the university for an internship with the record label Uptown Records. He was promoted to the post of the vice president after two years and was also responsible for producing many big names for Uptown. He was later fired from uptown records because of a stampede at a charity celebrity basketball game where nine people died and 29 were seriously injured.
After his exit from the Uptown Records, Diddy went on to form Bad Boy Entertainment. He released Ready To Die by the Notorious Big which became an instant hit. With albums by Mase, Mary J. Blige, Carl Thomas, etc. Diddy was able to rise to fame as a producer. His production team also worked with Mariah Carey, Usher, Boyz II Men, etc. In the year 1994, Diddy released many songs which were great hits.
In the year 1997, Combs released his first debut song, Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down, which became number one the Billboard Hot 100. In the following year, he released his debut album titled No Way Out and it went on to become an immense hit. In the year 1997, Notorious B.I.G. was murdered and his single I’ll Be Missing You was dedicated to Notorious B.I.G. and went on to become the first rap song to become number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in the year 1998 for this album.
He went on to release his solo album in the year 1999 and it went on to acquire the number two spot on the Billboard 200. In the same year, Diddy found himself in a controversy when weapons were found with him after a gunfire break out in a Club where he was with his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.
He has never married and doesn’t have a wife. There is no news of any divorce either. He is the father of six kids with his girlfriends. His eldest son Justin was born in the year 1993. He adopted his then girlfriend Kimberley Porter’s son Quincy and raised him. They also have a son Christian and twin daughters together. He was also in a relationship with Sarah Chapman and they have a daughter together. According to his biography, his net worth is $735, Million.
| Net Worth 2021: | 740 million |
