Sean "Puffy" Combs Interview (September 18, 2002)

Sean Combs (born Sean John Combs, November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy,[7][8] is an American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. Born in New York City, he worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records in 1993. Combs has produced and cultivated artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.

Combs' debut album, No Way Out (1997), has been certified seven times platinum. The album was followed by Forever (1999), The Saga Continues..., (2001) and Press Play (2006), all of which were commercially successful. In 2009, Combs created and produced the musical group Dirty Money; they released their successful debut album Last Train to Paris in 2010.

Combs has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards and is the producer of MTV's Making the Band. In 2019, Forbes estimated his net worth at $740 million.[9] In 1998, he launched his own clothing line Sean John. He was nominated for the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) award for Menswear Designer of the Year in 2000 and won in 2004.