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Diddy, 1969-


  • [Diddy is a Grammy awardee.]
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  • Variants

    • Puff Daddy, 1969-
    • P. Diddy, 1969-
    • Combs, Sean, 1969-
    • Combs, Puffy, 1969-
    • Puffy, 1969-
    • Diddy, P., 1969-
    • Combs, 1969-
    • Combs, Diddy, 1969-
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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Puff Daddy, 1969-
  • Sources

    • found: No way out [SR] p1997:label (Puff Daddy)
    • found: Rolling stone, Apr. 20, 1995:p. 24 (Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs; rap music producer, owner of Bad Boy Entertainment)
    • found: Entertainment weekly, Aug. 8, 1997:p. 76 (Puff Daddy; gangsta rap singer)
    • found: The best of the boys, 1998:p. 189 (Sean "Puffy" Combs, b. Sean John Combs, 1970)
    • found: Chef aid : the South Park album, p1998:container (Puffy) booklet (Sean "Puffy" Combs)
    • found: Totally hits 2001 [SR] p2001:container (P. Diddy)
    • found: All Music Guide WWW site, Jan. 25, 2002(Puff Daddy; Sean "Puffy" Combs; P. Diddy; b. Nov. 4, 1970, Harlem, NY; producer)
    • found: E!Online WWW site, Jan. 25, 2002(Mar. 29, 2001: "the hip-hopster otherwise known as Sean Combs says he's officially dropping his Puff Daddy handle in favor of another nickname, P. Diddy")
    • found: New York times, Aug. 24, 2001:p. E20 (Sean (Puffy) Combs; P. Diddy; artist formerly known as Puff Daddy)
    • found: Int. ww in pop. mus., 7th ed.(Combs, Sean (Puff Daddy, P Diddy); b. 1970, Harlem, NY; American rap artist and producer, fashion designer, and business executive)
    • found: Dogg Pound (Musical group). Cali iz active [SR] p2006:container (Diddy)
    • found: Int. ww in pop. mus., 8th ed.(Combs, Sean (Diddy); b. 1970, Harlem, NY)
    • found: Wikipedia, July 25, 2006(Sean Combs; Sean Jean Combs; b. Nov. 4, 1969; American record producer, actor, and entertainment mogul; his current nickname and recording name is Diddy; previously, he has been known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and Puffy)
    • found: Diddy WWW site, July 25, 2006www.diddyonline.com
    • found: All music guide WWW site, July 25, 2006(Diddy; b. Sean Combs, Nov. 4, 1970, Harlem, NY)
    • found: Internet Movie Database, July 25, 2006(Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; b. Nov. 4, 1969, New York, N.Y.; sometimes credited as: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Puffy Combs, Sean Combs, Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, P Diddy, Diddy)
    • found: Bad Boy WWW site, July 25, 2006(Diddy; P. Diddy; Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; b. Nov. 4, 1969, Harlem)
    • found: E!Online WWW site, July 25, 2006(article dated Aug. 16, 2005 titled: Diddy drops the P.)
    • found: Sean "Diddy" Combs, c2007.
    • found: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Combs, Sean (“P. Diddy”); “Puff Daddy”; rap producer/artist, recording industry leader, entrepreneur; born 04 November 1969 in Harlem, New York, United States; attended Howard University; was intern and vice president of Andre Harrell's Uptown Records; founded Bad Boy Entertainment (1993); recorded a tribute song entitled “I'll Be Missing You” (1997) which was a smash hit; won two Grammy Awards for his album No Way Out ; named Soul Train's entertainer of the year; held Number One spot on the Billboard singles chart for twenty-two weeks (1997); owned Sean John clothing line and Justin's restaurants; the richest entertainer on Fortune's list of multimillionaires under the age of forty (2003))
  • LC Classification

    • ML420.D549
  • General Notes

    • [Diddy is a Grammy awardee.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1997-10-03: new
    • 2015-07-21: revised
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