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Sean Combs, also known by the pseudonyms Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and, currently, Diddy, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and record producer.

Born 4^th November 1969 in Harlem, New York City, Combs started his career as a producer at Uptown Records. During his time at the label he signed and developed the career of several notable rappers and hip hop artists, including the group Jodeci and the multiple-Grammy Award-winning Mary J. Blige. In 1993 he left the company to set up Bad Boy Records, scoring instant success with the label’s first two artists – The Notorious B.I.G. and Craig Mack. He went on to produce records for a variety of artists from Faith Evans, Usher and Lil’ Kim to TLC, Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin, before embarking on a solo career.

In 1997 Combs released his debut album No Way Out under the pseudonym Puff Daddy. It shot straight to number one on the Billboard 200 and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. It spawned the Hot 100 number one hits Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down (ft. Mase) and I’ll Be Missing You (ft. Faith Evans and 112) – which spent a record-breaking seventeen weeks on the top spot between them – and the number two hits It’s All About The Benjamins and Been Around the World.

Since then Combs has released a further three chart-topping studio albums – Forever, The Saga Continues and Press Play – and scored US Top 40 hits with the singles Come with Me (ft. Jimmy Page), Satisfy You (ft. R. Kelly), Bad Boy for Life (ft. Black Rob and Mark Curry), No More Drama (ft. Mary J. Blige) I Need a Girl (Part One) (ft. Usher and Loon), I Need a Girl (Part Two) (ft. Ginuwine, Loon and Mario Winans) and Last Night (ft. Keyshia Cole). During this time he also won a further two Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards.

Combs’ latest album, Last Train to Paris, is set to be released in September 2010 – although it has already produced the hit Top 10 single Hello Good Morning (ft. Dirty Money and T.I.)