Puff Daddy / P. Diddy / Diddy
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	REAL NAME: Sean Combs BIRTHDAY: November 4, 1969 BIGGEST SINGLE: "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) BIGGEST LP: No Way Out (1997) GRAMMY AWARDS: 3 "Sometimes people say I'm cocky and arrogant, but that comes with it." - Puff Daddy, 1997

Puff Daddy (Sean "Puffy" Combs) was born in Harlem, New York in 1970. The year that Puff Daddy became a household name was 1997 when Puffy ruled the music charts with his producing abilities and his own LP. With a sharp eye on business and hip hop music, Puff Daddy took rap and sampling to new heights in 1997 - and with this success came criticism as well. Puff Daddy's mother was a model, and his father (he found out later in life) was a well-known street hustler who was murdered when Puff was 3. Puff Daddy's mother had the family stay in Harlem for several years so her children could experience city life and diversity. Eventually the family moved to the suburbs of Mount Vernon, New York and where Puff went to a private school. It was while he was at school and a member of the football team that he inherited the nickname "Puffy" - because he would "puff" out his chest to make his body seem bigger. Throughout his childhood and into college, Puff's entrepreneurial characteristics became stronger starting with his paper route and into his college years of house party and concert promotions. After attending Howard University, Puff Daddy started working in the music industry as an intern at Uptown Records (thanks to his childhood friend, Heavy D). His position at the company eventually led him up the ladder to vice-president and in 1990 Puff Daddy was the executive producer for an LP by Father MC.

A celebrity basketball game and benefit Puff had organized turned tragic when a stampede occurred within the audience and 9 people died of "asphyxia due to compression of the chest." Poor security and organization were sited as the cause of the tragedy, and Puff Daddy had been in charge of both. The event devastated Puff Daddy, but soon he was feeling the effects of success with work on hit LPs by Mary J. Blige, Jodeci and Heavy D.

After working at Uptown Records throughout the early 90s and after being let go from the company, Puff Daddy established Bad Boy Entertainment whose clients eventually include the late Notorious B.I.G., 112, Total,Faith Evans, and Craig Mack. Bad Boy's first major hit came with the 1994 Craig Mack single, "Flava In Ya Ear." In a short 4 years, Bad Boy Entertainment sold approximately $100 million worth of recordings. Bad Boy Entertainment also made a multi-million dollar deal with Arista Records allowing the support of the label without impinging on artistic control.

Puff Daddy's production success with Bad Boy Entertainment continued with the Notorious B.I.G.'s emergence as a well-known rap artist with his LP Ready To Die and the single "Big Poppa." Bad Boy Entertainment could now boast an impressive line-up of acts, and multi-platinum success.

At the same time, a once friendly relationship with rapper 2Pac and Death Row's Suge Knight had turned into a war of words, comments, and accusations, especially in 2Pac's song "Hit 'Em Up." The East coast versus West coast rivalry continued after 2Pac was fatally shot, and many rumors connected Puff Daddy and the Notorious B.I.G. with his death.

Puff Daddy began producing for other artists outside his own company including Boyz II Men, SWV, Mariah Carey, Lil' Kim, Babyface, New Edition, and Aretha Franklin.

Puff topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 9 weeks helping out Lil' Kim with "No Time."

# 17 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)

Puff Daddy hit the Top 40 helped out by Mase with "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down."
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" topped the Billboard R&B Singles Sales chart for 12 weeks.

Puff Daddy had big plans for the up-coming release of the Notorious B.I.G.'s next LP. But Puffy lost his close friend to gunshots. B.I.G.'s LP, Life After Death, was released 3 weeks later to great commercial and critical success. Puff Daddy's reaction to B.I.G.'s death (and the death of rival 2Pac the year before) was to leave the business - but friends talked him out of it. "When everything happened, I just wanted to give up. I didn't wanna work, I didn't wanna make music no more."
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 6 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 7 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 6 weeks, the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 6 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 12 weeks.

The single "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" was certified 2x platinum.
"I'll Be Missing You" topped the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 11 weeks.

Puff hit the Top 40 with his tribute to Notorious B.I.G. - "I'll Be Missing You" (with Faith Evans and 112). The track hit the Top 10 by the end of the month.
"I'll Be Missing You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 11 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 9 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 8 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles Sales chart for 8 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 8 weeks.

Puff Daddy released his own LP, No Way Out (shown as Puff Daddy & The Family) to equally commercial success, but much less critical enjoyment. Most of Puff Daddy's appearance on the charts were collaborations: from his own LP, from B.I.G.'s LP, or as a featured artists on other artist's LPs. One of Puff Daddy's protegees, Mase, showed up along side many of Puff Daddy's hits, including his first chart appearance, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down." But the hit that crossed platforms and put Puff Daddy in the limelight with his tribute to his slain friend, "I'll Be Missing You" (which also featured Faith Evans and 112). The track also demonstrated a common theme in Puff Daddy's art of production - sampling a familiar 80s track (in this case The Police's "Every Breath You Take") and up-dating the lyrics with rap and hip hop. "I did it as a tribute to Biggie, so I feel like it came out of my love for him... whatever else it does, I'm happy," The money from the single was used to set up a fund for B.I.G.'s children.
The single "I'll Be Missing You" was certified 3x platinum.
Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase with "Mo Money Mo Problems."
"I'll Be Missing You" topped the UK Singles chart for 5 weeks.

Puffy hit the Top 10 helping out The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase with "Mo Money Mo Problems."
No Way Out topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 4 weeks and the Billboard R&B Album charts for 5 weeks.
Puffy hit #1 for a week with "I'll Be Missing You."
Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out SWV week with "Someone."
"Mo Money Mo Problems" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks, the Billboard R&B Singles Airplay chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 4 weeks.
Puffy appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Puff Daddy performed "I'll Be Missing You" at the MTV Video Music Awards with Sting and the connection continued at the end of the year when Puffy remixed The Police classic "Roxanne" for their greatest hits collection. Puffy also won a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video ("I'll Be Missing You") and was also nominated for Viewer's Choice.
Puffy won a Billboard Music Video Award for Best Clip (R&B/Urban) ("Mo Money Mo Problems").
No Way Out was certified 2x platinum.
Puffy hit #1 helping out The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase with "Mo Money Mo Problems."
Puffy could be heard on Busta Rhymes' LP, When Disaster Strikes, on the track "Body Rock."

No Way Out was certified 3x platinum.

No Way Out was certified 4x platinum and the single "Been Around The World" was certified platinum.
Puff Daddy & The Family hit the Top 40 with "It's All About The Benjamins."
SoundScan proclaimed Puff Daddy's No Way Out the third best-selling LP of 1997 - selling over 3.4 million copies in the U.S.
Looking back on 1997, Puff Daddy told Rolling Stone: "Statistically, this was one of the best years of my life, but personally, it was one of the worst..."
Puff Daddy topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart with "It's All About The Benjamins / Been Around The World" for 6 weeks and the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a week.
Readers of Rolling Stone named Puff Daddy the Best Rap Artist of the Year and critics named him the Artist of the Year.
Puff topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Hot R&B Singles Artist - Male, Top Hot Rap Artists, Top Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artist, and the Top Hot R&B Singles Sales, Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales, and Top Hot Rap Single ("I'll Be Missing You").

It is Puff Daddy's sampling method that has brought him some criticism, not only for his own music, but for the tracks he has produced for others such as B.I.G., Busta Rhymes,L.L. Cool J, and Mariah Carey. Puff Daddy has stated about sampling: "I'm not afraid of using samples. That's how I started producing. I never played no instruments. I never programmed no drum machines. So if I was at a party and heard a record that I loved. I would figure out a way to bring that record to life. Make it like it was some brand new sh--."

# 29 Singles Artist of the Year

Puff Daddy was nominated for 5 American Music Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist.
Puff Daddy hit the Top 40 with "Been Around The World."
"Been Around The World" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks.

Puff Daddy won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("I'll Be Missing You" (with Faith Evans and 112)) and Best Rap Album (No Way Out) and was also nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" with Mase and "Mo Money Mo Problems" with The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase).
It was reported that Puff Daddy would settle several wrongful death suits resulting from a 1991 stampede incident that caused the deaths of 9 celebrity basketball fans. Puff Daddy had helped stage the event and will pay about 20% of the $3 million dollar settlement. One family has refused to settle the case and their court case.

Puffy spoke about the incident when he testified in New York for the lawsuit and said "...we were pleading with people to move back. It's almost hard to explain in words the hysteria... you could see panic on everybody's face." Puffy later told reporters that the incident is "...something that I deal with every day of my life."

Puff hit the Top 40 with The Notorious B.I.G. and & Busta Rhymes with "Victory" which also was certified gold.

No Way Out was certified 5x platinum.
Puffy hit the Top 40 with Jimmy Page with "Come With Me" from the Godzilla soundtrack.
Puffy topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart with Jimmy Page with "Come With Me" for 5 weeks.

The single "Come With Me" was certified gold.
Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out Mase with "Lookin' At Me."

The single "Come With Me" was certified platinum.
It was reported that Puffy would receive between $40 and $45 million from the parent-company of Bad Boy Entertainment, BMG.
Puffy topped the Billboard Rap Singles chart with Mase with "Lookin' At Me" for 10 weeks.

Puffy chatted to fans via SonicNet: "My goal is to make people happy by making great music... I make music for a lot of people to hear it... I can make you dance in the most hard-core club to the most pop club... that is my job, that is what I do." Puffy also addressed criticism of his sampling: "I don't pay attention to the critics, I pay attention to the fans... If you look at the volume of music I have created, sampling isn't dominating the music I create."
Puff Daddy won a MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice ("It's All About The Benjamins") and was also nominated for Video of the Year ("It's All About The Benjamins"), Best Video from a Film ("Come With Me"), and Best Rap Video ("Mo Money Mo Problems").

No Way Out was certified 6x platinum.
A judge determined that Puff Daddy and Heavy D were negligent for a 1991 charity basketball game that resulted in a stampede and 9 deaths. The event was determined to be overbooked. The decision could affect on-going civil suits against Puff Daddy.

Throughout the year, Puffy won 2 Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Duo or Rap Music Video ("I'll Be Missing You") and the Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for 'Entertainer of the Year,' 2 Kid's Choice Awards for Best Dresser and Favorite Singer, and 2 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Rap Artist/Group and World's Best-Selling New Artist.

# 58 Singles Artist of the Year

At the American Music Awards, Puff Daddy was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Male Artist.

Puffy hit the Top 40 by helping out Faith Evans on her hit "All Night Long" for her LP Keep The Faith.

Puff Daddy turned himself into New York City police and was charged with 2nd degree assault and criminal mischief in connection with an alleged assault of a label executive over the airing of "Hate Me Now" by Nas. The previous day, the manager of Nas was allegedly assaulted in his office by 3 men possibly because of the video's inclusion of Puff Daddy.

August 24: A new Puff Daddy LP, Forever, hit stores.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video ("Hate Me Now" (with Nas)).
Puffy plead guilty to 2nd-degree harassment charges stemming from an alleged attack on a record label executive last April - and ordered into anger management counseling.
Puffy was nominated for a VH1 Fashion Award for Most Fashionable Artist (Male).
Forever was certified platinum.
Puff Daddy hit the Top 40 with "Satisfy You" (featuring R. Kelly).
Forever topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for a week.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist.
Puffy took part in NetAid.
"Satisfy You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks, the the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks, and the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 4 weeks.

The single "Satisfy You" was certified gold.

Puff Daddy was arrested on weapon charges in New York after a night of questioning (with Jennifer Lopez) by the police related to a stolen gun and a shooting at a nightclub the couple had left the previous night. Puffy claimed his innocence and no charges were brought against Lopez. Puffy and Lopez reportedly left the night club shortly after 3 people were shot and wounded, and when pulled over, a gun (later said to be unrelated to the shooting) was found in their car. Puffy told reporters: "I do not own a gun. I do not carry a gun. The charges and allegations against me are 100% false. I feel confident that in the next couple of days, I will be vindicated and everything will be all right."

MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made includes "Mo Money, Mo Problems" at # 23.

Puffy's saga continued when rapper Shyne (aka James Barrow), a 'protege' of Puffy was charged with attempted murder and assault for the shooting in New York. in mid-January, Puff Daddy and his bodyguard was indicted on weapons charges alleging that 2 guns were linked to them. Puffy hired well-known lawyer, Johnnie Cochran to dispute the charges. Puffy responded to reporters: "The decision to indict me is wrong. I'm innocent and we will prove it."
Puffy hit the Top 40 again with the song "Satisfy You" featuring R. Kelly.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Satisfy You" with Puff Daddy). Puffy was arraigned in court in New York and plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon charges. Later in month more claims against Puffy surfaced stating that he attempted to bribe his driver to lay claim to the gun that was found.

Puff Daddy reached a financial settlement with a woman who was injured at the 1991 concert stampede in New York.

Puff Daddy was sued along with Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease for $200 million for invasion of privacy related to a phone conversation used in the track "Play Around" (on a LP by Lil' Cease produced by Puffy and Lil' Kim).

No Way Out was certified 7x platinum.

# 139 Singles Artist of the Year

Puffy's trial for illegal gun possession and bribery began with the prosecution stating Puffy fired a gun at the ceiling at the nightclub and that a witness would testify seeing a gun thrown from his vehicle after he fled the scene with his driver and girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez. The bribery charge stems from accusations that Puffy bribed his driver to state he owned the gun found in the vehicle.

Puff Daddy was acquitted of the gun and bribery charges from an incident last December.
By the end of the month, Puff Daddy was saying he wanted to be called "P. Diddy." He told MTV: "No more Puff Daddy... the first week in June we're gonna have a name change ceremony.... I'm rockin' with P. Diddy now... my man Biggie gave me that name."

Puff Daddy released The Saga Continues....

"Bad Boy For Life" topped the MTV Video Countdown for 2 weeks.

Puffy teamed up with David Bowie to rework Bowie's hit "This Is Not America" into "American Dream" for the Training Day soundtrack.
Puff hit the Top 40 with "Bad Boy For Life" with the help of Black Rob and Marc Curry.
Puffy could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single "What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).

Puffy took home a VH1/Vogue Fashion Award for Sharp Dressed Man.

Puffy could be heard on Janet Jackson's remix of "Son Of A Gun."
Puffy was nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Act.

# 27 Singles Artist of the Year

Puffy helped host the American Music Awards.
Puff Daddy could be seen in the critically acclaimed film Monster's Ball.

Puff Daddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bad Boy For Life" with Black Rob & Mark Curry).

Puffy hit the Top 40 with help from Usher & Loon with "I Need A Girl (Part One)."
Puffy hit the Top 40 helping out Busta Rhymes with "Pass The Courvoisier."

P. Diddy released P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1. The LP contains previously unavailable remixes by Puffy, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige, and Ashanti.
Puffy hit the Top 10 with "I Need A Girl (Part One)."

P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week. The LP sold over 256,000 copies in its first week of release in the US.
P. Diddy topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for a week and the Hot Rap Tracks chart for a week with "I Need A Girl (Part One)."
P. Diddy amicably ended the partnership between Bad Boy Entertainment and Arista Record.
P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 was certified platinum.

P. Diddy hit the Top 40 with "I Need A Girl (Part Two)" along with Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri.

P. Diddy performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. P. Diddy's video for "Bad Boy For Life" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and his collaboration with Busta Rhymes, "Pass The Courvoisier Pt. 2," was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video.
Diddy could be heard on the Barbershop soundtrack with "Trade It All Pt. 2" which Fabolous and Jagged Edge.

P. Diddy hit the Top 10 with "I Need A Girl (Part Two)."

P. Diddy entered the world of reality TV with a show on MTV (Making The Band II) that will followed the making of a hip-hop band.

P. Diddy hit the Top 40 along with B2K with "Bump Bump Bump" from B2K's Pandemonium.

# 36 Singles Artist of the Year

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 2 weeks with B2K with "Bump Bump Bump."

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for a week with B2K with "Bump Bump Bump."
P. Diddy hit the Top 10 with "Bump Bump Bump."
P. Diddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Pass The Courvoisier Pt. 2" with Busta Rhymes and Pharrell).

P. Diddy won a 2 Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Single Group, Band or Duo ("Bump Bump Bump" with B2K) and was nominated for Best Video ("Pass The Courvoisier Pt. 2" with Busta Rhymes and Pharrell).

VH1: 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists includes Diddy at # 14.

Diddy's Making Of The Band II resumed on MTV profiling his reality TV creation Da Band.
VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Mo Money Mo Problems" at # 58.
P. Diddy hit the Top 40 with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack.

P. Diddy could be heard on the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack with the tracks "Shake Ya Tailfeather," "Girl, I'm A Bad Boy," and "Show Me Your Soul."

P. Diddy's video for "Bump Bump Bump" with B2K was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video.
P. Diddy hit the Top 10 with "Shake Ya Tailfeather."

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 4 weeks, Top 40 Tracks chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart for 4 weeks, Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and the Hot Rap Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee.
P. Diddy hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee.

P. Diddy topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart with "Shake Ya Tailfeather" with help from Nelly and Murphy Lee.
P. Diddy won a Radio Music Awards for Best Driving Song ("Shake Ya Tailfeather" with Nelly and Murphy Lee).

Diddy ran the New York Marathon helping to raise $2 million for needy children. He ran the 26.2 mile course in a little over 4 hours.
Diddy was honored at the Vibe Awards with the Style Maverick Award.

# 80 Singles Artist of the Year

Diddy performed at the Half-time Show for Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Diddy was honored with the Patrick Lippert Award at the Rock The Vote Awards. At the ceremony he gave his views on the upcoming elections: "We have to get George Bush's ass out of the office... He doesn't care about black people, and he doesn't care about young people."
Diddy won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Shake Ya Tailfeather" with Nelly and Murphy Lee).

Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary: The Hits was released with "Victory 2004" and past hits and collaborations.

Diddy hit the Top 40 helping out Mario Winans on "I Don't Wanna Know" which also features Enya.
Diddy made his debut on Broadway in A Raisin In The Sun.

Diddy hit the Top 10 helping out Mario Winans on "I Don't Wanna Know."

Diddy was named the Top Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Diddy hit #1 on the UK singles charts helping out Mario Winans on "I Don't Wanna Know."

P. Diddy launched his political awareness campaign 'Citizen Change.' His goal is to encourage the youth of America (who he termed "the forgotten ones") to get involved in the up-coming elections.

The video for "Shake Ya Tailfeather" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award including Best Hip-Hop Video.

The single "Shake Ya Tailfeather" was certified gold.

# 116 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

On July 2nd, P. Diddy performed in Philadelphia as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

P.Diddy announced he would now only be known as 'Diddy' - stating that the 'P' was coming between him and his fans.
Diddy hosted and performed at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Diddy could be heard on the Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now compilation with "By Faith."

Diddy could be heard on The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous creation - Duets: The Final Chapter.

# 84 Singles Artist of the Year

Diddy released his next LP Press Play.
Diddy hit the Top 40 with help from Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger with "Come To Me."

Diddy topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Top Rap Albums chart with Press Play. The LP sold over 170,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
Press Play was certified gold.

# 31 Singles Artist of the Year

Diddy hit the Top 40 with help from Christina Aguilera with "Tell Me."

Diddy hit the Top 40 with help from Keyshia Cole with "Last Night."

Diddy hit the Top 10 with help from Keyshia Cole with "Last Night."

Diddy hit the Top 40 helping out DJ Felli Fel and featuring Ludacris, Akon, and Lil Jon with "Get Buck In Here."
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "Mo Money Mo Problems" at # 63.

Diddy could be heard on the T-Pain LP Thr33 Ringz on the track "Change."

Diddy won a NAACP Image Award for Best Actor for A Raisin In The Sun.

Diddy-Dirty Money: # 74 Singles Artist of the Year

Diddy-Dirty Money hit the Top 40 with "Hello Good Morning" from the LP Last Train To Paris.

Diddy could be heard on the Nelly LP 5.0 on the track "1000 Stacks."

Diddy-Dirty Money hit the Top 40 with "Coming Home."
Diddy Dirty Money released Last Train To Paris.

Diddy-Dirty Money: # 44 Singles Artist of the Year

Diddy-Dirty Money hit the Top 10 with "Coming Home."

• October 9: Diddy could be heard on The Game LP Documentary 2 on the track "Standing On Ferraris."

• June 15: Referenced as 'Puff Daddy', he appeared on the Nas LP NASIR on the track "Not For Radio."

• November 26: Diddy topped the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart with Bryson Tiller with "Gotta Move On."

• September 12: The video for "Gotta Move On" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Collaboration. The video for "Creepin" (Remix) was nominated for Best Collaboration and Best R&B Video.

• September 15: Diddy released The Love Album: Off The Grid.

• February 4: Diddy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album (The Love Album: Off The Grid).

• March 25: Federal agent raided Diddy's Los Angeles and Miami homes with little info released about what the Homeland Security Investigation agents were looking for or if it was related to recent sexual assault allegations made at him recently and/or if its related to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation out of New York.

• May: CNN released hotel video from 2016 showing Diddy attacking his then girlfriend Cassie which paralleled allegations made by Cassie late last year which was settled monetarily out of court.

• September 16: Diddy was arrested in New York and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Bail was denied and remained in federal detention.

iTunes Amazon.mp3	No Way Out Released: July, 1997 US: 7x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 4 weeks) Rolling Stone review: - Entertainment Weekly: C+ Tracks: "No Way Out" - "Victory" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) - "Been Around The World" - "What You Gonna Do?" - "Don't Stop What You're Doing" - "Do You Know?" - "Young G's" - "I Love You Baby" - "It's All About The Benjamins" (remix) - "Pain" - "I Got The Power" - "Friend" - "Senorita" - "I'll Be Missing You" (featuring Faith Evans & 112) - "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (featuring Mase)
	Forever Released: August 24, 1999 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone review: - Entertainment Weekly: B- Tracks: "What You Want" - "I'll Do This For You" (featuring Kelly Price) - "Do You Like It... Do You Want It..." (featuring Jay-Z) - "Satisfy You" (featuring R. Kelly) - "I Hear Voices" (featuring Carl Thomas) - "Fake Thugs Dedication" (featuring Redman) - "Angels With Dirty Faces" (featuring Bizzy Bone) - "Gansta S__t" (featuring Lil' Kim & Mark Curry) - "Pain" (featuring G-Dep) - "Reverse" (featuring Shyne, G-Dep, Cee-Lo, Busta Rhymes & Sauce Money) - "Real" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil' Kim) - "Journey Through The Life" (featuring Nas, Beanie Sigel, Lil' Kim & Joe Hooker) - "Best Friend" (featuring Mario Winans) - "P.E. 2000" (featuring Hurricane G)
	The Saga Continues.... Released: July, 2001 Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone review: - Entertainment Weekly: C Tracks: "The Saga Continues" - "Bad Boy For Life" (featuring Black Rob & Marc Curry)- "That's Crazy" - "Let's Get It" - "Shiny Suit Man" - "Diddy" - "Blast Off" - "Roll With Me" - "On Top" - "Where's Sean" - "Child Of The Ghetto" - "So Complete" - "Lonely" - "I Need A Girl, Pt. 1" - "If You Want This Money" - "Back For Good Now" - "Can't Believe" - "The Last Song"
	P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 Released: May, 2002 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week) - Entertainment Weekly: B+ Tracks: "Special Delivery" (Remix with G. Dep, Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray & Craig Mack) - "I Need A Girl, Pt. 2" (with Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri) - "Bad Boy For Life" (Remix with Busta Rhymes & MOP) - ""I Need A Girl, Pt. 1" (with Usher & Loon) - "Unfoolish" (with Ashanti & The Notorious B.I.G.) - "Dance With Me / Peaches & Cream" (Remix with 112, Beanie Sigel & Ludacris) - "No More Drama" (Remix with Mary J. Blige) - "So Complete" (Remix with Cheri Dennis) - "Notorious B.I.G." (Remix with The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil' Kim) - "That's Crazy" (with Black Rob, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg & G. Dep) - "Woke Up In The Morning" (Remix with Carl Thomas & The Notorious B.I.G.) - "You Gets No Love" (Remix with Faith Evans & G. Dep)
	Press Play Released: October, 2006 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B Tracks: "Testimonial (Intro)" - "We Gon' Make It" - "I Am (Interlude)" - "Future" - "Hold Up" - "Come To Me" - "Tell Me" (with Christina Aguilera) - "Wanna Move" - "Diddy Rock" - "Claim My Place (Interlude)" - "Everything I Love" - "Special Feeling" - "Crazy Thang (Interlude)" - "After Love" - "Through The Pain (She Told Me)" - "Thought You Said" - "Last Night" - "Making It Hard" - "Partners For Life"
	The Love Album: Off The Grid Released: September 15, 2023 Grammy Nominee: Best Progressive R&B Album Tracks: "Brought My Love" (featuring The-Dream & Herb Alpert) - "What's Love" (featuring Nova Wav) - "Deliver Me (with Busta Rhymes, Dawn Richard & Kalenna) - "Stay Awhile" (with Nija) - "Homecoming" (with Jozzy - "Pick Up" (with Jacquee & Fabolous) - "Tough Love" (featuring Swae Lee) - "Stay Long" (featuring Summer Walker) - "It Belongs To You" (with Jozzy) - "Another One Of Me" (with French Montana, The Weeknd & 21 Savage) - "Intermission" - "Moments" (featuring Justin Bieber) - "Need Somebody" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan) - "Mind Your Business (Bosses In Love)" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & Kehlani) - "Nasty" (Interlude) (with Jozzy) - "Reachin'" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & Coco Jones) - "Stay, Pt. 1" (with KalanFrFr & K-Ci) - "I Like" (featuring Mary J. Blige) - "Closer To God" (featuring Teyana Taylor) - "Boohoo" (featuring Jermih) - "Burna Boy Interlude" (with Burna Boy) - "Kim Porter" (with Babyface & John Legend) - "Space" (featuring H.E.R.)

1	Shake Ya Tailfeather [Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee] from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 21 - 18 - 13 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 17 - 20 - 22 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 10 RIAA Certification: Gold Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Hot 100 Airplay, Rap Songs, Rhythmic Top 40, Top 40 Mainstream Grammy Winner: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video	1(2)	22	2003
2	I'll Be Missing You [Puff Daddy & Faith Evans with 112] from the LP No Way Out ARC Chart Run: 35 - 25 - 15 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 - 11 - 19 - 22 - 29 - 33 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 12 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum Grammy Winner: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV VMA Winner: Best R&B Video MTV VMA Nominee: Viewer's Choice	1(1)	19	1997	iTunes Amazon.mp3
3	Mo Money Mo Problems [The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy] from The Notorious B.I.G.'s LP Life After Death ARC Chart Run: 30 - 18 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 15 - 24 - 31 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 21 RIAA Certification: Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rap Video MTV's 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made: # 23 VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the 90's': # 63	1(1)	17	1997	iTunes Amazon.mp3
4	Coming Home [Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey] from the LP Last Train To Paris ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 13 - 13 - 13 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 20 - 19 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 12 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 37	10	22	2011
5	Bump Bump Bump [B2K & Puff Daddy] from the B2K LP Pandemonium ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 22 - 19 - 17 - 16 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 15 - 26 - 32 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 33 MTV VMA Nominee: Best Group Video	4	18	2003
6	I Don't Wanna Know [Mario Winans featuring Enya & P. Diddy] from Mario Winan's LP Hurt No More ARC Chart Run: 40 - 30 - 18 - 15 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 14 - 15 - 23 - 28 - 38 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 30	3	18	2004	iTunes Amazon.mp3
7	I Need A Girl (Part One) [P. Diddy featuring Usher & Loon] from the LP The Saga Continues.... ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 30 - 27 - 21 - 12 - 10 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 25 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 46 Billboard # 1: Rap Tracks, Top 40 Tracks	2	16	2002	iTunes Amazon.mp3
8	Last Night [Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole] from the LP Press Play ARC Chart Run: 34 - 28 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 8 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 14 - 20 - 26 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 54	8	16	2007	Amazon.mp3
9	I Need A Girl (Part Two) [P. Diddy & Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri] from the LP P.Diddy & Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1 ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 32 - 26 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 13 - 18 - 22 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 68	7	14	2002	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
10	Satisfy You [Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly] from the LP Forever ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 31 - 29 - 28 - 27 - 23 - 21 - 37 - off - 37 - 31 - 25 - 22 - 32 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 102 RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	21	14	1999	iTunes Amazon.mp3
11	Tell Me [Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera] from the LP Press Play ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 31 - 29 - 26 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 23 - 26 - 33 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 87	18	12	2007	Amazon.mp3
12	Can't Nobody Hold Me Down [Puff Daddy featuring Mase] from the LP No Way Out ARC Chart Run: 35 - 30 - 24 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 18 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 105 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	13	9	1997	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
13	Come With Me [Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page] from the Godzilla soundtrack ARC Chart Run: 35 - 27 - 22 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 23 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 111 RIAA Certification: Platinum MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video From A Film	14	8	1998	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
14	Come To Me [Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger] from the LP Press Play ARC Chart Run: 35 - 27 - 19 - 17 - 16 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 110	16	9	2006	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
15	All Night Long [Faith Evans featuring Puff Daddy] from Faith Evan's LP Keep The Faith ARC Chart Run: 39 - 37 - 33 - 30 - 28 - 27 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 135	27	6	1999	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
16	Been Around The World from the LP No Way Out ARC Chart Run: 35 - 33 - 30 - 27 - 23 - 20 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 129 RIAA Certification: Platinum	20	7	1998	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
17	It's All About The Benjamins from the LP No Way Out ARC Chart Run: 38 - 35 - 33 - 28 - 25 - 23 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 141 MTV VMA Winner: Viewer's Choice MTV VMA Nominee: Video Of The Year	23	6	1998	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
18	Get Buck In Here [DJ Felli Fel featuring Diddy, Akon, Ludacris & Lil Jon] from the CD single ARC Chart Run: 40 - 38 - 37 - 35 - 33 - 34 - off 2008 Year-End Chart Position: # 118	33	6	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
19	Hello Good Morning [Diddy-Dirty Money] from the LP Last Train To Paris ARC Chart Run: 39 - 35 - 33 - 30 - 38 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 124	30	5	2010	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
20	Someone [SWV featuring Puff Daddy] from SWV's LP Release Some Tension ARC Chart Run: 37 - 32 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 170	29	3	1997	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
21	Victory [Puff Daddy & The Family featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes] from the LP No Way Out ARC Chart Run: 38 - 34 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 163 RIAA Certification: Gold	30	3	1998	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
22	Lookin' At Me [Mase featuring Puff Daddy] from Mase's LP Harlem World ARC Chart Run: 39 - 34 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 176 RIAA Certification: Gold	30	3	1998	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
23	Bad Boy For Life [P. Diddy, Black Rob & Marc Curry] from the LP The Saga Continues.... ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 171 Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rap Video	37	2	2001
24	Pass The Courvoisier Pt. 2 [Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy] from Busta Rhymes' LP Genesis ARC Chart Run: 38 - 35 - 32 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 181 Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video	32	3	2002	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	No Time [Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy] from the Lil' Kim LP Hardcore Billboard # 1: Rap Songs	**	**	1997	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Hate Me Now [Nas featuring Puff Daddy] from Nas' LP I Am MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rap Video	**	**	1999	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Notorious B.I.G. [The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Lil' Kim] from The Notorious B.I.G.'s LP Born Again	**	**	1999	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Best Friend from the LP Forever	**	**	2000	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Diddy from the LP The Saga Continues....	**	**	2001	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Trade It All [Fabolous featuring P. Diddy & Jagged Edge] from Fabolous' LP Ghetto Fabolous	**	**	2002	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Girl, I'm A Bad Boy [Fat Joe & P. Diddy featuring Dre] from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack	**	**	2003	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Show Me Your Soul [Lenny Kravitz, P. Diddy, Loon & Pharrell] from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack	**	**	2003	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Victory 2004 [P. Diddy, Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Busta Rhymes] from the LP Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary: The Hits	**	**	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Breathe, Stretch, Shake [Mase featuring P. Diddy] from Mase's LP Welcome Back	**	**	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Must Be Love [Cassie featuring Puff Daddy] from the Cassie LP Electro Love	**	**	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]