Biography Sean "Puffy- Combs has established himself as one of the biggest names in hip-hop (Heal). Combs a Harlem native whose father was killed when he was only 3 years old, rose from the mean streets to the top of the music business (AP wire, March 18). "It is true that he started from scratch, and I don't think that because he was arrested, people will stop buying his albums (AP wire, March 18). Before pursuing his career as a vocalist, Combs was a business-minded Howard University student and an intern at Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. Combs soon became the A&R representative for Uptown. He then began producing for soon to be mega-stars Mary J. Blige, Heavy D., and Jodeci to name a few. After being let go by Uptown Records (for reasons unknown to this day), Combs took his act over to Clive Davis' Arista Records distribution team in late 1993 (who are rumored to have paid an estimated $75 million dollars to establish his own record label, Bad Boy (Heal). With the deal cemented with Arista, Sean Combs was about to embark on the greatest mission of his life. Turn Bad Boy Records from an unknown label into one of the most powerful world entertainment companies ever to be helmed by someone in their twenties. Strengths One only has to look at the Bad Boy roster of acts and the strong catalog to see that this is one their biggest strengths. They had early success starting in 1994 when Combs released his child hood friends album "Ready To Die-. That childhood friend was none other than Christopher Wallace a.k.a. "The Notorious B.I.G."". B.I.G's singles "Juicy-, "Warning-, and, "Big Poppa- took the then unknown label to new heights in the spring and summer of 1994 (Heal). Following the platinum success of Biggie and Craig Mack, other known artists clamored to have their songs graced by Combs magic touch. Artists such as New Edition, KRS-One, Mariah Carey, Lil Kim and others wanted their re-mixes done by the young entrepreneur.
Sean was now using the name "Puff Daddy". Puff Daddy had gig plans for the Notorious B.I.G. next album, but Puff lost his close friend B.I.G. to gunshots. ... In July of 1997, Puff Daddy released his own album, No Way. On the album Puff Daddy pays a tribute to his slain friend, "I"ll Be Missing You". ... In 1998 and throughout the years Puff daddies receive numerous awards. ...
Two very prominent and popular artists, Puff Daddy and Jay Z, have both been arrested on numerous accounts. For example, Puff Daddy was arrested for possession of a stolen firearm and suspected involvement of a shooting at a nightclub in New York, and Cirner 3 Jay Z as well for possible relation to a stabbing which was also said to be in New York, both of which happened in the late nineties. ...
Reader Response Essay In my personal family experience there are no obvious cultural gaps, however, in society music is often seen as a variable of great concern. In this current genre of music it is common to hear songs littered with a plethora of visually painted sex screens as well as outburs...
Intro para: A cultural movement that started in the AA community and moved mainstream. Constituents of hip hop: graffiti art, break dancing, DJing (cutting and scratching), and rapping or emceeing. It was a subculture within the African American culture. But in the past 3 decades it has evolved beyo...
The book I chose to read is entitled The No-Spin Zone written by Bill O'Reilly, a journalist and host of the popular The O'Reilly Factor television show. In the book O'Reilly expresses his anger with issues in politics, in Hollywood, in every social stratum of America. True to its title, the book cu...
The 1980s was the decade when hip hop began to really take off and gain popularity throughout the United States. Hip hop music, which really started to develop during the 1970s in New York City, began filling the streets and subways, and taking over clubs throughout the major cities. Hip hop start...
