P. Diddy

In common with many in his industry, he also bears the mantle of "actor-rapper"; he has appeared as a parody of a drug dealer in Made, he played the role of Walter Lee Younger in the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, and starred with Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in the film Monster's Ball. Her stage name Latifah, meaning "delicate" and "sensitive" in Arabic, was given her when she was eight by her cousin. He also owns the restaurant chain Justin's (named after his son). She stands 5'9". However, his clothes line also brought him criticism when it was revealed that its Honduras-based factories violated Honduran labor laws . In April 2003 she had breast reduction surgery. His urban clothing line, Sean John has been nominated for the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Award for Menswear Designer of the Year, every year since 2000. Other recent movies Latifah has appeared in are Scary Movie 3, Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Taxi.

In the year 2002, he featured at #12 on Fortune magazine's "40 Richest People Under 40" list. In 2003, she co-starred with Steve Martin in the marginally well received comedy Bringing Down the House, as a woman who is "mismatched" through a legal advice chat room with Martin's character. Diddy is one of the most entrepreneurial musicians in the industry. In 2003, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Matron "Mama" Morton in the movie musical Chicago. P. In 1998, she made an album entitled Order in the Court. He appeared on the March 10, 2004 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the marathon. In 1996 she was arrested in possession of a small amount of marijuana and a gun; she was fined and sentenced to two years probation.

Diddy ran the New York marathon and raised $2,000,000 for the educational system for the children of New York. Latifah released an album dedicated to him, Black Reign, which was a hit partly because of a hit single, U.N.I.T.Y. In 1995, she was the victim of a carjacking, in which a friend of hers was shot. In 2003, P. She still wears the key to the bike around her neck. The six finalists have to come up with their name, CD and video. Her older brother Lance was killed in 1992 in an accident on a bike that Latifah had just bought him. In it, contestants compete to be in a new group on Bad Boy Records. From 1993 to 1998 Latifah starred on Living Single, a FOX sitcom; she also wrote and performed its theme music.

Later in 2002, he made his own reality show on MTV called Making the Band 2, the sequel to the first Making the Band. This debut was critically acclaimed as one of the best hip hop albums of all time and was followed by Nature of a Sista, another well-reviewed album. As a result, Bad Boy Records was formed as an independent record company. Local DJ Mark the 45 King heard a demo version of Latifah's single "Princess of the Posse" in 1988, gave the demo to Fab Five Freddy, who was then host of Yo! MTV Raps, and Fab 5 Freddy helped Latifah get signed to Tommy Boy Records, which released Latifah's first album, All Hail the Queen (1989), when she was 18. Diddy filed a restraining order to keep them aboard. She started her career beatboxing for rap group Ladies Fresh. Faith Evans left the label, and 112 almost did, though P. Latifah's first big success was singing the number "Home" from The Wiz in a school performance of the musical.

This was followed by a serious set-back for Bad Boy Records when Arista Records stopped distributing Bad Boy releases. Owens' mother and father, a police officer, divorced when she was eight years old. A collaboration with David Bowie appeared on the soundtrack to Training Day, while Puffy began working with Britney Spears and *N Sync. Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey), better known as Queen Latifah, is an American Grammy Award-winning rap artist and actress. After yet more legal problems stemming from an accusation of reckless driving by the Miami police, Puffy began working with a series of unusual (for him) artists. Diddy released a much-delayed gospel album, Thank You, as well as a solo hip hop LP, The Saga Continues.

In spite of continuing legal problems, P. Diddy tried to reinvent his image, but was once again in court facing assault charges from a Michigan television host, and then was arrested for driving on a suspended license in Florida. P. Diddy".

With the media circus over, Puffy changed his stage name to "P. Puffy was soon acquitted of all charges relating to the shooting incident, followed almost immediately by a break-up with Lopez. Puffy then launched his own lawsuit against a writer who did not follow through on an alleged agreement to help write his autobiography. A talent agency then sued Puffy for unfair competition, as did a woman who rented an apartment owned by Puffy; she claimed he refused to rid the house of vermin.

Cochran Jr. His attorney was Johnnie L. With a gag order in place, the highly-publicized trial began. His driver and the club owner also sued before the shooting charges even made it to trial.

One was from a girl who claimed to have been mentally scarred at a party ten years before, and another was for sampling a phone conversation without permission. Before the trial was over, Puffy found himself in court on numerous civil charges. With bribery charges added to the bill, Puffy was being attacked in the tabloids on a near daily basis. Puffy was indicted after a huge blow to his case; his driver claimed that Puffy had tried to bribe him into taking the weapon after the shooting.

After a police investigation, Puffy and fellow rapper Shyne were arrested for weapons violations and other charges. In December 1999, Puffy and his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, were at Club New York, a midtown Manhattan nightclub, when gunfire broke out. This was followed by a yet more negative publicity as The Lox left Bad Boy Records, and a recording session with Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease was interrupted by gunfire. Stoute's refusal led to an argument and Puffy's arrest for assault.

Though Puffy had willingly filmed the video earlier that year, he demanded that the images be removed. Stoute was the manager for Nas, whose video for "Hate Me Now" featured Puffy being crucified. On April 15, 1999, Puffy was accused of assaulting Steve Stoute of Interscope Records. Puffy's follow-up was 1999's failed Forever, which was a commercial failure and no more well-reviewed than No Way Out.

"I'll Be Missing You" won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, while No Way Out won Best Rap Album. The song's video starred many celebrities, such as Wyclef Jean, Quincy Jones, and Puff Daddy's future love interest, Jennifer Lopez. and had a popular rock remix, which was worked on by Rob Zombie and the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, among others; and "Been Around The World," a song that featured Puffy's labelmate, Mase, and the late Notorious B.I.G., and was probably best remembered for having sampled David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Lisa Stansfield's "All Around The World". The album also produced the hit singles "It's All About The Benjamins," which featured Lil Kim, The Lox and The Notorious B.I.G.

Both singles were successful, though "I'll Be Missing You" (a tribute to Biggie with guests Faith Evans and 112) was heavily criticized for sampling The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and adding little. Puff Daddy, plus various labelmates known as the Family, released No Way Out, an LP, in 1998. Puff Daddy began his own career in 1997, releasing "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", followed by "I'll Be Missing You". Biggie's second album, Life After Death, was a huge posthumous success. Both cases remain unsolved.

was also murdered. Six months later, in March of 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. Shakur was murdered by unknown persons in 1996. were allied against Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight, trading insults in songs and interviews during the mid 1990s.

Puffy and Notorious B.I.G. Mase and The Lox soon joined Bad Boy, just as a widely publicized rivalry with the West Coast's Death Row Records. Puff Daddy, as he was then known, began signing more acts to Bad Boy, including Faith Evans, 112 and Total, as well as producing for Lil' Kim, TLC, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, SWV, Aretha Franklin and others. Both Mack and Biggie quickly released hit singles, followed by similarly successful LPs, particularly B.I.G.'s Ready to Die.

Combs set up his own label, Bad Boy Records, and soon signed Craig Mack and the Notorious B.I.G.. Blige; 1992), Blue Funk (Heavy D & the Boyz; 1992) before being fired in 1993. Only a few months later, Combs was an A&R executive, and helped produce Father's Day (Father MC; 1990), What's the 411? (Mary J. before becoming an intern at Uptown Records.

Originally from Harlem, New York City, then living in a middle class suburb, Combs began attending Howard University in Washington, D.C. Diddy's own music career, and to a lesser extent, his production, has been criticized as watered-down and overly commercialized for a mainstream market, as well as an over-reliance on obvious and lengthy sampling for most of his hit songs. P. Blige, Jodeci, Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112 and Craig Mack.

Diddy first skyrocketed to fame, signing Father MC, Mary J. P. He is the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean "Puffy" Combs) is an African-American record producer, CEO, and rapper.

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P.