Sean Combs, in full Sean John Combs, bynames Sean "Puffy" Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy (conceived November 4, 1970, New York, New York, U.S.), American rapper, record maker, and apparel originator who established a stimulation domain in the 1990s. Brushes was brought up in Harlem in New York City, where his dad was killed when Combs was three. After nine years the family moved to rural Mount Vernon, New York, where Combs went to private academy and as far as anyone knows got the epithet
rebounding, and a relentless effort which earned themselves the nickname the “Bad Boys.” “Led by a physically aggressive, defensive-oriented core of players, the Detroit Pistons literally fought their way to back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990” (Gibbons n.pag.). After years and years of misery and losing, the Detroit Pistons managed to change their identity and the league forever. The Pistons evolved from a bad team, to a badass team full of misfits and role players, coached by Chuck Daly
with associates Damion Butler a.k.a "D-Roc" junior M.A.F.I.A member Lil Cease, and driver Gregory Yong a.k.a G-money. Sean Combs a.k.a “P-Diddy “and Puff Daddy, the CEO of Bad Boys Records Which Biggie Smalls was signed to, was travelling in the front GMC Suburban along with three bodyguards. The Chevy Blazer with Bad Boys Record label director of security was in the rear behind Biggie Smalls Suburban. Witnesses stated that a black man dresses in blue suit and bow tie driving a dark color Chevy Impala
too far. In 1993, Sean Combs started Bad Boy Entertainment in New York and for the first time ever, East Coast sales surpassed West Coast rap sales. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere came the peak of the West/East feud. Smaller gangs in cities took the example of the "big playaz" and followed what they said. Before, local gangs killed for affiliation whether you were a Blood or a Crip. Now, gangs were killing for West and East. In some cities it was so bad that you could be killed for living
beginning to reach its often-publicized climactic end. Initiating the story of the east coast, west coast battle, which came about through the on-going confrontations between Bad Boy Records from the east and the infamous Death Row Records, who resided in the west (Ro, 288). Tensions had been building between these two record labels since the beginning of the decade and continued to surmount with each new award show and song recorded by any of the rappers under either label. The conflict all began
someone has achieved that continues to exist after they stop working or die. Almost like life after death, Life After Death is the second and final studio album by Christopher Wallace, also known as Biggie Smalls. Released on March 25, 1997, by Bad Boy Records, it was released 16 days following his death on March 9, 1997. His legacy is clear through his popularity, musical technique, and his ability to tell stories through music. Christopher wallace’s positive early life did not lead him in the direction
around at peoples shirts, go into stores and look around you will either hear or see something Biggie Smalls related. Biggie has carried his legend throughout time because people are realizing him and guys like Tupac are the ones who changed the “bad boy” image in todays world. Its not the same anymore you don’t have guys on harleys in gangs or in their classic cars, its the “thug life” thats changed the world today and Biggie Smalls was just the creator. Eminem a Detroit kid rapping in just a whole
1996, possible suspects were targeted and investigated. Among the earliest accused was Suge Knight, the creator of Death Row Records (Scott 183). Shakur’s contract with Death Row was a profit vacuum for Knight because of Shakur’s immense talent and popularity. And, allegedly, a four-million dollar insurance policy was enacted on Tupac after signing with Death Row Records, giving Death Row the benefit rather than his family (Scott 183). This policy reinforced the idea that Tupac was the driving money
Christopher Williams. Thanks to her work on Blige's 1994 sophomore effort, My Life, Evans met producer/impresario Sean "Puffy" Combs, who signed her to his Bad Boy label. In 1995, Evans released her debut album, Faith, which went platinum on the strength of the hit RB singles "You Used to Love Me" and "Soon as I Get Home." The same year, she met fellow Bad Boy artist the Notorious B.I.G. (some accounts say at a photo shoot, others a phone conversation) and married him after a courtship of just nine days;
and Shakur even claimed to have slept with Wallace’s wife, Faith Evans. Wallace was an East coast rapper and best friends with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. They were both affiliated with Bad Boy Entertainment, which had close ties to the Crips gang. Tupac came to be associated with the West Coast rappers and Death Row Records. Death Row was owned by Marion "Suge" Knight, a former NFL player and a guy who was always up to no good. Suge Knight and Tupac were both members of the “Bloods” gang. This gang happened
The Puffy Chronicles Puff Daddy, born Sean Combs on November 4, 1969 in Harlem to Melvin and Janice Combs, began his life of violence at a young age. When Sean was two years old, his father was tragically murdered. This forced Janice to move to a safer environment in Mt.Vernon, NY where she had to work three jobs in order to provide for her family. One can see that Sean’s broken home and the violence that constantly surrounded him influenced his lyrics and style of music throughout his life[I1]
for dealing crack cocaine. He spent nine months in jail before making bail (Wilkins). During this time Christopher decided to focus on his budding rap career and try to move away from the crime scene. In 1992 he met Puffy who signed him to Uptown Records. By the end of 1992 Puffy and Biggie had both made t... ... middle of paper ... ...ife. The Notorious BIG changed the face of hip-hop forever and has deservingly became an iconic figure in today`s society. The sky's the limit and Biggie was truly
debut as a solo artist came with the single, "Party and Bullsh*t," on the soundtrack to the film, “Who’s the Man?” In 1994, The Notorious B.I.G. released his debut album, Ready to Die, which told the story of his life, from drug dealer to rapper. The record went platinum and he became a full-fledged star. The songs that were very popular were “Juicy” and “Big Poppa.” The same year, “The Source” named the rapper “Best New Artist, Best live Performer, and Lyricist of the Year.” As his star power increased
These are lyrics are from the song “How Long Will They Mourn Me’ by 2Pac. He wrote the song as a tribute to a friend that had been killed in Detroit. Little did he know that he would succumb to the very same fate. II. Today, we will be talking about how the murders of the Notorious B.I.G. also known as Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur are undeniably connected to each other. From the results of the audience analysis survey, 62.5% of you that responded to the survey have listened to their music, but
Big Sean is a rapper. His net worth is $12 million, with an annual income over $1 million. Music He released his debut album, "Finally Famous", in 2011. It debuted at top 5 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Soundscan. It sold 378,000 copies. His singles had 4 million digital downloads. He made $4 million from album sales, endorsements, and tours in 2011. The album produced 3 hit singles, "Marvin & Chardonnay", "Dance (A$$)", and "My Last". He released his second album, "Hall of Fame" in 2013. It
Message of Hope in Rap The three-year anniversary of Notorious B.I.G's murder is fast approaching and many people still rave about his music. What made him so special was the connection he had with his listeners. He found many ways to incorporate his life stories into his music that relates to every other "thug" growing up in the streets from New York City to Los Angeles. The perfect example of this is his double CD, "Life after Death" where most of his songs are about death and how people
Hook--Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) were different in many ways, but there were also some major similarities between them. While they were both extremely influential rappers in their day, there was a lot of fighting between them considering the fact that Tupac was a West Coast rapper, and Biggie --The Notorious B.I.G.-- was an East Coast rapper. Tupac tended to be a lot more poetic and respectful to women he had better lyrics than Biggie, but Tupac had little flow.
even though he killed someone it was to save his friend’s life but he also saved children from a burning church. Dally has been arrested, picks fights, and drinks, but when it comes to the people he is close with he has his soft spots for them. All bad boys have a good side. Ponyboy doesn’t act like any regular greaser who is tough and likes to pick fights. Ponyboy cares about other people and will do things to benefit others. “I didn’t know what he was talking about, so I just went on picking up the
As muscle-bound figures such as the Terminator and Rambo stormed big screen, it was also during this period that we witnessed the ostensive arrival of “racially sensitive” buddy cop films. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) directed by Richard Donner is a buddy cop film, which portrays a more subtle ‘modern’ type of racism. In saying so, the film examines inter-racial relationships attempting to diminish racial issues and present characters with equity in order to give comfort and reassurance to a wider ethnic
equity. But all have seen that in real life something like that rarely happens, even though bad boys in Sunday school’s tales always end up having terrible punishments. In Twain’s version, however, Jim in the Story of the Little Bad Boy had a charming life. “He stole his father’s gun…and did not shoot three or four fingers off, he struck his little sister on the temple…he came home drunk…”( 22-23) and nothing bad happened to him. According to the beliefs, religions try to assure children that Jim should