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Sean Combs is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur who has an estimated net worth of $825 million.
Sean Combs started his humble beginnings as an intern for Uptown Records. After getting fired from the job, he established his own record company, Bad Boys Records in 1993. He ventured out with late rapper, The Notorious B.I.G.
He signed up artists such as Faith Evans, 112, and Total. Also at the same time, he produced some of the notable songs for TLC’s "CrazySexyCool" album which became an instant hit.
Sean Combs is known in the music industry as Puff Daddy. He began his career as a rapper in his first album, "No Way Out" and released his first single, "Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down" in 1997. The said album earned Combs five Grammy nominations for which he won Best Rap Album in 1998.
Other albums that he released are "Forever", "The Saga Continues", "We Reinvented the Remix", "Press Play" and "Last Train to Paris", many singles of which became widely known worldwide.
Combs also received the Best Documentary Feature for Undefeated at Oscar Award in 2012 where he served as the executive producer. He is also a recipient of the Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for A Raisin in the Sun at NAACP Image Awards in 2009.
Aside from being a rapper and producer, he has also appeared in several films and TV series such as Monster’s Ball, Made, Draft Day, Hawaii Five O, CSI: Miami, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He produced the hit reality show on MTV, Making the Band from 2002-2009.
He also formed his own clothing line, Sean John, in 1998. He owned two restaurants, Justin’s in New York and Atlanta which closed in 2007 and 2012, respectively. He also acquired Enyce clothing line from Liz Clairborne in 2008.
Sean John Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in Harlem, New York. He took up business in Howard University before embarking his career as a well-known rapper.
He has five children from his previous relationships.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Sean Combs' apartment building at 807 Park Avenue, New York |
$29,000,000 |
|
2018 |
Asset |
Investment with L.A. Dodgers and Adidas in the High School Esports Company PlayVS |
$30,500,000 |
|
2016 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Sean Combs' condo in Manhattan’s Park Imperial |
$5,700,000 |
|
2016 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Donation to Howard University to establish the Sean Combs Scholarship Fund to help students who are unable to pay their tuition |
$1,000,000 |
|
2015 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Sean Combs' Alpine mansion |
$5,500,000 |
|
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Free TC with American rapper Ty Dolla Sign (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album The Documentary 2 with American rapper The Game (approximately 140 thousand copies sold) |
$182,000 |
|
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Dreams Worth More Than Money with American rapper Meek Mill (approximately 350 thousand copies sold) |
$455,000 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Suffering from Success with American disc jockey and producer DJ Khaled (approximately 44 thousand copies sold) |
$57,200 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Excuse My French with American rapper French Montana (approximately 177 thousand copies sold) |
$230,100 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album #willpower with American recording artist and record producer will.i.am (approximately 222.5 thousand copies sold) |
$289,250 |
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album R.E.D. with American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo (approximately 324 thousand copies sold) |
$421,200 |
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the mixtape Mac & Cheese 3 with American rapper French Montana (approximately 437 thousand copies sold |
$568,100 |
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Chapter V with American R&B recording artist Trey Songz (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Pluto with American rapper Future (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the extended play Fear of God II: Let Us Pray with American rapper Pusha T (approximately 13 thousand copies sold) |
$16,900 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) with American singer and songwriter Mary J. Blige (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Lunatic with French rapper Booba (approximately 110 thousand copies sold) |
$143,000 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Teflon Don with American rapper Rick Ross (approximately 724 thousand copies sold) |
$941,200 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Amazin' with American rapper Trina (approximately 300 thousand copies sold) |
$390,000 |
|
2010 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Money spent for a Maybach car Diddy gave to his son Justin |
$360,000 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Last Train to Paris with the American R&B and hip hop duo Dirty Money (approximately 101 thousand copies sold) |
$131,300 |
|
2009 |
Asset |
Purchase value of the Toluca Lake mansion that Sean Combs bought for his baby momma Kim Porter |
$5,250,000 |
|
2008 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Sean Combs' Georgian style mansion in Toluca Lake |
$5,250,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Three Ringz with American R&B recording artist T-Pain (approximately 700 thousand copies sold) |
$910,000 |
|
2008 |
Asset |
Purchase value of the Enyce clothing line from Liz Claiborne |
$20,000,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Welcome to the Dollhouse with the American R&B/pop group Danity Kane (approximately 546,790 copies sold) |
$710,830 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album American Gangster with American rapper Jay-Z (approximately 1.11 million copies sold) |
$1,440,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the non-album single "Get Buck in Here" with DJ Felli Fel, Akon, Ludacris and Lil Jon (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Hustlenomics with American rapper Yung Joc (approximately 200 thousand copies sold) |
$260,000 |
|
2007 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Diddy's 17,000-square-foot hilltop mansion with eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, indoor and outdoor pools (complete with waterfall), racquetball and basketball courts, a home theater, a wine cellar and a six-car garage |
$7,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Cassie with American singer Cassie (approximately 650 thousand copies sold) |
$845,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Laugh Now, Cry Later with American rapper Ice Cube (approximately 550 thousand copies sold) |
$715,000 |
|
2005 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Sean Combs' home in Alpine, New Jersey |
$7,000,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Press Play (approximately 800 thousand copies sold) |
$1,040,000 |
|
2005 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Pledge with Jay-Z to help support victims of Hurricane Katrina |
$1,000,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Duets: The Final Chapter with late American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (approimately 438 thousand copies sold) |
$569,400 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Welcome Back with American rapper Mase (approximately 559 thousand copies sold) |
$726,700 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Tical 0: The Prequel with American rapper Method Man (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Living Legends with the American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG (approximately 750 thousand copies sold) |
$975,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Hurt No More with R&B singer and musician Mario Winans (approximately 800 thousand copies sold) |
$1,040,000 |
|
2003 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Sean Combs' Manhattan apartment at Park Imperial |
$5,000,000 |
|
2003 |
Asset |
Investment of California billionaire Ronald Burkle into Diddy's clothing line Sean John |
$100,000,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album In the Zone with American singer Britney Spears (approximately 4,922,552 copies sold) |
$6,400,000 |
|
2003 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Sean Combs' home in Alpine, New Jersey |
$14,500,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Love & Life with American singer Mary J. Blige (approximately 1.2 million copies sold) |
$1,560,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the single "Where Is the Love?" with the American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas (approximately 3,075,000 copies sold) |
$4,000,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Street Dreams with American rapper Fabolous (approximately 1.3 million copies sold) |
$1,690,000 |
|
2002 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Sean Combs' Star Island House in Miami, Florida |
$14,500,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Pandemonium! with the R&B/pop group B2K (approximately 1.06 million copies sold) |
$1,380,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Birdman with American rapper Baby (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album A Girl Can Mack with the American girl group 3LW (approximately 176 thousand copies sold) |
$228,800 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album 10 with American rapper LL Cool J (approximately 560 thousand copies sold) |
$728,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album We Invented the Remix (approximately 1.1 million copies sold) |
$1,430,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the remix album J to tha L–O! The Remixes with American singer Jennifer Lopez (approximately 2,109,500 copies sold) |
$2,740,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the remix album New Old Songs with the American rap rock band Limp Bizkit (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Genesis with American rapper Busta Rhymes (approximately 1.06 million copies sold) |
$1,380,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Faithfully with American singer Faith Evans (approximately 500 thousand copies sold |
$650,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album The Saga Continues... (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album All For You with American singer Janet Jackson (approximately 4,719,500 copies sold) |
$6,140,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album War & Peace Volume 2 with American rapper Ice Cube (approximately 610 thousand copies sold) |
$793,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album It Was All a Dream with the American girl group Dream (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album J. Lo with American singer Jennifer Lopez (approximately 9,449,596 copies sold) |
$12,280,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album The Notorious K.I.M. with American rapper Lil' Kim (approximately 5.2 million copies sold) |
$6,760,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Life Story with American rapper Black Rob (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
1999 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Sean Combs' apartment building at 807 Park Avenue, New York |
$12,000,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the compilation album Born Again with American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (approximately 2 million copies sold) |
$2,600,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Forever (approximately 1.4 million copies sold) |
$1,820,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Double Up with Harlem rapper Mase (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album I Am… with American rapper Nas (approximately 2 million copies sold) |
$2,600,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Keep the Faith with American singer Faith Evans (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Don Cartagena with American rapper Fat Joe (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the soundtrack Godzilla: The Album with various artists (approximately 2.5 million copies sold) |
$3,250,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 with American rapper Jay-Z (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the abum Harlem World with American hip hop recording artist Mase (approximately 3.3 million copies sold) |
$4,290,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Phenomenon with American rapper LL Cool J (approximately 1.1 million copies sold) |
$1,430,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Anytime with American R&B singer-songwriter Brian McKnight (approximately 2 million copies sold) |
$2,600,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Butterfly with American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey (approximately 10 million copies sold) |
$13,000,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the abum When Disaster Strikes... with American rapper Busta Rhymes (approximately 1.1 million copies sold) |
$1,430,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Release Some Tension with the American R&B vocal group SWV (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album album No Way Out (approximately 7.77 million copies sold) |
$10,100,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album I Got Next with American rapper KRS-One (approimately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Life After Death with American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (approximately 5.5 million copies sold) |
$7,150,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Hard Core with American rapper Lil' Kim (approximately 6 million copies sold) |
$7,800,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Home Again with the American R&B/pop group New Edition (approximately 2.1 million copies sold) |
$2,430,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the High School High: The Soundtrack with various artists (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Faith with American recording artist Faith Evans (approximately 1.5 million copies sold) |
$1,950,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album My Life with American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige (approximately 3.15 million copies sold) |
$4,100,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album CrazySexyCool with the American girl group TLC (approximately 14 million copies sold) |
$18,200,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Ready to Die with American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (approximately 6.1 million copies sold) |
$7,930,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album What's the 411? with American R&B singer Mary J. Blige (approximately 3.46 million copies sold) |
$4,500,000 |