He goes by many names: P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Diddy, and sometimes simply, Puff. His father named him Sean Combs. And Sean is only two when his dad is gunned down in a murder in the family. Who killed Melvin Combs and how did the event of losing his dad propel young Sean forward onto a path to become one of the most influential hip hop impresarios and entrepreneurs in American music history?
And what happened when Diddy faced other murders in his extended family? Like Biggie Smalls,” the Notorious B.I.G., gunned down in a drive by shooting while he was the brightest star on Puff Daddy’s label, Bad Boy Records? Was Biggie’s death related to the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur? The answers frame some of the most infamous crimes in hip hip history.