On this day in Hip-Hop history, Notorious B.I.G. released his second album, Life After Death. The double LP was released posthumously by Bad Boy Records. Biggie, who was killed two weeks prior to its release, was nominated for three Grammy’s for this project: Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for “Hypnotize” and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Mo Money Mo Problems.”
Featuring artists like 112, Jay-Z, Lil’ Kim, Ma$e, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort and R. Kelly, along with tracks like “Kick In The Door,” “What’s Beef,” “Notorious Thugs,” “Ten Crack Commandments” and “Sky’s The Limit,” it can be said that Life After Death is one of the greatest rap albums of all time. The album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the US Top R&B/Hip Hop chart. It went diamond (that’s 10,000,000 copies sold) in the United States alone, double platinum in Canada, and platinum in the UK. Life After Death has also made appearances on top music charts across the globe. The album has been ranked by countless publications as one of the top rap and Hip-Hop albums of all time (The Source ranked it as #8 in 2005).
Salute to Diddy and the rest of the Bad Bot family for this timeless piece of Hip Hop history!
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The debut EP of multi-platinum songwriter and musical innovator Jozzy took the #1 spot on the iTunes R&B/Soul chart. Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Love Records released the debut EP, Songs for Ladies Free Game for N****s.
“Jozzy is a very special and dynamic talent that only comes around once in a generation, so I’m excited to see how her music sets a new standard for R&B,” said Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Her skills as a writer and performer, matched with her style and energy has the potential to make her one of the greats and I’m proud to play a part in shaping the next chapter of her career.”
“This project is about sharing the true emotions women feel navigating relationships while giving men honest game at the same time,” said Jozzy. “I understand both sides of the spectrum, because I have both masculine and feminine energy, which is why I believe the world will relate to the entire body of work.”
The eight-track EP came with a new video for the single “Alone.” You can hear the album and see the video below.
Sean “Diddy” Combs announces the rebranding of his parent company from Combs Enterprises to Combs Global after three decades of business success across his well-known brands and a historic last year that included a landmark acquisition of becoming the largest minority-owned, vertically integrated multi-state operator in the Cannabis industry.
With this news, his illustrious portfolio of companies—which has long symbolized power in music, entertainment, fashion, spirits, and media/television—expands worldwide. When Combs Global was established in 2013, its initial partners were Sean John, Capital Preparatory Charter Schools, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Spirits (Cîroc Vodka, DeLeón Tequila), AQUAhydrate, REVOLT MEDIA, and The Sean Combs Foundation. Since then, it has grown to encompass more company divisions and endeavors, including Empower Global, formerly Shop Circulate, Our Fair Share, Love Records, and a foray into the cannabis industry. Combs Global has a clear vision as it begins a new chapter and doesn’t appear to be slowing down.
“Combs Global represents the next chapter in my journey as a business leader and a bigger vision to build the largest portfolio of leading Black-owned brands in the world,” said Sean “Diddy” Combs. “I’ve enlisted world-class teams of top executives, specialists and strategic partners to bring this new dream to life and put us in the best position to keep making history while leading another 30 years of dominance across industries.”
Combs added to his global portfolio this past year with the acquisition of The Nile List, a $2 million investment in the creator platform REC Philly, and a record $185 million purchase of critical markets and assets from the top cannabis company CRESCO Labs. Combs has added sites for his elite Capital Preparatory charter schools, which now include locations in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Bronx, New York. Combs announced the opening of Love Records, an all-R&B record label, in his much-anticipated return to the music industry. This new music imprint expands on the famous history of Bad Boy Entertainment.
A brand-new era for the business began with the introduction of Combs Global, which completely rebranded the website, social media platforms, and brand communications. The new visual identity was announced in conjunction with ambitions to expand the company and its business units internationally. Combs Global will achieve some amazing milestones in 2023. Combs will continue to set the bar as one of the most prosperous and creative businesspeople of all time with the 30th anniversary of Bad Boy Entertainment, the 15th anniversary of his association with Diageo, and the 10th anniversary of REVOLT.
The new logo, which serves as a reminder of Combs’ unparalleled accomplishment as a hitmaker, debuted in the wildly popular Uber One Super Bowl commercial featuring Combs. Combs is a master marketer who takes advantage of the opportunity to unveil the new company name and logo and incorporate his tequila and vodka brands, Cîroc and DeLeón, into the advertisement. The entire commercial and NCAA men’s basketball both made their debuts last week after being previewed at the Grammys Pro Bowl. You can see the commercial below.
Diddy had a busy weekend on Instagram. On Friday, he hit the social media platform to let fans know that everybody should just chill at the end of the week.
“I declare the day of Friday a global multi-national mental health awareness holiday!” Diddy wrote online. “Every Fuck It Friday we’re going to say fuck the bullshit, fuck the stress ,fuck the news, fuck any of the bullshit that’s in your life that’s stressing you!”
Speaking in the post, as Love, Diddy stated the Friday celebration is all over the world. “I want you to say fuck it ’cause all week you’ve been dealing with the stress of life. The news. The evilness of this world. The why is this even going on? The stress from your job. The stress from your boss.”
It also appears Diddy is eyeing reality TV. TheJasmineBrand notes recent court filings that trademark a “reality-based television program” titled Diddy + 7.
The filing for the document was May 2, 2022, and was published for opposition on Jan. 3, 2023. The description is categorized as:
“Entertainment services in the nature of an ongoing reality based television program; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable audio and video recordings featuring information about celebrities, entertainment, pop culture, humor, music and lifestyle; entertainment services, namely, a multimedia program series featuring information about celebrities, entertainment, pop culture, humor, music, and lifestyle distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing information in the field of entertainment and pop culture.”
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It appears Diddy is eyeing reality TV. TheJasmineBrand notes recent court filings that trademark a “reality-based television program” titled Diddy + 7.
The filing for the document was May 2, 2022, and was published for opposition on Jan. 3, 2023. The description is categorized as:
“Entertainment services in the nature of an ongoing reality based television program; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable audio and video recordings featuring information about celebrities, entertainment, pop culture, humor, music and lifestyle; entertainment services, namely, a multimedia program series featuring information about celebrities, entertainment, pop culture, humor, music, and lifestyle distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing information in the field of entertainment and pop culture.”
Last week, Diddy posted the first full photo of his daughter Love Sean Combs to Instagram. The full image of Love was released after Diddy spent time with his family on the Holidays. In a previous upload to Instagram, Diddy held love while all his children stood around him in matching pajamas.
The hip-hop mogul announced the arrival of a new addition to his family, born in October, via Twitter and mentioned his family. His other five children are Justin Dior, 28, King, 24, Chance Combs, 16, and his 15-year-old twins: D’Lila Star and Jessie James and son Quincy Taylor Brown, 31, who he adopted with Kim Porter.
“I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl, Love Sean Combs to the world,” wrote Combs. “Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much! God is the Greatest!”
I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world. Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much! God is the Greatest!
