Melvin Earl Combs was the father of the famous rapper, songwriter, and producer Sean Combs aka Puffy Daddy or Diddy. He was born in April 1938. The place of his birth is not known. There is also no information about Melvin’s father or mother. He died on 26 January 1972.
Profession
Melvin served as a U.S. Air Force officer. He later left the force and joined the drug cartel as an associate of the infamous Lord Frank Lucas. It was during drug dealing that he was shot dead and passed away at the age of 33.
Death
He was killed in a shootout in 1972 when his only son Sean Combs was two years old in an unsuccessful drug deal. The actual cause of his death was not revealed.
Melvin’s wife, Janice Combs
Ex-American model Janice Combs was born in the United States on December 22, 1940. She received all the schooling she needed in the United States. She was a model before she became renowned as the mother of Sean Combs. More importantly, she did not wed again following the death of her husband, Melvin. Keisha Combs and Sean Combs are her children with her late spouse. There is no information about her mother or father.
Education of Janice Combs
Like her husband, there are not many details available on the internet about her schooling.
Melvin’s Daughter Keisha Combs
There is no information about Keisha Combs as she has chosen to stay out of the media.
Net Worth Janice Combs
Janice has a net worth of more than 1 million dollars.
Melvin’s Son Sean Combs
On November 4, 1969, in New York City, Sean John Combs was born, barely two years before his father was murdered. Sean Love Combs, Love, P. Diddy, and Puff Diddy are just a few nicknames. He is a rapper, businessman, and record executive from the United States.
Education
Combs earned his diploma from Mount Saint Michael Academy back in 1987. Combs attended Howard University to pursue a business degree, but he dropped out after his sophomore year.
Career
Combs interned at Uptown Records in 1990. After being let go from Uptown in 1993, Sean “Diddy” Combs co-founded Bad Boy Entertainment with Arista Records. They signed up then up-and-comer Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G.
Criminal Charges against Sean Combs
Combs was arrested for assault in April 1999 after a confrontation with Steve Stoute. Combs had worked with Nas, whose manager was Stoute, on a video for the song “Hate Me Now” earlier that year. The video’s inclusion of a scene in which Nas and Combs are crucified caused Combs to worry that it was sacrilegious. Even though he requested that his cross scenes be cut, when they aired on MTV without any cuts, Combs showed up at Stoute’s office and assaulted him. A one-day anger management course was part of Combs’ punishment for the assault and mischief.
Net Worth
Comb has an estimated net worth of $800 million.
Children of Sean Comb
Sean Comb had several affairs and marriages. Out of these marriages, he has six children, one of which is not his biological.