"Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition is a box set compilation of songs by the American record label Bad Boy Records released on August 12, 2016, and distributed by Rhino in both digital and physical formats. The collection, curated by Bad Boy's President Harve Pierre, honors the legacy of Sean ""Diddy"" Combs aka Puff Daddy and his record label celebrating over two decades in hip-hop and R&B. The box set features 80 tracks across five CDs and includes remastered hits from Puff Daddy (under his various aliases), The Notorious B.I.G., Craig Mack,"
"Scott, Sean Combs (""Puff Daddy""), Mafia boss Salvatore ""Sammy the Bull"" Gravano, online gambling figure Jay Cohen, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Rabbi Menachem Youlus, political pundit Dinesh D'Souza, high-profile attorney Sanford Rubenstein, Martin Shkreli, and Harvey Weinstein. Brafman’s profile rose following his winning the acquittal of Sean ""P. Diddy"" Combs, who was acquitted from his 1999 illegal weapons and bribery charges. The criminal charges stemmed from a nightclub brawl, while accompanied by then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and Combs's usual entourage, and witnessed by over 100 other people. Despite the numerous prosecution witnesses to Combs's culpability, and Combs's fame, Brafman produced a 'not guilty'"
"also features production from Puff Daddy himself, 88-Keys, Ayo, D'Mile, Don P, Harry Fraud, Hollywood Hot Sauce, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Keyz, Kuk Harrell, Mario Winans, Mike WiLL Made-It, Nashiem Myrick, P-Nasty, Puff Daddy, Rob Holladay, Sean C & LV, Smash David and Stevie J. ""Money Making Mitch"" was made available for free digital download on Diddy's 46th birthday via mixtape hosting site DatPiff and to stream on Spotify and Bad Boy Entertainment's SoundCloud account, originally in an edited form. ""MMM"" was met with generally positive reviews upon release. HipHopDX believed that the mixtape was traditionally Puff Daddy, showcasing ""mostly all the"
"a musical household sparking his initial interest in music. Prior to entering the music industry, he was a model and tennis player While still at school, he began deejaying under the stage name DJ Puffy, which was a nickname he received as a pre-teen after attending a costume party dressed as American rapper Puff Daddy. Before becoming a recognised entertainer, DJ Puffy began Prime Time, a long-running bi-weekly podcast featuring present and past hits, and potential chart-toppers from around the world. His major launch into the local spotlight came at a carnival party in 2010, when he acted as an"
"16, 2005, Combs announced on ""Today"" that he was altering his stage name yet again; he would be calling himself ""Diddy"". Combs said that fans didn't know how to address him, which led to confusion. In November 2005, London-based musical artist and DJ Richard Dearlove, who had been performing under the name ""Diddy"" since 1992 – nine years before Combs started using even ""P. Diddy"" – sought an injunction in the High Court of Justice in London. He accepted an out-of-court settlement of £10,000 in damages and more than £100,000 in costs. Combs can no longer use the name Diddy"
"Big Daddy Graham Big Daddy Graham (born Edward Gudonis May 29, 1953) is a comedian, writer, actor, recording artist, and sports radio personality on 94 WIP-FM in Philadelphia. Big Daddy Graham has been performing comedy for over 35 years at clubs, colleges, corporate and private parties, as well as banquets and fundraisers. Graham's show, Two Funny Philly Guys, with fellow comedian Joe Conklin, has played in theaters such as the 1,000 seat Borgata Music Box in Atlantic City and The Broadway Theater in Pitman, New Jersey. He has also appeared on Showtime, MTV, A&E, and has been voted Philadelphia’s funniest"
"in the Liberal Democrats leadership election. Dappy Costadinos Contostavlos (born 11 June 1987), better known by his stage name Dappy, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. He is best known for being the lead singer of the Camden-based grime trio N-Dubz, with his cousin Tulisa, and Fazer. He was known for his slightly unusual dress sense and his love for what he describes as ""eye-catching headwear"". His trademark was wearing a selection of woolly chullos (sometimes referred to as ""Dappy hats""), turning up one or both of the ear-flaps of the hat. Dappy appeared on the television show"
"Dappy Costadinos Contostavlos (born 11 June 1987), better known by his stage name Dappy, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. He is best known for being the lead singer of the Camden-based grime trio N-Dubz, with his cousin Tulisa, and Fazer. He was known for his slightly unusual dress sense and his love for what he describes as ""eye-catching headwear"". His trademark was wearing a selection of woolly chullos (sometimes referred to as ""Dappy hats""), turning up one or both of the ear-flaps of the hat. Dappy appeared on the television show ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" on 29"
"BB Jay, Diddy (aka ""Puffy"" or ""Puff Daddy""), Young MC, B Angie B, M.C. Brains, MC Breed, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, C+C Music Factory, Mystikal, Bell Biv DeVoe, Kris Kross, Ho Frat Ho! and Oaktown's 357. Throughout the years, Hammer has been awarded for his music, videos and choreography. He has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. He has won three Grammy Awards (one with Rick James and Alonzo Miller) for Best Rhythm and Blues Song (1990), Best Rap Solo (1990) and Best Music Video: Long Form (1990) taken from ""Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie""."
"singles, so used the pseudonym as a hint. A series of small shows were played in 2010, at 250- to 1,000-capacity venues with the plan not to say who the band really are and just announce the shows as if they were a new band. In many cases, hip-hop and rap artist prefer to use pseudonyms that represents some variation of their name, personality, or interests. Prime examples include Iggy Azalea (her name comes from her dog name, Iggy, and her home street in Mullumbimby, Azalea street) Ol' Dirty Bastard (who was known under at least six aliases), Diddy (previously"
"David Daniel O'Reilly, known better by his stage name Dapper Laughs, is a British stand-up comedian and media personality. In 2014, he hosted his own dating show """" on ITV2, but it was axed after one series following a rape joke controversy. He also reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart with his debut single ""Proper Moist"". He entered the house on Day 4. He became the eighth housemate to be evicted on Day 25. Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, known better by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer, songwriter and actor who is most known for releasing a"
"Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and actor who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap collective the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hip hop. The name Big Daddy Kane came from a variation on Caine, David Carradine's character from TV show Kung Fu and a character called ""Big Daddy"" Vincent Price played in the film ""Beach Party"". ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked his song ""Ain't No"
"Pusha T, Drake, A$AP Rocky, and Anohni. Birchard is the son of actor and singer Paul Birchard. At the age of 15, Birchard (under the name DJ Itchy) was the youngest UK DMC finalist. His earliest gigs as a club DJ were with Glasgow University's Subcity Radio where he first appeared as part of the culture city kids show and later as part of other shows including Turntable Science with Pro Vinylist Karim and Cloudo's Happy Hardcore show, under the alias DJ Mayhem. During this period, Birchard formed the Lucky Me collective with childhood friends. He adopted the stage name"
"""P Diddy"" Combs. ""Usher"" peaked at number twenty-five on the ""Billboard"" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was accompanied by three singles: ""Can U Get wit It"", ""Think of You"", and ""The Many Ways"". The album has sold over 500,000 copies, to date. The album received backlash because Usher was singing about sex which the public had a hard time believing coming out of a 14-year-old's mouth. Again the LaFace had their reservations about signing Usher because the album wasn't as successful as they anticipated. At this time Jonetta Patton, Usher's mother took control of his career and put him in"
"and Oprah Winfrey. The music video for ""Been Around the World"" features cameo appearances by Jennifer Lopez, playing Puff Daddy's love interest in a fictional storyline. Its positive reception led to widespread rumors of a personal relationship between the two in the media. This was later confirmed when Puff Daddy and Lopez dated for a period of time in the late 1990s. Furthermore, the music video for ""Victory"" was one of the most expensive videos ever made. The song titled ""No Way Out"" performed by Puff Daddy, appeared on the soundtrack for the film ""Money Talks"" (1997), but is not"
"has also appeared on radio shows including Dennis Prager, Bob and Tom, NPR, Mancow, Larry Elder, Gary Burbank, Ken and John, and Bob Grant. Wayne has four nationally released CDs on the Uproar comedy label. Such publications as ""The New York Times"", the ""Los Angeles Times"", ""The Cleveland Plain Dealer"", ""The Washington Post"", and Sondags B.A. (Oslo, Norway) have written about Wayne. Wayne lives in Los Angeles and is the divorced father of three. His hobby is collecting vintage show business memorabilia. Jeff Wayne (comedian) Jeff Wayne, known as Big Daddy, is an American standup comedian who has performed in"
"be regarded as gag names include John Boehner, Harry Baals, Dick Armey and Tiny Kox (although Boehner's surname is properly pronounced ""bay-ner"", it is often misunderstood as ""boner""). There are also various people named Richard ""Dick"" Head. Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith released a brand of matches named Dickheads, modeled after established brand Redheads. Roller derby teams and players frequently use gag names. Often, these are double entendres or suggestive. For example, ""Rocky Mountain Rollergirls"" includes players named ""Ho J. Simpson"", ""May Q. Pay"" (""make you pay""), and ""Amanda Jamitinya"" (""a man to jam it in you""). On April 13, 2003,"
"to simply Diddy, but the terms of Dearlove's settlement ordered Combs to pay him significant damages and barred him from releasing music under the name Diddy in the UK. The following year, Combs was ordered to drop a lyric in which he called himself ""Diddy"" when he performs at Wembley Arena. Diddy (DJ) Richard Dearlove (born 1966, London in England), better known by his stage name Diddy, is an English DJ. He is responsible for the dance hit and Feverpitch/Positiva/EMI release ""Give Me Love"", which peaked at #23 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1997. He also undertook a"
"Trick Daddy Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, formerly Trick Daddy Dollars, is an American rapper and producer from Miami's Liberty City. Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. His mother, Pearl Brockington of South Carolina, raised him and his 10 brothers and sisters in the Liberty Square apartment complex in Liberty City. The building where he grew up was colloquially known as ""Pork-N-Beans"" in reference to the color of the apartment doors. His father Charles Young was a local pimp and would"
"and cast regulars Skippy Simon as 'Bunny Fever' and the music of Julia Lillis. The Naughty Show features stand-up from headlining comedians, and past performers have included Dane Cook, Joe Rogan, Jim Norton, Nick Swardson, Margaret Cho, Doug Benson, Russell Peters, Whitney Cummings, Jeffrey Ross, Steve Byrne, Bill Burr, Bobby Lee, Bryan Callen, Chris D'Elia, Al Madrigal, Bert Kreischer, Brody Stevens, Joey Diaz, Christina Pazsitzky, Tom Segura and Danielle Stewart. The shows also incorporate pole dancing, stripping, and interviews and comedy sketches with A-list adult industry stars, including Ryan Keely, Belladonna, Jenna Haze, Kayden Kross, Puma Swede, Ann Marie Rios"
"then enter the music business. Acts that got their start this way include Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. In 2003 Combs ran in the New York City Marathon, raising $2 million for the educational system of the city of New York. On March 10, 2004 he appeared on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" to discuss the marathon, which he finished in four hours and eighteen minutes. In 2004 Combs headed the campaign ""Vote or Die"" for the 2004 presidential election. On February 1, 2004, Combs (as P. Diddy) performed at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. On August"
"'P Diddy' Combs'. Elba suggested the production team adopt the name 'The London Boys' for the duration of the project, which they did. Pete disbanded with Mike Stock soon after. Subsequently, he re-emerged as one half of DysonDay productions ltd in 1999– Phil Dyson, a former assistant/ keyboardist of Mike Stock studios, completing the duo. The team remixed tracks for Madasun, Faithless, Dido, and Rob Dougan – including his club song, ""Clubbed to Death"", (which was later released under the Point4 banner). While getting DysonDay productions off the ground, he spent a year teaching studio recording techniques at the Academy"
"Willie ""Pdub"" Moore Jr. William Moore Jr. (born December 20, 1978), better known by his stage names Pretty Willie, Willie Moore, and P-Dub, is an actor, comedian, producer, speaker, radio host, Christian R&B artist and licensed minister from St. Louis, Missouri. Moore has also been known to work with Christian rap artist Bizzle. His collaboration with Bizzle on their ""Best of Both Worlds: The Album"" peaked at 42 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, 27 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart and 25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, William Moore Jr."
"Diplo discography American DJ and record producer Diplo has released one studio album, seven EPs, five compilations, four mixtapes, one live album and a series of singles, music videos and other appearances. His alias, short for ""Diplodocus"", derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. During his rise to fame, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with giving him exposure in his early career. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other pop artists, such as Die Antwoord, Britney Spears, Madonna, Shakira, Beyoncé, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Chris"
"Pappy Daily Harold W. Daily (February 8, 1902 – December 5, 1987), better known as ""Pappy"" Daily, was an American country music record producer and entrepreneur who cofounded the Texas-based record label Starday Records. Daily worked with many of the well-known artists in country music during the 1950s and 1960s especially George Jones, who looked upon him as a father figure as well as a business advisor. Other artists Daily worked with include Melba Montgomery (signed by Daily following recommendation by Jones), J. P. Richardson (the Big Bopper), and Roger Miller. Daily was born in Yoakum, Texas at the beginning"
"named after O'Daniel's own Hillbilly Flour Company. O'Daniel also hosted a regular noontime radio show heard statewide, which gave him his nickname after a catchphrase used frequently on air – ""pass the biscuits, Pappy""—and propelled him into the public spotlight. By the mid-1930s, ""Pappy"" O'Daniel was a household name in Texas. As a national magazine reporter wrote at the time: ""At twelve-thirty sharp each day, a fifteen-minute silence reigned in the state of Texas, broken only by mountain music, and the dulcet voice of W. Lee O'Daniel."" The show extolled the values of Hillbilly brand flour, the Ten Commandments and"
"Johnny Rockwell, Stinkin' Rich, Haslam, and Uncle Climax. These pseudonyms typically represent different characters in his raps (as in Uncle Climax, Johnny Rockwell and Stinkin' Rich) or different aspects of Buck's creativity (as noted above, DJ Critical was his DJ name on CKDU). He explains the origin of his main performance name as follows: ""I was born with the name Richard Terfry. Where I come from, it's common when a boy is named after his father, for the father to refer to the son as 'Buck'. I don't know where that comes from or when it started. It might be"
"OmPuff Belmiro Hosi (born June 29, 1980) better known by his stage name as OmPuff is an Angolan–Namibian kwaito and hip hop musician who rose to widespread fame in 2005. He is one of the liveliest performers on the Namibian local scene. OmPuff signed to Mshasho Productions in 2006. He nicknamed himself Puffy after childhood hero Puff Daddy, (now Diddy). After doing more and more kwaito Puffy eventually became OmPuff, making it sound more African. OmPuff speaks fluent Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, Portuguese, and English. OmPuff was born in Moçâmedes, Angola. He moved to Namibia at an early age in the late"
"Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour The Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by Puff Daddy and featured various past, present and future artists from the Bad Boy Entertainment label, including such acts like Lil' Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, 112, Total, The LOX, Carl Thomas, Black Rob & French Montana. To commemorate the label's 20th anniversary, Combs reunited with his former (& current) Bad Boy Family artists at the 2015 BET Awards for an all-star medley performance of the collective's many hits including ""Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"", ""Feel So Good"", ""Peaches & Cream"", ""I"
"Bob Dyer Robert Neal Dyer OBE (22 May 19099 January 1984), who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Dyer is best known for the long-running radio and then television quiz show, ""Pick a Box"". At the height of his radio career, Dyer and his friend and rival, Jack Davey, were regarded as Australia's top quiz comperes. Bob and his wife, Dolly, were probably, after Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies, the most recognised"
"Kip Addotta Kip Francis Addotta (born June 16, 1944) is an American comedian discovered by manager Martin Pichinson he Was featured on ""The Tonight Show"", ""The Midnight Special"", Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, and the syndicated show ""Make Me Laugh"". Kip was also featured on The Dr. Demento Show for his music, ""Wet Dream"" and ""Life in the Slaw Lane,"" songs featuring a series of fish and vegetable malapropisms that, together, form a storyline; and the song, ""Big Cock Roach."" Addotta also hosted the game show ""Everything Goes"" on the Playboy Channel, and has made a number of film and TV"
"from their public personae. That being said, there are other performers who go in the opposite direction; they seek to project images that are anything ""but"" larger-than-life. As adults, they may assume stage names as a means of distancing themselves from publicly known childhood names that could be considered professionally embarrassing, outlandish, or otherwise inappropriate. Film director Duncan Jones (son of singer David Bowie) was known publicly as a child as Zowie Bowie. Pop musicians seeking to utilize catchy, marketable names include Madonna, Lady Gaga, Prince, Keith Sweat, Pink, as well as R&B musicians Jamie Foxx and Alicia Keys, though"
"performing another song and dance show. Mickey and his gang's animated shorts by this point routinely featured song and dance numbers. It begins as a typical Mickey cartoon of the time, but what would set this short apart from all that had come before was the appearance of a new character, whose behavior served as a running gag. Dippy Dawg, as he was named by Disney artists (Frank Webb), was a member of the audience. He constantly irritated his fellow spectators by noisily crunching peanuts and laughing loudly, till two of those fellow spectators knocked him out with their mallets"