See Diddy through the years before he hits the Essence Festival this weekend
Puff Daddy Through the Years
The 2016 Essence Festival is getting a little D-I-D-D-Y, withSean “Puffy” Combsset to take the stage in New Orleans on Saturday night.
Joined at the three-day event by performers likeMaxwell,Tyrese,Mariah Carey,Kendrick Lamar, andCiara, Combs adds the gig to his famed decades-long career.
See the evolution of the rapper from Sean Combs to Puff Daddy to P. Diddy to Diddy and back again, ahead.
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Sean “Puffy” Combs in 1990
Sean “Puffy” Combs With Clive Davis and His Mother Janice Combs on Sept. 29, 1993
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs With Notorious B.I.G.
and Lil' Kim at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards on Dec. 6, 1995
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs With Mariah Carey and His Mother Janice Combs on Nov. 4, 1996
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs With Notorious B.I.G.
at the 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards on March 7, 1997
Sean “Puffy” Combs in New York on July 14, 1997
Sean “Puffy” Combs With Will Smith at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 25, 1998
Sean “Puffy” Combs With Janice Combs on Aug. 15, 1998
Sean “Puffy” Combs at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on Aug. 20, 1999
Sean “Puffy” Combs With Then-Girlfriend Jennifer Lopez at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 9, 1999
Sean “Puffy” Combs With Then-Girlfriend Jennifer Lopez at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 23, 2000
Sean “Puffy” Combs With Then-Girlfriend Jennifer Lopez at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 7, 2000
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With Tommy Lee at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards on June 2, 2001
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With David Bowie in 2001
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 29, 2002
Sean “P.Diddy” at Heidi Klum’s Third Annual Halloween Party on Nov. 1, 2002
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Foxx at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards After-Party on May 31, 2003
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs Running the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 2.
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2003
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With Then-U.S. Senate Candidate Barack Obama on July 29, 2004
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With Mary J. Blige in New York City on Oct. 28, 2004
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With Donald and Melania Trump on March 11, 2005
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs on Oct. 27, 2005
Sean “Diddy” Combs With Tina Knowles and Beyonce in Las Vegas on Aug. 27, 2007
Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York City on April 3, 2008
Sean “Diddy” Combs in Beverly Hills on May 1, 2008
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs With Jay-Z in New York City on Sept. 30, 2008
Sean “Diddy” Combs and Busta Rhymes at the 2010 BET Awards on June 27, 2010
Sean “Diddy” Combs in Dallas on Feb. 5, 2011
Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York City on March 1, 2012
Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2012
Sean “Diddy” Combs at the the BET Hip-Hop Awards on Sept. 28, 2013
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs at Howard University’s 146th Commencement on May 10, 2014
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs With Cassie at the Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs at the the 2015 BET Awards on June 28, 2015
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs with Chris Rock, French Montana, and Tobey Maguire at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 28, 2016
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