The Puffy Chronicles :: Puff Daddy Music Musicians Rappers Essays

The footstooly ChroniclesPuff Daddy, born Sean Combs on November 4, 1969 in Harlem to Melvin and Janice Combs, began his life of violence at a young age. When Sean was two years old, his father was tragically murdered. This forced Janice to move to a safer environment in Mt.Vernon, NY where she had to work three jobs in order to provide for her family. One can see that Seans low-toned home and the violence that constantly surrounded him influenced his lyrics and style of music throughout his lifeI1 . His angry lyrics and shouts of aggression in his individual tracks certainly support the argument of his childhood having a big impact on his style of rap. Exploding onto the rap scene, tumid soon found himself engulfed by the lifestyle of a rapper. For a short time, Puff Daddy was involved in one of the biggest East Coast vs. West Coast battles. Violence erupted, which lead to the death of two rappers 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G. During this whole time, tumid was busy producing mu sic and influencing the style of other artists.I2 Biggies single Hypnotize soared up to number one and stayed there foresighted after his death. It was not long until the world would get a taste of Puffys veryI3 own style. Puff Daddy released the solo album No Way Out in the summer of 97. No Way Out is an odd mixture of gangsta rap, soul, and r&b. But, somehow it seems to work for Puffy and his crew. At times while comprehend to the tracks, one is confused as to which direction Puffy and such featured artists as Mase, Lil Kim, Notorious B.I.G., and Busta Rhymes are headed because the tracks are either violent, apologetic, or r&b. In Victory, Busta Rhymes spews out angry lyrics of violence about kidnapping rival West Coast Rapper families and gunning down enemies. Then in a byproduct of Stings Every Breath You Take, one can feel the pain and anguish as well as the regret in Puffs voice as he raps about the death of his best friend, Notorious B.I.G. Ill Be Missing You, a tribute to Biggie, win the award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (vh1.com 2). Biggies wife, Faith Evans, provided background vocals to the song while Puffy raps, Give anything to hear half your breath/I know you still living your life, after death.