Andre Harrell

Sean Combs founds Bad Boy Records with strategic Arista Records investment

1993-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Sean Combs establishes Bad Boy Records after being fired from Uptown Records, securing a $1.5 million investment from Arista Records under Clive Davis’s leadership. The label quickly became a dominant force in hip-hop, with Combs negotiating a 50% ownership stake by 1996 and signing landmark …

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Sean Combs joins Uptown Records under Andre Harrell, beginning rapid rise

1991-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Sean “Diddy” Combs joins Uptown Records as an intern and rapidly rises to executive position under Andre Harrell’s mentorship. This marks the beginning of Combs’ unprecedented ascent in the music industry, which investigators later compare to Epstein’s unexplained rise …

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