Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy, Diddy, and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Combs was born in Harlem and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding Bad Boy Records in 1993. He released his debut album No Way Out in 1997, which has been certified seven times platinum and was followed by successful albums such as Forever (1999), The Saga Continues... (2001) and Press Play (2006). In 2009 Combs formed the musical group Diddy – Dirty Money and released the critically well-reviewed and commercially successful album Last Train to Paris (2010).
Combs has won two Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and is the producer of MTV's Making the Band. His non-music business ventures include the clothing lines Sean John and "Sean by Sean Combs" – for which he earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award – a movie production company, and two restaurants. In 2015 Forbes estimated Combs' net worth at $735 million.
Picture me ballin' in the drop top, open skies
In something foreign, soarin', 145
The God is calling for my body, let my spirit fly
I want it all, no lie
Picture me pourin', poppin' something imported
Pedal flooring, clutch poppin', boppin' to Lauryn
Now picture me falling
Never seen, never heard, never happened, never occurred
Now, picture me flying 10,000 feet above the sea
Popping bubbly, you'd love to be me
Now picture the servants in the cabin with the sweetest massage
Picture having ice and only wanna speak to God
Picture your dreams being shattered and your cream being lavished
At the same time, tell me what you think matters?
Picture all the money that I've gotten of tours
Now picture me plotting for more, picture this, nigga
Do you like it?
Wanna do the things that I do
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like in my shoes
Do you need it?
Wanna see the things that I see
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like to be me?
Picture me wildin', fiendin', reaching for tools
Straight flipping, losing my cool
Now picture me gritty, P. Diddy 'bout to run in your house
The gun's with me, put one in your mouth
Now, picture me dressed in white linen while your life is ending
Slightly grinning, picture that priceless image
Picture me broke as fuck on your block about to open up
Like, "Okay nigga, what's up?"
Picture me driving a course through your home, bustin' a U
Screaming at the top of my lungs, "You fucking with who?"
Picture me not being that hustler dude
Picture the Benz, a 5 and the drop not new
Picture the watch ain't platinum and the rock's not blue
Picture y'all niggaz not knowing how I do
Picture me, better yet, picture you
Painting a better picture than the one that I drew
Do you like it?
Wanna do the things that I do
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like in my shoes
Do you need it?
Wanna see the things that I see
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like to be me?
Where do you go from here, when you felt you've done it all
When, what used to get you high, don't get you high no more?
When you got a lot of cars, don't even drive no more
When you're expected to win, they ain't surprised no more
Hold up, stop, wait, reverse the tape
How much money can one nigga make in one place?
How much dough could you hold in one safe?
How many hoes can a nigga really chase?
Where do you go after the applause
After all the Soul Train and Grammy awards, after the tours
After asking these whores what they after me for?
Is it the money? The fame? The house? Take it all
The sky's the limit but I ain't done jumping
Money fast but I ain't done running
Picture me driving some wack shit
Picture me folding under pressure, picture that shit
Do you like it?
Wanna do the things that I do
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like in my shoes
Do you need it?
Wanna see the things that I see
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like to be me?
Do you like it?
Wanna do the things that I do
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like in my shoes
Do you need it?
Wanna see the things that I see
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like to be me?
Do you like it?
Wanna do the things that I do
Tell me, do you want it?
Wanna know what it's like in my shoes
Do you need it?
Wanna see the things that I see
Tell me, do you want it?