Sean “Diddy” Combs is recognized as one of the most influential hip-hop and rap artists to emerge from the 1990s and 2000s. Rapper, actor, and record producer are just some of his titles, however. Outside of his career accomplishments, Diddy is also a proud father to seven children.
The “I’ll Be Missing You” artist welcomed his first child, Justin Combs, in 1993 with designer Misa Hylton and continued to grow his family in the late 1990s and mid-2000s with model Kim Porter, whom he shares three kids with, including rapper King Combs. Diddy and Porter had an on-again, off-again relationship from 1994 until their split in 2007, shortly after the birth of their twins, D’Lila and Jessie Combs. Despite their relationship coming to an end, the pair continued to coparent their children together until Porter’s death in 2018.
Following the loss of Porter, Diddy immediately stepped up to raise his children, though that didn’t come without hardships. “Going from just being on the road and stuff to like actually having to raise three girls and never . . . I’ve never been in this situation, and you know, I guess God gave me some karma,” the rapper explained on Revolt’s “Caresha Please” podcast.
In light of baby Love Sean Combs making her Instagram debut on Dec. 27, read on to learn all about Diddy’s seven children!
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Quincy Taylor Brown
Though not his biological son, Diddy raised Quincy Taylor Brown as his own son since he was three years old, according to People. Born on June 4, 1991, to model Kim Porter and singer Al B Sure, Brown grew up with Diddy when he and Porter started dating in 1994.
Of his life growing up as Diddy’s adoptive son, Quincy wrote In a 2008 open letter published on Global Grind (via Metro) that, “Sean Combs is the person whom I look up to and appreciate as a father . . . He is the one who helped mold me into the person I am today and I will always try to live up to his expectations. He has always been supportive of me, and I will forever love and respect him.”
Being the son of two celebrities isn’t Quincy’s only claim to fame, however. Along with being an accomplished singer, Quincy is also an actor who has credits in the FOX TV series “Star” and, most recently, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” a spinoff to the acclaimed Starz series “Power.”
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Justin Combs
Justin Combs is Diddy’s first biological child, who he welcomed into the world on Dec. 30, 1993, with fashion designer Misa Hylton. The world first caught a glimpse of Justin when he appeared on an episode of MTV’s “My Super Sweet Sixteen” in the mid-2000s. In 2012, Justin was awarded a scholarship to play football at UCLA, and during his time at the university, studied sociology. He graduated four years later in 2016, becoming the first in his family to earn the accomplishment.
“Look at my boy! FACT MY SON JUSTIN COMBS IS THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO GRADUATE COLLEGE!!! I’M SO PROUD OF YOU BOY!!!” Diddy wrote on Instagram about Justin’s graduation (via Daily Mail), adding, “Never stop dreaming or believing!! Yesterday was one of the greatest days of my life! @princejdc I’m so proud of you!”
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Christian Combs
Christian Combs was born on April 1, 1998, to Diddy and Kim Porter and is the couple’s first child together. Christian is better known as King Combs to the world and is an accomplished rapper who has collaborated with artists like Teyana Taylor, Chris Brown, and Kodak Black.
The “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” rapper started his music career as a teenager, but the road to his success did not come easy, even being the son of one of hip hop’s greatests. “I’ve really been working and doing music since I was 16. Like my pops said, from the jump he wasn’t going to help me give me no producer help, writer help, because he didn’t want me to ever have to lean on him or depend on him,” Combs explained to Billboard in a December 2022 interview.
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Chance Combs
Diddy’s first daughter, Chance Combs, was born on July 20, 2006. He shares Chance with his longtime friend and former business associate Sarah Chapman, and the pair’s brief fling actually led to his breakup from Kim Porter in July 2007, as reported by People. Chance celebrated her 16th birthday in July 2022, and outside of enjoying time with friends and family, she is currently a part of a campaign with Glam-Aholic Lifestyle, known for its luxury handbags.
