Combs, who then performed as Puff Daddy, released his 1997 debut album, “No Way Out,” on his Bad Boy Records label. According to Diddy, the album was heavily inspired by the March 9, 1997 shooting death of Diddy’s close confidant and Bad Boy artist Notorious B.I.G.

Jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' ongoing sex crimes trial entered a homestretch and could be finalized by the end of the week.