SHAUN BOOTHE Presents the 6th of 12 Unauthorized Biographies. 1st: JAMES BROWN 2nd: BOB MARLEY 3rd: MUHAMMAD ALI 4th: MLK Jr. & Barack Obama 5th: Jimi Hendrix http://www.myspace.com/shaunboothe http://www.twitter.com/shaunboothe 1969,November 4th, Harlem, NY There was a newborn First name sean, last name combs 2 yrs old his father was shot in the dome Mama all alone She loved her husband but she wouldn't raise a clone So she worked hard, 3 jobs of her own Bought herself a home, away from the street life Gave her little boy seans future a re-write Somethin he appreciated when he was grown Yeah, see he was one of the lucky ones But as a kid he'd always puff out his chest when he was angry That's where he got the name puffy from Young black wit a drive that was unmatched Got into howard but his mind wasnt one tracked He trew himself in every grind that was untapped Throwin dances, limousine company Young entrepreneur, an enterprising one at that Got a chance to intern at uptown So he'd take the train to NY then come back Go to class but that didnt last He dropped out, back to NY - home at last Got wit andre harell to pursue his dream You see his 'real love' was the music scene He couldn't wait for no degree he was too extreme He came up quick at that internship That his friend heavy d hooked him up wit 89 at 19 he would fade em all And got promoted to the vp of a & r became the youngest exec in the industry And would oversee a group named jodeci See back then rnb had a sweet look But puff wanted somethin shocking to the masses Hoodies (yup), tims (yup), puff gave em a street look No cheap blazers and champagne glasses And to the top they'd rise Remixing songs with a Hip hop feelin then he'd do the same wit mary j blige And took the real love drums from top billin Fusing rnb with more rap And redefining the remix format Clear signs of his marketing mind Targeting both demographics at the same time Yea, And wit Jocedi and mary as da Co-sponsors He would spark the whole hip hop soul genre ...Back to the wind To think the year b4 he was trapped in a gym 9 dead bodies everyone pointing at him Cause his little event was packed to the brim Massively over sold they stampeded the gates Bodies got crushed like grapes And he was the promoter so When the blame came he had to hold his own The media would run amuck, called him heartless, strung him up It took a year but still he made it thru the darkness and back at uptown he was comin up But these toughts kept comin up Of him havin his own company And whether it was puffs ego or harrell's jealousy He fired him in '93 Down but not for the count Met clive, struck a deal Got his label off the ground Badboy records it was time to get busy And da 1st artists up was craig mack then 'Biggie' The young Brooklynite wouldn't let us down Right out the unsigned hype demo pile Is where he found him, called him B4 all the stardom Excuse me Can I speak to 'BIGGIE' A terror since the public school era But soon as they wo