Diddy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award At The 2022 BET Awards

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs To Receive Lifetime Honor At 2022 BET Awards

Congratulations are in order for Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs. The rap and business mogul will be getting his flowers. This year he will receive the lifetime achievement award at the 2022 BET Awards.

Mr. Combs will be the second recipient of the lifetime achievement award who rose to fame as a rapper. He follows Queen Latifah, who won it last year.

Speaking about honoring the hip-hop and business mogul, BET CEO Scott Mills said in a statement: “Diddy has always been a pioneering force in our community, breaking barriers, achieving unprecedented heights, blazing new trails, and, in so doing, raising the bar for all of us.”

 

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“His virtuosity is matched only by his range – from music to media, culture, business, and philanthropy. …We are delighted to have this opportunity to use our biggest stage to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of our friend Diddy.”

Born in New York City, he worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records in 1993. Combs has produced and cultivated artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.

Combs has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards and is the producer of MTV’s Making the Band. In 2019, Forbes estimated his net worth at $740 million. In 1998, he launched his own clothing line Sean John.

He was nominated for the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) award for Menswear Designer of the Year in 2000 and won in 2004.