![]() “Once we dropped ‘Juicy,’ we became the fastest growing boutique label in history,” he boasts in the film, originally conceived as a documentary of the Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour. Bad Boy ruled Billboard, and that night, with the opening of his first restaurant, Sean Combs began his transformation into an aspirational lifestyle brand.įast forward 20 years, and Sean “Diddy” Combs has produced Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, a film, directed by Daniel Kaufman, chronicling the meteoric rise, culture-shaping achievements, and life-altering struggles of Combs and his label. Carey had the #2 song in the country with “Honey” (co-produced by Puffy) The late Notorious B.I.G.’s “Mo Money, Mo Problems” was #6 and Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’s “I’ll Be Missing You” was #9. With four bodyguards in tow, Mariah entered like Moses, parting the room like The Red Sea, with her bottle of Cristal held in hand like a staff. Missy Elliot, Maxwell, Jay-Z, and Jermaine Dupri moved about the room. ![]() A pre-cosmetic surgery Lil Kim, draped in Chanel, ate cornbread and black-eyed peas. Johnny Cochran devoured fried chicken with cunning skill. Mike Tyson was sauntering about with two plates piled high with collard greens and candied yams. In a suit slightly swallowing his thin frame, Puffy proudly greeted his guests. I quickly made my way to the front by confidently pushing aside the aggressive paparazzi, fellow crashers, and requisite chickens. My friend called the restaurant, pretended to be an editor at Essence and convinced the manager to go outside and pluck me from the other side of the velvet rope. But, a friend in Los Angeles knew my ambitions. I was not in the “industry.” I was a graduate student at NYU. And it was the night that I lied my way into the super-exclusive, grand opening party of Sean “Puffy” Combs’s first restaurant, Justin’s. ![]() Bill Clinton was President of the United States. By Sandra Rose | Friday, JA Journey from 1997 to 2017's "Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Documentary."
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