“Sean Combs has been a staple in the Atlanta community for more than three decades. As a child, he spent every summer here with his aunt and credits Atlanta for helping him to cultivate his creative talents,” the mayor’s spokesman Michael Smith said at the time.
In 1993, Combs directed OutKast’s debut music video for “Player’s Ball.”
For 14 years, Combs owned the Buckhead restaurant Justin’s at 2200 Peachtree Road. It closed in 2012 and is now home to Emory Healthcare’s Emory at Peachtree Hills.
The eatery helped launch the careers of culinary specialists like Rob Gayle of Chef Rob’s Upscale Lounge, Lorenzo Wyche of Lorenzo Wyche Restaurants and the Mayor’s Office of Film, Entertainment and Culture’s first Manager of Nightlife and Culture Michael Paul.
The Grammy-winning artist hosted celebrations like his stepson Quincy Brown’s birthday bash at The Velvet Room for a taping of MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16″ in 2008, and Quality Control Music co-founder Pierre “Pee” Thomas’ black-tie birthday party at The Fox Theatre 14 years later.
Revolt World, a massive event in Atlanta focused on all things hip-hop culture, most recently took place in September 2023. The event is hosted by Combs’ Black-focused multi-platform media company called Revolt.
When Combs launched Our Fair Share, his relief effort for minority-owned small businesses and nonprofits to survive COVID-19, in 2020, he partnered with Carver State Bank, one of the country’s oldest Black-owned banks located in Savannah, as one of the program’s leading institutions to assist applicants.
Empower Global, Combs’ e-commerce platform that markets products and services from Black vendors and entrepreneurs, launched in 2021 in Atlanta. The venture’s website was developed and designed by Tech Sparq, a Black-owned company headquartered on Concourse Parkway.
During Invest Fest, a financial empowerment summit and live event held at Georgia World Congress Center, in August 2023, he…
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