CELEBRITIESSean Diddy CombsAdd TopicSean 'Diddy' Combs' homes raided by federal agents: Revisit the rap mogul's life, career in photosTalent scout turned hip-hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs has built a multimedia empire over the years. The rapper, producer and business mogul has left an iconic mark on music, television and fashion through his various projects.Recently, Diddy's illustrious career has been overshadowed by a spate of legal troubles, including a series of sexual abuse lawsuits.Scroll through for a look at Combs' life and career in photos, starting with Combs' appearance at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual Legislative Conference National Town Hall in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2023.Jemal Countess, Getty Images For Congressional BIn May 2024, video footage from 2016 showed Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting singer Cassie, both seen here at the 2018 Met Gala in New York City. The hotel surveillance video shows Combs kicking, hitting and dragging his then-girlfriend, matching an allegation levied in her 2023 lawsuit against him.Casandra Ventura previously filed a sex trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit in November 2023 against her ex-boyfriend in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. The two settled the suit the following day.Angela Weiss/AFP Via Getty ImagesFederal and Homeland Security Investigation agents are seen at the entrance of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home at Star Island in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 25, 2024.Federal officials reportedly raided Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles amid lawsuits filed against the hip-hop mogul by individuals alleging Combs has raped or sexually assaulted them.GIORGIO VIERA, AFP Via Getty ImagesHomeland Security Investigation agents load a box into a car at the entrance of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home at Star Island in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 25, 2024.GIORGIO VIERA, AFP Via Getty ImagesIn November 2023, Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, right, filed a sex trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit against him, alleging the singer was trafficked, raped and viciously beat by Combs over the course of a decade. Combs and Ventura settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount on Nov. 17, one day after the complaint was filed in court.CHRIS DELMAS, AFP Via Getty ImagesSean "Diddy" Combs appears in the press room during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023.ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty ImagesSean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2023 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 1, 2023.Mike Coppola, Getty ImagesSean "Diddy" Combs performs onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022. Combs was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesSean "Diddy" Combs performs onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 15, 2022.Amy Sussman, Getty Images For MRCSean "Diddy" Combs introduces a tribute to “The Godfather” during the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Mar 27, 2022.Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYSean "Diddy" Combs attends the MCM x Rolling Pre-Super Bowl Event at SLS Miami on Feb. 2, 2020.Eugene Gologursky, Getty Images For MCMSean "Diddy" Combs, center left, and sons Justin Dior Combs, from left, Christian Casey "King" Combs and Quincy Taylor Brown arrive for the Recording Academy and Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 25, 2020.MARK RALSTON, AFP Via Getty ImagesSean "Diddy" Combs speaks onstage during the Pre-Grammy Gala and Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoring Combs in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 25, 2020.Allen Berezovsky, Getty ImagesDiddy, who founded the digital television network Revolt, and his sons Christian Combs, Justin Combs and Quincy attend day 3 of REVOLT Summit x AT&T Summit on Sept. 14, 2019, in Atlanta.Moses Robinson, Getty Images For RevoltSean "Diddy" Combs gives an interview prior to Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium on Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Now Diddy, Combs has changed his rap name multiple times throughout the years. He started as "Puff Daddy" in 1997, then "P. Diddy" in 2001, to just "Diddy" in 2005.Elsa, Getty ImagesDiddy leads a chorus of "Happy Birthday" to recording artist Mary J. Blige as she is honored on her birthday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jan. 11, 2018, in Hollywood, California.Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty ImagesDiddy in attendance before game five of the 2017 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena on June 12, 2017.Kyle Terada, USA TODAY SportsDiddy and Lil' Kim perform onstage during the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at The Forum on Oct. 4, 2016, in Inglewood, California.Kevin Winter, Getty Images For Live NationDiddy speaks at the REVOLT TV inaugural upfront presentation at Marquee on April 22, 2014, in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For REVOLT TVThe rapper and friend Busta Ryhmes perform before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center on Feb. 16, 2014.Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY SportsDiddy and 2 Chainz attend the BET Hip Hop Awards 2013 afterparty on Sept. 28, 2013, in Atlanta.Prince Williams, FilmMagicDiddy performed during "MTV Crashes Glasgow," headlined by Diddy-Dirty Money at The Old Fruit Market on Sept. 29, 2010, in Glasgow, Scotland.Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images For MTVRussell Brand posed with the famed producer at the White Party, hosted by Diddy and Ashton Kutcher on July 4, 2009, in Beverly Hills, California. The party, started by Combs, became popular for its strict all-white dress code.Jason Merritt, Getty ImagesDiddy arrives at the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYThe entrepreneur and Lauren London presented during the 2008 BET Awards on June 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesDiddy received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 2, 2008, in Hollywood, California.Vince Bucci, Getty ImagesHe starred alongside Audra MacDonald in the 2008 television movie "A Raisin in the Sun.Peter Stranks, Sony Pictures TelevisionHe performed during the opening of the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2005, in Miami.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesSean "Diddy" Combs starred in the 2005 motion picture "Carlito's Way: Rise To Power" with Stu "Large" Riley, Jay Hernandez, Maro Van Peebles and Michael Kelly.Abbott Genser, Universal Studios Home EntertainmentCombs poses with Will Smith backstage at VH1's Big In 2003 Awards on Nov. 20, 2003, in Los Angeles.Frank Micelotta, Getty ImagesDiddy raises his arms while crossing the finish line of the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2, 2003, in New York.Don Emmert, AFP Via Getty ImagesDiddy and his sons pose together at the 2nd annual BET Awards in Hollywood, California on June 25, 2002. Diddy was nominated for two BET Awards that year, and has been nominated for nine in his career. He's also been nominated for 12 BET Hip-Hop Awards in his career.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesSean Combs arrives for the "MTV20: Live and Almost Legal" in New York on Aug. 1, 2001.Doug Kanter, AFP Via Getty ImagesDiddy attends the premiere of "Made" on July 10, 2001, at the Village East Theatre in New York City.George De Sota, Getty ImagesCombs walks down the runway at the end of his Sean John show during Fall 2001 Fashion Week in New York on Feb. 10, 2001.Doug Kanter, AFP Via Getty ImagesCombs arrives at the American Fashion Awards in New York on June 15, 2000.Doug Kanter, AFP Via Getty ImagesJennifer Lopez, who dated Diddy for a couple years until they eventually broke up in 2001, poses with her then-boyfriend at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2000.Vince Bucci, AFP Via Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad