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SEAN “DIDDY” Combs opened up for the first time on Wednesday about his father, who was killed when he was just an infant.
A known associate of convicted drug dealer Frank Lucas, Melvin Combs was shot dead while sitting in his car in New York City at the age of 33 — something the hip-hop mogul made the decision not to publicly talk about until now.
“My father was killed when I was three years old. We never got to share the moments that made me a man today . . . but he lives in my spirit . . . now I’m ready to tell the story,” Diddy posted on Twitter, with a link to his new music television project, Revolt TV.

In the intimate video titled “Confessions”, the 43-year-old sits down in his New York City apartment at 5.47am to talk about the father he barely knew yet still managed to shape him.

“Being that my father was killed when I was three years old, I don’t have a lot of memories of my father,” he begins.
“They say you can’t miss something you never had, but that’s only a little ways right. There’s definitely been times as I’ve gotten older that I’ve missed my father — his presence — not being here. There’s things that you would ask your father. There’s also things that you would celebrate with him that would make him proud.”

Referring to Melvin as a “hustler”, the successful entrepreneur and businessman cites his father’s shortcomings as the inspiration to really make something of his own life.

‘My father was a hustler. He was a drug dealer and he was a hustler, so I learned early in life that there’s only two ways out of that dead-end jail. It made me work even harder.

“Sometimes you can’t just answer why things happen, but I definitely think the route that I went on – staying out of the streets and hitting my books and trying to be somebody – I think he played a role in that,” he says.

“I have his hustler’s mentality, his hustler’s spirit, his drive, his determination, his swag.”
The clip concludes with a rather poignant statement: “He’s gonna be on my mind a lot today. My father’s name was Melvin Combs and I’m Melvin’s son, Sean Combs.”

A father himself, Diddy has five children with three different women, all of whom he dotes on and plays a significant role in their lives.
Earlier in the day, the star shared a series of messages about his late father as he encouraged fans to check out the intimate two-and-a-half-minute video.

“I’ve never spoken openly about my father . . . but launching @Revolttv moved me to share and let ppl kno the truth (sic),” he started, before adding, “For every young person who lost their Father or grew up without parents know you can still conquer the WORLD!!

“My father was killed when I was three years old . . . we didn’t share a lot of moments but he’s always lived in my spirit!!” — Daily Mail.