He was gunned down in 1972 in New York when Diddy was only three years old.
The circumstances surrounding Melvin’s murder remain partially unclear.
However, it has been widely reported that he was also involved in Harlem’s street life.
Additionally, feels like Combs' father ran into his own legal issues before his death.
He’d previously been arrested in 1971 for heroin possession and was found to have $45,000 in cash.
Combs, who has seven children, has admitted he does not remember much about his father.
However, he does believe he got his sense of style from his dad.
They say he was the fliest man around."
While this may be true, Janice shielded her son from the true nature of Melvin’s untimely demise.
However, the music producer said he began to uncover the truth early on.
“I put two and two together.
I noticed that guys from the streets in Harlem always seemed to know my family’s last name.
‘I used to run with your father,’ they’d tell me.
All my uncles were street hustlers as well,” he shared (viaShowbiz CheatSheet).
Lucas maintained that the tales of Melvin being unloyal to his crew were only a rumor.
