--- title: Puff Daddy Changes His Name to Love and Brother Love video description: The rapper formerly known as Puff Daddy (real name: Sean Combs) has decided to rename himself once more, but his choice is controversial. canonical: https://time.com/5011693/sean-combs-brother-love/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-06T17:28:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:30.892Z og:title: Puff Daddy Is No Longer: Meet "Love" aka "Brother Love" og:description: Diddy will not be answering to his former names after deciding to rename himself og:url: https://time.com/5011693/sean-combs-brother-love/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5443b1c6c5dc467/6988e4bf86f68ecbfe6e71e3/sean-combs.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 47th Annual Legislative Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Puff Daddy Is No Longer: Meet "Love" aka "Brother Love" twitter:description: Diddy will not be answering to his former names after deciding to rename himself twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5443b1c6c5dc467/6988e4bf86f68ecbfe6e71e3/sean-combs.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Puff Daddy Was Definitely Feeling the 'Love' When He Announced a New Name Change  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 6, 2017 5:28 PM UTC  WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends "Reclaiming My Time!" at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on September 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brian Stukes/FilmMagic) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends "Reclaiming My Time!" at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on September 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brian Stukes/FilmMagic)Brian Stukes—FilmMagic  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 6, 2017 5:28 PM UTC Just call him Love. Brother Love. At least, that’s what [Sean Combs](http://time.com/4274012/sean-diddy-combs-new-york-charter-school/) — also commonly known as P. Diddy, [Puff Daddy](http://time.com/36790/p-diddy-puff-daddy-sean-combs-name/), Puffy and many more version of the same — has now renamed himself, announcing the change in a selfie video taken on his 48th birthday. “I have some very serious, serious news. I’ve been praying on this, and I decided — I knew it was risky, and it could come off as corny to some people,” he begins in the clip filmed in a tropical location, his aviator sunglasses reflecting the pristine beach in front of him. “I decided to change my name again. I’m just not who I am before. I’m something different. So my new name is Love, aka Brother Love.” He further clarifies: “I will not be answering to Puffy, Diddy, Puff Daddy, or any of my other monikers but Love or Brother Love, OK? It’s my birthday, I feel good.” He last made a name change in 2014. Brother Love, as he is henceforth known, has had a great year: he was named the highest earning celebrity of 2017 on the [annual Forbes list](https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/#28b2ee335947), thanks to business ventures like the Ciroc brand vodka, Sean John fashion line and his record label, Bad Boy. But not everyone is on board with his new name. Specifically, wrestling personality Bruce Prichard — who has called himself Brother Love [since 1988](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%5FPrichard#cite%5Fnote-Encyclopedia-3) — does not seem amused. “Find a new gimmick,” Prichard tweeted. “I am the original and you are not.” Considering the name’s meaning, perhaps the two can find enough brotherly love to share. > [](https://twitter.com/diddy/status/926915432556015616) > [](https://twitter.com/bruceprichard/status/926942189883658240) Puff Daddy Changes His Name to Love and Brother Love video ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5011693/sean-combs-brother-love/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5011693/sean-combs-brother-love/"},"headline":"Puff Daddy Was Definitely Feeling the 'Love' When He Announced a New Name Change","datePublished":"2017-11-06T17:28:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:30.892Z","description":"The rapper formerly known as Puff Daddy (real name: Sean Combs) has decided to rename himself once more, but his choice is controversial.","url":"https://time.com/5011693/sean-combs-brother-love/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5443b1c6c5dc467/6988e4bf86f68ecbfe6e71e3/sean-combs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb5443b1c6c5dc467/6988e4bf86f68ecbfe6e71e3/sean-combs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"47th Annual Legislative Conference","caption":"47th Annual Legislative Conference","creditText":"Brian Stukes—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5011693/sean-combs-brother-love/","name":"Puff Daddy Was Definitely Feeling the 'Love' When He Announced a New Name Change"}}]}] ```