Huddy Combs

Huddy Combs (a.k.a. Huddy 6) was a Harlem rapper best known as a member of Harlem World, a group created by Ma$e. Born Andre Hudson in 1977, he passed away on October 13, 2010 at the age of 33 from injuries sustained during a car accident.

A childhood friend of Cam'Ron, Ma$e, and Big L, Huddy was a fixture on the hip-hop scene since his teen years (here he is with Nas and Big L in the mid-’90s). According to Cam'Ron, Huddy invented popular slang terms like “curve” and “poppington.”

Huddy joined Harlem World in 1997, becoming a core member of the group when they signed to Sony Music. He rapped the first verse on the group’s gold-selling 1999 debut The Movement, and appeared on eight other songs.

Following the demise of Harlem World, Huddy began collaborating with The Source founder Benzino. In 2003, he appeared on Benzino’s anti-Eminem mixtape Die Another Day: Flawless Victory, and in 2004, he co-executive produced Benzino’s album Arch Nemesis.

In 2005, Huddy saved Cam'Ron’s life when the rapper was shot in Washington, DC. Throughout the 2000s, Huddy developed his career as a party promoter.

After Huddy’s death, various rappers paid tribute to Huddy, including his old crew Harlem World, who reunited in 2011 in his honor.