Diddy’s Bad Behavior Was Known, Hidden in a Hip-Hop Culture of Favor and Fear

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Now that Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with multiple felonies in an indictment that alleges rampant drug use, sex trafficking, prostitution and arson, some music industry insiders are bracing for what might come next: a reckoning in the world of hip-hop. Stories that stretch back decades about Diddy’s violent temper, his sexual proclivities and his mistreatment of women, is suddenly resurfacing across websites and social media platforms, with many commenting that he is finally being held accountable for behavior everyone seems to have known about for years. “What has been so confusing and frustrating is this idea that this is not a surprise,” music journalist and author Gerrick Kennedy told TheWrap. “There has been this sentiment for 20+ years now that [Diddy] is not someone you cross. There’s always been this acknowledgement that this is an unsavory actor.” This week, a New York federal grand jury handed down a 14-page indictment alleging Combs used his multiple businesses — ranging from record labels, clothing companies, liquor brands, his television network and media company — to execute shocking criminal activity including drugging and trafficking women and male sex workers at “freak off” parties. And everyone wants to know how the self-proclaimed...

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