Diddy already feels like the storm at the center of Hip-Hop’s wildest era, but Diddy and 50 Cent together is crazy work. This whole saga is binge-ready, and that includes the rumors. Diddy’s camp puffed up pretty nice in the headlines, but the rumors tell another story, which may be truth or falsehoods. Let us unpack it.
The first major tell is Netflix itself, who just released Sean Combs: The Reckoning. That company does not play when it comes to “legal.” They’re not stumbling into lawsuits like amateurs with cameras. So when Diddy’s camp popped out with “unauthorized for release” statements, my mind instantly said, “NAH.” The quiet talk in legal circles is way simpler.
Word is Diddy allegedly didn’t pay a videographer, which violated their agreement. Once that breach happened, the creator of the footage had free rein to shop the material to whoever had the fattest check. And you already know that would be 50 Cent.
When 50 Cent first announced he was working on a Diddy doc, I assumed it would be his usual remix of interviews and commentary from people who used to orbit Bad Boy. But now that folks we see this insider footage turns it into something else.
Even wilder is the list of people who sat down for real interviews. Erick Sermon from EPMD being part of this is a Black Rob song…”whoa.” I will not spoil it, but E Double adds some nice color to the picture. What we won’t see are Diddy’s closest friends lining up to defend him. BUT…they do have some of that insider footage showing him and his friends. Also, they said it was a “hit piece,” but I do not see that is the case at all. All of this is rooted in what I have seen with my own eyes. I don’t think they want accusations of bias destroying their rollout.
The real value here is the timing.
This is right before everything fell apart and, unlike other documentaries, right after the conviction. That window is rare! Sheesh. Truth is, this might be the only doc that finally reveals what the public never got to see.
Grab your popcorn, put the phone down and lock in.
