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Diddy’s Radio Airtime Takes Major Hit Amid Federal Investigation

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Earlier this week, Diddy was arrested in New York City. Of course, the arrest didn’t exactly come out of the blue, as the mogul has faced countless damning allegations and lawsuits in recent months. He’s been hit with multiple charges and could face a maximum of life in prison if convicted. According to TMZ, however, his freedom isn’t the only thing that’s taken a major hit.

Sources connected to Audacy recently told the outlet that most of their stations stopped playing Diddy’s music earlier this year. This was shortly after the security footage of Diddy assaulting Cassie at a hotel in 2016 surfaced online. Now, the sources say that since his arrest, they’ve stopped playing his music entirely.

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Many Radio Stations Stopped Playing Diddy’s Music Once Cassie Assault Footage Was Released, TMZ Reports

Diddy’s Radio Airtime Takes Major Hit Amid Federal Investigation
Sean Combs attends Bad Boy & Quality Control Takeover at Gold Room on September 14, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

An iHeartRadio spokesperson also spoke with the outlet and explained that each station in their national syndication is different. While some stopped playing Diddy’s songs several months ago, others only stopped once the aforementioned footage of Cassie’s assault went public. A rep for 93.5 KDAY said they stopped playing Diddy’s music too, but failed to specify exactly why. Currently, Diddy is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His request for pre-trial release on bail was denied for a second time earlier this week, as the judge labeled him a potential flight risk.

“The government has proven the defendant is a danger,” U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter said. “The bail package is insufficient even on risk of flight.” His lawyer has since confirmed that he’s been placed on suicide watch per the facility’s protocol, but claims the mogul is “strong, healthy, confident and focused on his defense.” What do you think of Diddy getting less radio play following his arrest? Are you surprised by this or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Method Man Says There Is No Correlation Between Diddy’s Downfall And Hip-Hop Culture

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Method Man and Diddy have been peers in the East Coast hip-hop scene for over 30 years. Meth, along with Wu-Tang Clan, helped further a street-oriented style of hip-hop that sounded as rough as Staten Island was in the 1990s. Diddy was the man behind Bad Boy Records, whose star MC, The Notorious B.I.G., helped advance the commercial viability of hip-hop with a formula of radio-ready records and deep cuts that rappers still follow today. Meth and Big even did a track together on Ready To Die, called “The What.” On Thursday afternoon, TMZ asked Method Man about Diddy’s ongoing downfall. The interviewer asked if it was something that could damage hip hop culture. Meth pushed back against the notion, imploring fans to draw a line between one man’s behavior and the rest of the genre.

“I don’t think that it has anything to do with hip hop,” Method Man told TMZ. “What are we talking about here, really?” The reporter tried to claim that Diddy’s influence may make it hard for some non-listeners to make a separation between him and the rest of hip-hop. “It has nothing to do with hip hop,” he asserted. “I don’t see the correlation.” The Wu-Tang rapper then drew a parallel between Diddy and R Kelly’s crimes, adding that there are still a number of people who listen to Kelly’s music.

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Method Man Addresses Claim That Diddy’s Actions Will Have Negative Effects On Hip-Hop

 
 
 
 
 
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The internet agreed with Method Man’s assertion. Many comments pointed to the power dynamic between Diddy and his alleged victims. Diddy has long been one of the most powerful men in entertainment. Artists who’ve spoken out against him have had their careers negatively affected. Others called out the quality of the question. “He ready to get home to Mrs. Smith. That man ain’t got time for foolishness,” said one user. “Did the Harvey Weinstein situation threaten the end of Hollywood? How does this question even make sense?” asked another.

Diddy was arrested on Monday night, following a lengthy investigation that began when ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura sued him for domestic abuse. Footage of Diddy physically assaulting Ventura leaked to TMZ earlier in the summer. The Department of Homeland Security raided his residences in Miami and Los Angeles in March. The courts recently denied bail to the disgraced mogul, who pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. He proposed a bail package that included one of his houses and his mother’s home. He will remain in jail until his trial begins. A date hasn’t been set yet.

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Quando Rondo Battling Additional Charges Following June Plea Deal

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Quando Rondo pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence and reckless driving charges in Savannah, Georgia on Thursday. The charges stemmed from a car crash that happened while out on bond during a state drug and gang case. The 25-year-old rapper was arrested for the July 2023 incident in February, and released on a $4,600 bond.

Quando Rondo, real name Tyquian Bowman, accepted a plea deal in June. He chose to fight the misdemeanor charges following his agreement to the deal. Rondo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana, in exchange for years knocked off his sentence. Instead of the 20 years he originally faced, he now faces five years at most.

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“I really want to give an apology to the city of Savannah,” Quando Rondo said after his June guilty plea. “And I want to give an apology to my family, friends, loved ones, most of all to my daughters. I just want everybody to know I’m a changed person,” he continued. “I’m changing every day, and God got the last say so […] I’m changing myself. It starts with yourself. Change starts at home. It don’t matter the circumstances. It don’t matter the levels of how bad something is. God could bring you out of anything. So, with that being said, like I said before, I’m walking my faith and not by sight. Nothing can break me. It’s just going to make me even more.”

Quando Rondo released a new EP in August called Here For A Reason: In The Darkest Time while out on bond. He recently agreed to squash his longtime beef with Lil Durk, though it is unclear if those two have actually hashed things out yet. The two started feuding after Rondo had some pointed words about the late Chicago rapper King Von. Rondo is expected to be sentenced on December 12.

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Diddy Allegedly Placed On Suicide Watch While Awaiting Trial

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Diddy’s predicament is getting progressively worse. The Bad Boy founder has been denied bail, twice. He’s been sent to Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center to await his trial, and sources have reported to People Magazine that the situation is not ideal. Diddy has allegedly been placed on suicide watch at the detention center. It’s not yet known how long the mogul has been on suicide watch. It has been alleged, however, that Diddy is in “shock” following his arrest.

The sources at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center have claimed that Diddy is not suicidal, but is merely being place on suicide watch as a preventative measure. According to People Magazine, however, the suicide rate among inmates at MDC is alarmingly high. The outlet reports that the detention center is often understaffed, and Diddy’s legal team raised this concern in court. “Earlier this summer, an inmate was murdered,” the team asserted. “At least four inmates have died by suicide there in the past three years.” Evidently, the argument did not sway the court.

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Diddy Was Placed On Watch As A Preventative Measure

This is not the first time concerns about Diddy’s safety have been raised. A former warden at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center told TMZ that the mogul’s life could be at risk. He alleged that several inmates at MDC would consider it a “badge of honor” to take out the celebrity. The outlet also provided details on Diddy’s current living conditions. The Bad Boy founder will have a 6 am wake up call, one hour of rec time, and three meals a day. The good news is that Diddy won’t be in general population, so the ex warden’s concerns are minimized. The bad news is that the mogul will have to wait until gen pop is given their food, so the meals won’t exactly be fresh.

Diddy is potentially looking at a lifetime of these meals if convicted. The mogul was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The charges were so severe, that the judge presiding over the case denied Diddy’s offer of a $50 million bond to be let go. Marc Agnifilo, the mogul’s attorney, called the decision “unjust prosecution.”

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Diddy’s Ex Bodyguard Alleges Russell Simmons Influenced Diddy’s Lifestyle

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Diddy does not have a lot of people in his corner right now. It seems everybody who dealt with the Bad Boy mogul is either happy or unsurprised to see him go down. Diddy’s former bodyguard, Gene Deal, is no exception. Deal recently sat down for an interview with The Art of Dialogue. He not only claimed that Diddy belonged behind bars, but went on to allege that the mogul learned his excessive behavior from the moguls that came before. Namely, Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons and Uptown Records CEO Andre Harrell.

Gene Deal started his tirade off by laying the blame squarely at Diddy’s feet. He doesn’t hold anybody else accountable for Diddy’s bad behavior other than the man himself. He did, however, point to the men who mentored Diddy during the early period of his career. Deal cited three luminaries within the industry in particular. “You gotta realize, he learned from Andre Harrell,” the ex-bodyguard alleged. “He learned from Russell Simmons. He learned from Clive Davis.” Diddy worked under Harrell when he was an intern at Uptown Records in the early 1990s. It was Russell Simmons, however, who Deal alleged was the most notable influence.

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The Bodyguard Feels Diddy Succumbed To His Influences

“When those people are telling you that they were heavy into the drugs,” Deal explained. “They was heavy into beating women, and doing things at that crazy stage. That’s gonna make him think that he can get away with the same thing.” The ex-bodyguard claimed that he saw similarly behavioral traits whenever he was at Simmons’ home. “I’m not gonna say alleged cuse I saw that for my own self,” he asserted. “It can make this man into a monster and that’s what it did.”

Russell Simmons, like Diddy, has experienced a fall from grace in recent years. The hip hop legend was accused of sexual assault by multiple women in 2017. Simmons vehemently denied these allegations in a 2018 statement issued to Rolling Stone. “They have shocked me to my core as I have never been abusive or violent in any way in my relations with women,” he wrote. Despite his denial, more women accused him of assault and/or rape. Simmons stepped down from his duties at Def Jam. Interestingly enough, Russell Simmons was one of the few people who defended Diddy when the mogul’s dark past was coming to light.

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Federal Officer Alleges That Diddy Is Just “As Bad As” Jeffrey Epstein

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More details about Diddy’s operation are being revealed seemingly every day. The disgraced mogul has been denied bail twice, and is awaiting trail on a host of charges. Some of the most notable include sex trafficking, racketeering, and kidnapping. The full scope of Diddy’s crimes has yet to be uncovered. That said, an officer who participated in the raid on his home recently spoke with the New York Post. The officer is not named, but his allegations regarding what he saw are absolutely chilling to sift through.

The officer, who is part of Homeland Security, alleged that Diddy’s “freak off” parties would often go on for multiple days. They also claimed to have discovered multiple camera located around Diddy’s home. They were seemingly placed to capture the various participants of the “freak offs” in different positions. “If you were in those sex parties, you were being recorded from every possible angle,” the officer noted. “Including angles you wouldn’t have known about.” The more the officer shared, the more disturbing the allegations grew. They drew a direct parallel between Diddy’s alleged crimes and the innumerable crimes of sex offender and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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Diddy’s “Freak Off” Parties Would Allegedly Last For Days

“In my opinion, he’s as bad as Jeffrey Epstein,” the officer told the New York Post. The biggest reason why the Homeland Security officer made the comparison was due to the youthful appearances of the women who participated in the “freak offs.” They alleged that many of these women were also being forced to commit sexual acts against their will. “These women are young. Either barely legal, or barely illegal,” the officer claimed. “We have evidence that these women didn’t feel like they were free to go.” The article makes reference to video footage of these women being “clearly out it” while having sex.

The Homeland Security officer also alleged that Diddy would watch these “freak offs” from other rooms in his home. “He also was able to watch the action remotely on his phone,” they explained. “Cast it onto a TV in another part of the house. He didn’t have to be in the room when the sex was happening, although he frequently was.” The DHS officer alluded to the possibility that Diddy would record these events as a means of having dirt on other powerful figures in the entertainment industry. The New York Post claims to have reached out to Diddy’s reps to comment on these allegations, but they have not responded.

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Diddy’s Arrest Baselessly Linked To Donald Trump’s Assassination Attempt By Fox News Anchor

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Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo baselessly theorized that the timing of Diddy’s arrest in New York City on Monday was linked to the recent assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump. Speaking with guest Miranda Devine on her Mornings with Maria show, Bartiromo claimed that the feds may have waited until they needed a distraction to use the Diddy arrest to draw away backlash from the incident with Trump at his golf course in Florida, last weekend.

“Don’t you find it ironic, Miranda, that once again they take that same strategy out and that is change the conversation?” Bartiromo asked, as caught by AllHipHop. “The timing of the P. Diddy arrest? Please. They must have had the P. Diddy arrest on the shelf waiting to take it off the shelf for when they needed it.”

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Federal Agents Investigate Site Of Latest Assassination Attempt

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 17: Law enforcement personnel continue to investigate the area where the Secret Service discovered a would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club on September 17, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI and U.S. Secret Service, along with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, are investigating the incident, which the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump” while he was golfing at Trump International Golf Club. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

She continued: “And yesterday – boy, oh boy – did they need it because the questions were spiking everywhere as far as how it is possible that another assassination attempt happened. That another would-be assassin was within a couple of hundred yards of President Trump. As we’re all asking these questions, boom, they take P. Diddy in. And now we’re all talking about that, take it off the front page. This strategy over and over again. I saw right through it as soon as it happened.” The incident at Trump International Golf Club marked the second time since July someone has allegedly attempted to shoot the former president.

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Authorities arrested Diddy and charged him with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy on Monday night. They held his arraignment the following morning with prosecutors sharing a 14-page indictment against him. He’s pleaded not guilty to the allegations. Be on the lookout for further updates on Diddy and Donald Trump on HotNewHipHop.

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Boosie Badazz Argues Diddy’s Only Done “What Every Other Famous Entertainer Has Done”

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Boosie Badazz came to Diddy’s defense on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday morning, after authorities arrested him in New York City, earlier this week. In a 14-page federal indictment, prosecutors accused the Bad Boy mogul of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Boosie says “every other famous entertainer” has done the same thing, and Diddy’s only issue is being “freakier.”

“i feel DIDDY N JAIL FOR BASICALLY DOING WHAT EVERY OTHER FAMOUS ENTERTAINER HAS DONE ‘FLEW B*TCHES OUT FOR 3 SOMES ‘HE JUST FREAKIER!!” he wrote. “WE ACTUALLY GO CALL WOMEN PROSTITUTES WHO FLY N WILLINGLY TO BE WITH THEY PARTNERS FOR SEX? IF THATS THE CASE IF U BEEN FLEWED OUT N HAD SEX YOU SHOULD BE LABELED A PROSTITUTE!! IF THATS THE CASE THATS 80% OF THE WOMEN READING THIS. N TRAFFICKING #hellna YOU’RE A CELEBRITY YOU GOTTA FLY P*SSY N, HOW ELSE U GOT GET THE P*SSY? YOURE NEVER N ONE PLACE WHEN I SAW THAT VIDEO I WAS PISSED OFF AT THIS N***A LIKE HE REALLY GOT A PROBLEM. BUT FACING ‘LIFE N PRISON “FOR DOING BASICALLY WHAT SO MANY OTHER ENTERTAINER HAS DONE.”

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Boosie Badazz Performs During The Pepsi National Battle Of The Bands

HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 25: Rapper Boosie Badazz performs onstage during the 2024 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium on August 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)

Despite his defense of Diddy on X on Wednesday, Boosie previously criticized him earlier this year, after CNN published footage of him hitting Cassie at a hotel in 2016. Speaking with DJ Vlad at the time, he admitted the clip pissed him off. “That’s not the bad part, him chasing her down. Him kicking her on that ground, like, you kick somebody in the face, you’re motherf*cking– you sick man. A woman, you sick bro,” Boosie said. “I was pissed. I was like, ‘Damn, Diddy.’”

Boosie Badazz Speaks Out On Diddy

Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after a federal judge denied his attempt at getting out on bail. He’s already pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence. Check out Boosie’s full take on Diddy’s arrest below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Boosie Badazz on HotNewHipHop.

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Diddy Is Receiving “Treatment And Therapy” Amid Federal Indictment

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Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, says his client has been receiving “treatment and therapy” as federal prosecutors published a 14-page indictment against him on Tuesday. While Agnifilo didn’t clarify for what specifically Diddy is being treated, he did admit he’s “not a perfect person. “There’s been drug use, there’s been toxic relationships – which I think were mutual in their toxicity as these things often are,” he said at his arraignment on Tuesday.

In an attempt to get the Bad Boy mogul out on bail, Agnifilo argued that Diddy is working on bettering himself, is willing to pay $50 million, and would be okay with going on house arrest in Miami with constant survivance if it meant avoiding jail. Regardless, Judge Robyn Tarnofsky ruled against doing so, instead arguing, “this is a crime that happens behind closed doors, even when pretrial services is monitoring,” as caught by CNN.

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Diddy’s Attorney Addresses The Media

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 17: Lawyer for Sean Combs, Marc Agnifilo, speaks to the media after a hearing at U.S. District Court on September 17, 2024, in New York City. Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan on September 16 in a sex trafficking probe following a federal indictment. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

In turn, Diddy has wound up behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Agnifilo told reporters after the arraignment that he intends to appeal the decision. “He’s going to clear his name and we’re going to stand by his side as he does. We believe in him wholeheartedly,” he said. “He came here to turn himself in. Why doesn’t the government want him to turn himself in? Because then they can’t ask for detention. All we can do is show good faith. He got on a plane and he came here. They arrested a guy who came here to turn himself in.”

Diddy’s legal team has labeled the condition at the jail in Brooklyn where he now resides as “horrific” and cited several suicides that have taken place there in recent years. Be on the lookout for further updates on Diddy on HotNewHipHop.

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Mase Reacts To Diddy’s Arrest With Unconventional Accessory

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Ever since Cassie sued him last year, Diddy has been making countless headlines for the long list of shocking allegations made against him by former partners, collaborators, and more. Earlier this week, the Bad Boy Records founder was formally indicted, marking a dramatic and long-awaited turn in his legal saga. He’s been charged with “racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution,” according to TMZ.

Of course, this latest development has evoked big reactions from countless social media users and peers. Some have been incredibly outspoken with their thoughts on the case. Others have been more subtle in their approach to weighing in. Recently, for example, Mase rocked an orange tie to symbolize Diddy’s arrest on It Is What It Is.

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Mase Rocks Orange Tie On It Is What It Is

In a clip from the show, Mase cheers to celebrate the highly anticipated arrest. He hesitates to state directly that his tie is a symbol of Diddy’s arrest, however. “It’s just your tie is supposed to say something,” he explained. “It’s saying something? […] It might be code orange, there’s a lot going on these days.” It’s no secret that Mase has his fair share of issues with Diddy, so it’s safe to say he’s glad to see the mogul behind bars.

Currently, he’s being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, which previously housed the likes of R. Kelly, Fetty Wap, Michael Cohen, and even Ghislaine Maxwell. Diddy is seeking release on bail and has pleaded not guilty to all charges. “He’s going to clear his name and we’re going to stand by his side as he does,” his lawyer Marc Agnifilo told reporters outside of the courtroom earlier today per CNN. “We believe in him wholeheartedly.” What do you think of Mase rocking an orange tie on It Is What It Is to represent Diddy’s recent arrest? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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