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Can’t stop won’t stop is a real thing, at least when it comes to Diddy’s music catalog. Sean Combs extensive songs, albums and collaborations have experienced a notable increase in streams following his recent arrest and the unsealing of an indictment against him.

Look, that was expected. People are going to play his music more out of sheer curiosity.

Get this, according to Luminate, a leading industry data and analytics company, Combs’ music, spanning his various monikers — including Diddy, Puff Daddy, and P. Diddy — saw an 18.3% rise in on-demand streams during the week of his arrest, compared to the week prior.

George Howard, a professor of music business management at Berklee College of Music, stated, “Music just becomes another piece of information as people try to comprehend the atrocities,” Howard explained to The Associated Press. “It’s like, ‘What would someone whose brain works like that, allegedly, what would their music sound like?’”

What’s more is people also noted that many people may now associate Combs more with his various business ventures, such as Revolt TV and Ciroc vodka (although he’s no longer affiliated with either), than with his music career.

“The natural curiosity that these types of charges evoke makes sense,” Howard added. “It’s like driving by a car crash. People want to look.”

Such increases in streaming numbers following controversy are not uncommon. For instance, after a documentary accused R. Kelly of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, his streaming numbers nearly doubled.

Howard went on to point out that the “anonymization” of streaming might be contributing to the spike in plays for both Combs and Kelly. “Imagine walking into a record store now like, ‘Yeah, I want to buy this Diddy CD,’” he said.

No matter how you feel about Diddy, he’s made more music than most humans alive and avoiding it is not going to be easy, even for those who want to.

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This is Diddy thing getting exhausting and darker by the day. Al B. Sure!, the R&B singer and former partner of the late model Kim Porter, is demanding an investigation into her sudden and tragic death, particularly in light of the recent arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who also had a relationship with Porter. Porter, who passed away in 2018, was reportedly working on a book that, according to Al B. Sure!, may have exposed troubling individuals in her life.

Here’s what went down.

On Monday, September 23, Al B. Sure! took to Instagram to express his suspicions, posting three detailed messages.

Sure suggested that Porter’s death may have involved foul play, due to her intent to reveal sensitive information in her planned memoir.

Get this, he also alleged that her original book notes were stolen by “publicists and conspirators,” who acted on the orders of an unnamed individual. Al B. Sure! further claims that he has faced threats to his own life for attempting to uncover the truth. This comes after he insinuated earlier this year that Diddy could have been involved in his own coma in 2022.

“For over a decade and a half, I’ve been posting about, and tagging random law enforcement agencies in hopes to protect loved ones, avoid deaths & tragedies that could have all been avoided. Despite this, I have been ignored, ridiculed and medically silenced to cover up these crimes you’re all now aware of by a very aggressive #PR Team and costly campaign to silence and physically harm me from exposing,”

Here’s the post from Al B. Sure!

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Al B. Sure! Went on to write “It only aimed to prevent me from further sharing publicly the ifacts and insights @LadyKP shared with me during our frequent and intimate conversations in her selfless attempts to save my life by sharing frequent plans to do harm, and possibly by ending my life.”

In his sincere plea, Al B. Sure! formally called for an investigation into the group of individuals who worked in or around Porter’s home. He claimed that these individuals, including publicists, were responsible for stealing her computer and mobile devices, which contained the “original book notes.”

What’s more, he also addressed a controversial tell-all book about Kim Porter that was circulated on Amazon, which he said contains false and offensive information.

This is wild.

Al B. Sure! is now urging authorities to take a deeper look into Kim Porter’s death and the individuals involved, as he continues to push for what he believes to be the truth behind her untimely passing.

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