Justin Tinsley
Appearances
20/20
Bad Rap: Party's Over
It was just a matter of what's true, what's not. And is somebody ever going to come to the forefront and really say like, these are my experiences with this guy.
20/20
Bad Rap: Downfall
That is a video you don't recover from. Regardless of whatever money you wanna donate, or whatever charities you wanna align yourself with, or whatever music you wanna create, people will always remember that video. And that video, is just as important, if not more, than any hit record he's ever created because he denied those allegations.
20/20
Bad Rap: Downfall
So all these other lawsuits that are levied against him, yes, there are some wild claims in those lawsuits, but now he doesn't have the benefit of the doubt anymore, if he ever did to begin with, but he definitely doesn't now.
20/20
Bad Rap: Before and After
There was the Global Icon Award at the VMAs that really made me take a step back because he didn't perform with any artists. The only artist that was on stage with him was his son, Christian Combs. You would think at a moment like that when you're getting one of the most prestigious awards in award shows and nobody's on stage to perform with you, I'm like, this is kind of weird.
20/20
Bad Rap: Before and After
But again, I didn't know what was coming of it. He donates money to Howard University and Jackson State University's football team. I'm like, this is, like, what is going on here? Like, this just, something felt off. And then by November, 2023, the Cassie lawsuit comes out. I'm like, okay. Lawsuits like this don't just pop up out of thin air.
20/20
Bad Rap: Before and After
Like somebody on your, like you knew, your team knew that these lawsuits were coming and this was a way to try to jump in front of it.
20/20
Bad Rap: Before and After
What these name changes have always done for Diddy is just allow him to live in the news cycle. It allows him to dictate the course of the conversation. It's like, all right, so you have X, Y, and Z going on in your life, but why did you change your name again? What do you want us to call you?
20/20
Bad Rap: Invincible
Diddy and Biggie were one of the biggest tag teams. Biggie came roaring out the gates with a single called Juicy, which if you know Biggie's story, he didn't necessarily want to record that song at first. And it was Diddy's insistence that basically forced him to record that song. And obviously the song became a hip hop classic.
20/20
Bad Rap: Invincible
Sides get to barking with each other, things spill out in the parking lot, and one of Suge's closest friends is murdered in the parking lot.
20/20
Bad Rap: Invincible
The only two people left were the label heads. Suge's career was never truly the same after Tupac's murder. Death Row pretty much crumbled in the months after that. But Diddy? Diddy became an even bigger star.
20/20
Bad Rap: Invincible
And now Diddy is an established artist on top of an already established executive. So his star power really began to rise.
20/20
Bad Rap: Invincible
So Burroughs is allegedly telling Diddy, you'll have your chance to get another cover, but Biggie will never come out with another album. Give him that moment. And according to Burroughs, Diddy basically says, no, he's dead. This is my time now.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Party's Over
It was just a matter of what's true, what's not, and is somebody ever going to come to the forefront and really say, like, these are my experiences with this guy.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Downfall
That is a video you don't recover from. Regardless of whatever money you wanna donate, or whatever charities you wanna align yourself with, or whatever music you wanna create, people will always remember that video. And that video, is just as important, if not more, than any hit record he's ever created because he denied those allegations.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Downfall
So all these other lawsuits that are levied against him, yes, there are some wild claims in those lawsuits, but now he doesn't have the benefit of the doubt anymore, if he ever did to begin with, but he definitely doesn't now.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Invincible
Diddy and Biggie were one of the biggest tag teams. Biggie came roaring out the gates with a single called Juicy, which if you know Biggie's story, he didn't necessarily want to record that song at first. And it was Diddy's insistence that basically forced him to record that song. And obviously the song became a hip hop classic.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Invincible
Sides get to barking with each other, things spill out in the parking lot, and one of Suge's closest friends is murdered in the parking lot.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Invincible
The only two people left were the label heads. Suge's career was never truly the same after Tupac's murder. Death Row pretty much crumbled in the months after that. But Diddy? Diddy became an even bigger star.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Invincible
And now Diddy is an established artist on top of an already established executive. So his star power really began to rise.
Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
Invincible
So Burroughs is allegedly telling Diddy, you'll have your chance to get another cover, but Biggie will never come out with another album. Give him that moment. And according to Burroughs, Diddy basically says, no, he's dead. This is my time now.
Scamanda
Party’s Over, from Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
It was just a matter of what's true, what's not. And is somebody ever going to come to the forefront and really say like, these are my experiences with this guy.