Diddy’s feud with 50 Cent explained – as rapper cashes in on jailed mogul’s downfall

Rapper 50 Cent has made no secret over the years of how much he hates Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Now, amid Diddy’s monumental downfall as he stands accused of a host of sex trafficking and racketeering crimes, 50 Cent has capitalized on their public feud by revealing he’s working on a Netflix docuseries that promises to tell all .

“This is a story with significant human impact,” he said PEOPLE. It is a complex story that spans decades, not just the headlines or snippets seen so far.”

The duo first met in the ’90s as emerging hip-hop artists. They moved in the same circles, but 50 Cent never considered Diddy a friend.

He said he never “partied or hung out with him” and that their relationship was strictly business.

The duo first met in the 1990s as emerging hip-hop artists. They moved in the same circles, but 50 Cent never considered Diddy a friend

Rapper 50 Cent has made no secret over the years of how much he hates Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

In 2006, any pretense of even a working relationship was crushed when 50 Cent released his diss track The Bomb.

In it, he accuses Diddy of being involved in the 1997 murder of fellow artist Biggie Smalls.

‘Who shot Biggie Smalls? We don’t get ’em / They’re gonna kill us all… Man, Puffy knows who hit that idiot,” he sings.

Diddy has been plagued by rumors that he knows more about the deaths of both Biggie and Tupac. He denies any involvement.

Then, in both 2018 and 2024, 50 Cent claimed that he felt “a little uncomfortable” about the rapper for a long time.

He recalled a time early in their career when Diddy “asked to go shopping with me.”

In 2006, any pretense of even a working relationship was crushed when 50 Cent released his diss track The Bomb.

“I thought that was the weirdest thing in the world because that could be something a man says to a woman,” he said.

“I’m not bothered by this weird energy or weird stuff… the way he just moved. That’s why I didn’t feel comfortable with him.’

Diddy was hit with a lawsuit accusing him of years of coercion and abuse while using blackmail and violence to control his victims.

He is also accused of inciting female victims and male sex workers to perform drugged, sometimes days-long sexual performances called “Freak Offs.”

Since the salacious allegations were made, old photos have surfaced highlighting the huge appeal Diddy had on the industry, and all the famous faces who attended his parties.

50 Cent insists he was never one of them.

Diddy was hit with a lawsuit accusing him of years of coercion and abuse while using blackmail and violence to control his victims

Ashton Kutcher is one such high-profile old friend of Diddy’s who has come under scrutiny

“I’ve been very vocal about not going to Puffy parties,” he said. “It’s just an uncomfortable energy associated with it.”

“It’s not awkward for me to say what I said because I’ve been saying this for four years, five years. I already told you I don’t fuck with him. I don’t like the way he moves. This is a bit crazy.’

Diddy’s legal troubles began in November 2023, when his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and assaulting her.

Shortly afterwards, CCTV footage was made public showing Combs violently punching and kicking Cassie.

The pair settled a lawsuit, but 50 Cent said it was telling that Diddy had “denied” the allegations of wrongdoing prior to the video.

“Everything that n**** says is a lie,” he said The Hollywood Reporter.

The duo have also both invested in competing vodka brands over the years, which has brought them into conflict with each other.

Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were both raided in March 2024, months before he was ultimately arrested and charged.

Combs pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and was denied bail, despite his legal team’s request that he be released on $50 million and placed on electronic monitoring.

The artist is accused of using “power and prestige” to lure and intimidate women under the “pretext of a romantic relationship.”

Prosecutors said they interviewed more than 120 victims and witnesses, some of whom were as young as nine years old when the alleged misconduct occurred.