Diddy’s Arrest and the ‘Freak Offs’ Response: What Happens Now?

In this episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, Kyle Denis, and Damien Scott dive deeper into the controversy surrounding Diddy’s charges, arrest, and how the world has reacted. The trio also discusses why Tyla & Tems aren’t categorized as Afrobeats artists, Lil Wayne’s comments about his Super Bowl rejection, and more.

Trevor Anderson:

I mean, this is a federal raid, guys. The FBI searched two of his homes. This is something that has been set up for so long. This had to be planned for months, if not years.

Damien Scott:

You can’t be angry with an artist because he wants his art to be received. You can never be angry about that.

Kyle Dennis:

I can’t remember any other artist in the near future who actually released a video and thought, “Oh, I’m sad I didn’t get picked.” What’s that?

Carl Lamarre:

Hey, what’s up, guys. Welcome to another episode of “Billboard Unfiltered.” Gentlemen.

Damien Scott:

Welcome back.

Trevor Anderson:

What is.

Kyle Dennis:

What is good.

Trevor Anderson:

It feels like the season premiere or something. Like everyone’s back now, everyone’s on vacation.

Carl Lamarre:

Kind of like season 2, right? Well, I wanted to start the show off really light, you know. But we’re going into the trenches of mud.

Damien Scott:

You brought back the negativity.

Carl Lamarre:

Sorry, man. I was on an island when I heard this news here, so mister Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. According to Billboard.com, “Federal prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed a criminal complaint against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on a wide-ranging sexual abuse charge, accusing the once-powerful rapper, producer and music executive of running a racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery.”

Stay tuned for more.