Method Man Says Diddy’s Federal Indictment ‘Has Nothing to Do With Hip-Hop’

Diddy’s federal indictment has sent shockwaves throughout the hip-hop community. TMZ caught up with Method Man earlier this week and asked the Wu-Tang Clan rapper about Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest contributing to the possible downfall of hip-hop as we know it.

“How? I don’t think that it has anything to do with hip-hop as far as the culture,” he said. “What are we talking about here? [It] has nothing to do with hip-hop at all. I don’t see the correlation whatsoever.”

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Meth continued to say that there are fans still bumping R. Kelly’s music following his sexual abuse cases, which saw him sentenced to 30 years behind bars in 2022.

“We’re talking about creative and music and stuff like that,” he added. “There’s people still listening to R. Kelly’s s–t. I don’t know, I can’t answer that. But I don’t think it has anything to do with hip-hop.”

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City earlier this week and hit with racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. He has been denied bail twice after a federal judge ruled that Combs could pose as a flight risk and may intimidate potential witnesses if released. Even after preparing a $50 million bail package, he will remain behind bars until trial unless ruled otherwise by the court system.

Combs could potentially face life in prison if convicted on all charges.

The Bad Boy CEO allegedly participated in sexual “freak offs” described by prosecutors as “elaborate and produced sex performances. According to the unsealed indictment, Combs allegedly used his power to “intimidate, threaten and lure female victims” and applied “force, threats of force, and coercion” to get them to take part in the freak offs.

“For decades, Sean Combs … abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct,” prosecutors wrote. “To do so, Combs relied on the employees, resources and the influence of his multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled.”

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