Luke Thomas examines the growing allegations surrounding Sean Diddy Combs and what they reveal about power, silence, and accountability inside the music industry, as renewed scrutiny forces a broader cultural reckoning. Rather than focusing on headlines alone, Luke breaks down how fear, influence, and institutional protection may have allowed damaging behavior to persist for decades, and why these stories are resurfacing now.

Luke is joined by award-winning journalist and author Ben Westhoff, whose reporting on Tupac Shakur and West Coast hip hop provides critical historical context. Together, they analyze recent Diddy documentaries, separating verified patterns from speculation, discussing artists who allegedly took the fall for others, figures who quietly exited the industry, and how media narratives can distort history. The conversation also tackles larger questions about responsibility, journalism, and whether American culture is too willing to rehabilitate powerful figures once public outrage fades.

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Chapters

00:00 Allegations and human cost

02:05 Artists who took the fall

03:50 Escaping Diddy’s orbit

05:15 Documentary accuracy questions

06:55 Accountability and power

08:45 Can reputations recover

10:30 Hip hop, memory, and history