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Diddy’s Ex-Friends, Bad Boy Artists Detail Alleged Abuse, Violence

Rolling Stone's six-month investigation includes dozens of former friends, employees, and Bad Boy artists alleging an abusive, violent figure.

Though he left after his sophomore year, Combs turned Howard into a pipeline for his enterprises, teaming up with future label execs and producers Harve Pierre, Mark Pitts, and Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie, all key figures in Bad Boy’s early success. The next summer, their work paid off with Craig Mack’s ubiquitous “Flava in Ya Ear” and the Notorious B.I.G.’s “One More Chance.” In the next three years, Bad Boy would become the premiere label for upcoming hip-hop and R&B artists, churning out chart-topping albums from Faith Evans, Total, and 112, and soundtracking clubs and radio stations nationwide. The 73-page complaint filed by lawyer Tyrone Blackburn — which included unusual elements such as photos of the defendants and redacted names that could easily be deciphered — claimed that Jones worked, traveled, and often lived with Combs while producing nine songs for the project.Jones described his experience as a hedonistic hellscape.

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