Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy

Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy sets out to explore the rise of Sean "Diddy" Combs, one of hip-hop's most influential figures. The documentary covers his early struggles, business savvy, and rise to fame, offering some behind-the-scenes glimpses into his career and the music industry.

While the film does a good job of celebrating Diddy's achievements, it feels more like a polished promotional piece than an in-depth documentary. It highlights his successes but avoids diving too deep into the controversies, setbacks, or complexities of his career. For fans who already admire him, the documentary provides an entertaining, if surface-level, look at his journey. However, for those hoping for a more balanced or revealing exploration of his impact, it may feel too safe and controlled.

Visually, the film is well-produced, with sleek editing and nostalgic footage that longtime hip-hop fans will appreciate. But the storytelling lacks depth, often glossing over key moments that could have made the documentary more compelling.

Overall, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy is an average watch. It's engaging enough for casual viewers but ultimately feels more like an extended PR reel than a truly insightful documentary. 5/10.

Just listen to some of the interviews of some of these people (dont even have to mention names, you'll recognise them by their own thought processes in their own words) setting the outdated mindset that predators are "Victims" of their environments.

Untold numbers of people, from all walks of life have gone through much worse adversity growing up, the difference is how the person is wired, people who are not predatory in their character become hyper-vigilant towards others safety-especially reflecting on how they felt/would feel in similar circumstances, if you're a deviant mindset with lack of empathy you'll become a predator yourself.

Interesting for me here in Sweden. I follow the downfall of Diddy from a distance.

It starts all right with a look into his childhood and some good scenes with a guy called Tim Patterson. He tells about how Puff was raised and I as a viewer I get some valuable insights.

But then, it gets pretty unfocused. There are a lot of accusations - rape, drugging, violence, all you can think of. The score is like a mix of something from a horror movie and a block buster trailer. A lot of slams, eerie sounds and bombastic stuff.

Far from a minimal approach. I think it gets kind of shallow. It's more like a Wikipedia of accusations than a real movie with a solid storytelling.

As anyone with an IQ over 50 will realise, we live in an era of trial by mediia.

Add to that the socio-cultural misandrist agenda the media perpetuates, plenty of 'he said, she said' and you have a viable product in itself.

My main problem with this whole phenomenon is the man has not been found guilty of anything in court.

In this 'documentary' there are plenty of relative nobodies claiming to have knowledge of all manner of behaviour, which is damning in and of itself.

However I draw the line when: I don't have all the facts; it's Hollywood so whose agenda is on display here? And furthermore, until he is charged, I have no respect for this low quality type of 'investigative journalism'.

Whatever happened to ethics in the media?

Why do we allow one of the most powerful institutions on this planet to serve up sensationalist rumour and here-say?

A low, low point in the history of the media again.

I'm disgusted by not only the level of this, but the eagerness of the public to consume it and believe it.

'By giving us the opinions of the uneducated journalism keeps us in constant contact with the community.' Oscar Wilde.

I liked this documentary. I liked Tim because he confirmed for me exactly what I thought was the beginning of Puffs crazy world- His mother Janice Combs along with those in the industry who may have made Puff do things for that power.

Me , my sister and a few friends was at City College that night. We were stuck in the crowd. It was so crowded on that staircase that my feet wasn't touching the stairs anymore. I got into the gym. My friend April was one of the last people I saw get through the doors before I saw dead bodies being pulled into the gym. I did a show about this on my YouTube page years ago "Straight Talk With Ms. Tee.

Also my uncle is one of the guys who got Puff's father into the Nicky Barnes crew. Please know it's only alleged that Melvin snitched. IT'S NOT A FACT.