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Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness SubscribeSign in Advertisement Democracy Dies in Darkness styleArts & EntertainmentsPowerThe MediaFashionOf Interest styleArts & EntertainmentsPowerThe MediaFashionOf Interest DIDDY MADE HIP-HOP SPARKLE. HIS ARREST TARNISHES THAT LEGACY FOREVER. His sense of shimmery uplift helped rap go pop. But new allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering change the meaning of his music. 5 min 57 Sean Combs backstage during a taping of “Bad Boys of Comedy” in 2004. (Maler/Mediapunch/Shutterstock) Column by Chris Richards September 18, 2024 at 3:08 p.m. EDT If Sean “Diddy” Combs really is one of the most powerful figures rap music will ever know, his power has been alchemical. Back in the ’90s, he figured out how to turn concrete into gold, helping to transform the sound of New York hip-hop from something hard and rough into something sleek and shimmering. As an impresario, he heard starry magnetism in the voices of the Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige, and as a producer, he sampled the euphoric disco hits that his generation had grown up with, infusing rap with a new mood that allowed dreams of escapism, triumphalism, nostalgia and prosperity to effortlessly intertwine. Amid all the cash and sparkle, he unlocked the fundamental power of pop music itself: transposing pain into happiness. Share 57 Comments More Style stories on music HAND CURATED * Diddy made hip-hop sparkle. His arrest tarnishes that legacy forever. September 18, 2024 Diddy made hip-hop sparkle. His arrest tarnishes that legacy forever. 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