‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Review: A Reveling In The Downfall of P. Diddy

Never get on 50 Cent’s bad side. 50 Cent’s dislike for disgraced R&B artist Sean Combs aka P. Diddy (once known as Puff Daddy for us 90s kids) isn’t a secret, but when it was announced that he was doing a documentary on P. Diddy, I almost didn’t believe it. Sure enough, though; not only was the Netflix documentary made, but it was taken seriously. Sure, 50 Cent is happy as a clam in his interviews about the 4-part series, but this is no troll attempt. The documentary is a serious take on not only P. Diddy’s rise, but also about some pretty serious subjects within the R&B/rap community.

Was This Really a Surprise?

To the average, everyday person; P. Diddy was the owner of a liquor brand, the once boyfriend of J. Lo, and had a few mainstream hits. I’m old enough to remember when he was Puff Daddy and the host of a competition show called Making the Band. To those, though; within the lifestyle of P. Diddy and the upper echelon of celebrity, P. Diddy was much more. It came as a shock, to the average person; that someone as mainstream-friendly as Diddy not only hosted things such as freak-offs, but was R. Kelly/Harvey Weinstein level of diabolical. However, according to the first-hand accounts, this was who he always was and he was just good at hiding it.

However, this review is not on P. Diddy and what he’s done – his trial is over and while the courts may have gone easy on him, there is the court of public opinion, and things like Sean Combs: The Reckoning make sure that even after he’s served his time, it’ll be hard for him to bounce back. If he’s able to have a career at all.

A Worthwhile Watch

People are calling 50 Cent petty, but there’s no denying that he is an excellent producer. This four-part documentary series did a great job not only in building up, but getting many first-hand accounts to back up many of the claims made in the documentary. On top of the footage obtained for the series, the documentary was more than just things we already knew. It was a look into someone who was literally given the key to New York City. Someone who almost seemed family-friendly, when he was anything but that.

The entire internet is talking about this documentary and while people would have watched it regardless of who produced it or what platform it was on, we believe that it’s because those behind the making of it took it seriously that it’s as talked about as it is. It would have been easy for those involved to revel in P. Diddy’s downfall (though we’re sure they are), but it’s clear that they also wanted to make a serious documentary to showcase that this person is not a good person. And any time the deaths of Tupac and Biggie are brought up, you know that the internet interest is going to be piqued.

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a good documentary for anyone who is not only looking for a deeper look into P. Diddy’s crimes, but for anyone who is looking for a juicy Netflix documentary. It’s certainly worth the watch, even if you are privy to much that is being revealed.