At this advanced stage of the social media and podcasting era, nearly every celebrity legal proceeding plays primarily as fodder for content. The case against Sean Combs will bring the dynamic to a new peak.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Sean “Diddy” Combs reigned over American hip-hop. He produced chart-topping albums, launched an influential record label, recorded hit songs, inked lucrative branding deals and catapulted hip-hop into a worldwide cultural force.