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DISGRACELAND

Prince (Pt. 1): Dark Funk and Fentanyl

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Few pop artists achieved the dizzying creative and career highs that Prince did. An artist who famously stayed away from drugs and most anything that would cause him to lose control, Prince was aided in his legendary musical output by a small army of creative alter egos, who helped him maintain control and helped him reign supreme as one of the greatest pop musicians of all time, until of course, all control was lost. This episode was originally published on June 9, 2020. To view the full list of contributors, see the show notes at ⁠www.disgracelandpod.com⁠. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at ⁠disgracelandpod.com/membership⁠. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - ⁠GET THE NEWSLETTER⁠ Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠X⁠ (formerly Twitter)  ⁠Facebook Fan Group⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Double Elvis.

0:07.7

Hey guys, I want to tell you about a podcast that I can't get enough of.

0:12.4

I know you all have been following the Sean Diddy Combs case because we've been talking about it together here in disgrace land.

0:19.6

There's another podcast, Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy,

0:24.3

that charts the rise of Diddy from his beginnings all the way to the top of the music,

0:30.0

fashion, and culture industries, and then, of course, how it all came crashing down.

0:35.6

I've talked about this in Disgraceland, as you know, both in the bonus episodes

0:38.9

and in our full episodes. But if you want another point of view on this, I highly recommend

0:43.8

you check out the podcast, Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy. For those of you who don't know,

0:50.2

for decades, Diddy was one of the most influential entertainers and entrepreneurs in the world.

0:55.5

And then, of course, a video came out that showed a very different violent side of Sean Diddy Combs.

1:01.2

It wasn't the first time.

1:02.6

There's always been whispers about Diddy's aggression, about Diddy's behavior.

1:07.4

But with this video, the evidence was undeniable, and everyone could see it. And of course,

1:13.6

then a wave of lawsuits followed with shocking allegations of sexual abuse and manipulation.

1:19.3

And now we all know Diddy is facing federal charges that include sex trafficking. He's scheduled

1:24.5

for trial in May. And of course, Sean Diddy Combs denies all

1:28.8

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