Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson saw a big spike in Spotify streaming charts this week, following the premiere of his long-awaited documentary about rival Sean “Diddy” Combs’ career and criminal conviction on Netflix.
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Jackson was the highest-rising artist on Spotify’s US artist chart this week, which reflects streaming activity from December 5 to 11, rising 54 spots, from number 199 to number 145.
Combs does not appear on the list, which ranks the 200 most streamed artists in the U.S. over the past week.
Jackson also rose on the weekly global artist chart, jumping 26 spots from number 136 to number 110.
On Spotify’s most recent daily charts, Jackson is even higher: As of December 11, he was the 119th most streamed artist in the US and 83rd globally.
Jackson’s rise up Spotify’s streaming charts comes after the Dec. 2 premiere of his Combs docuseries on Netflix, which has been a streaming hit and has topped Netflix’s series charts.
How successful has 50 Cent’s Diddy documentary been?
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” had a great debut on Netflix, registering almost 22 million minutes viewed in its first six days of release. The docuseries was the most-watched show in the U.S. for the week of December 1-7 and the second-most-watched series globally in that same period, behind only the new season of Stranger Things.
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What were the big reveals in 50 Cent’s Diddy docuseries?
Jackson’s documentary includes previously unreleased footage that Combs had commissioned during his arrest and trial, which has prompted legal threats from Combs’ team, who claim the material was obtained illegally.
In footage captured just before Combs’ arrest in September 2024, he is shown speaking to his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, saying, “We have to find someone to work with us, whether it’s from this country or another. It could be someone who has been involved in the dirtiest media and propaganda businesses,” mentioning that he is “taking eight nuclear bombs right in the head” and that he “is losing.”
After former Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard sued Combs for sexual assault that same month, Combs is seen speaking to his team, asking them to find “any Dawn Richard interviews where she talks positively about her relationship with Diddy,” while lashing out at the avalanche of civil lawsuits filed against him, calling them “dozens of liars.”
The documentary also includes interviews with two jurors from Combs’ criminal trial, which ended with convictions on two counts of prostitution and acquittals on three more serious charges, leading to a 50-month prison sentence.
A jury acknowledged that Combs was violent toward his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, citing surveillance footage of Combs attacking her at a hotel, but noted that “domestic violence was not one of the charges.” Another juror said he was “confused” because the jury was given evidence that Combs was violent toward Ventura, but “the next minute, they were going out to dinners and trips.”
What has Diddy said about the documentary?
Combs sent a cease and desist letter to Netflix, stating that he “will not hesitate” to take legal action. His spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, told Forbes that the use of footage Combs commissioned is “fundamentally unfair and illegal,” adding that it was originally intended for a documentary Combs wanted to make about his life. Netflix, for its part, responded by saying that the footage was “obtained legally” and assured that the documentary “is not an attack.”
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