“Made him a person of interest now"- Internet reacts to Bow Wow’s claim that industry misses Diddy’s party energy

American rapper and actor Bow Wow recently made the news for his comment about Diddy. During his appearance on YouTube's More To The Story podcast with Rocsi Diaz on October 11, he said the industry allegedly misses Diddy's party energy.

He further said,

"There were no parties, no motion.. Nowhere to go.. When Diddy was around, there was always a party and a place to go after an event. He was really important to the culture."

After seemingly defending Combs, he has come under heavy criticism from internet users. They took to X to condemn the rapper. One user said that the comment made him a "person of interest."

"That comment made him a person of interest now", commented one user.

Other netizens also preached to the choir. Some said that the American rapper and actor lacks "emotional intelligence", while others alleged that he has been to all of Diddy's "freak offs".

"Bowow thinks r*pe , s*x trafficking and abuse is important to the culture," said one user.

"This ni*ga lacks emotional intelligence," wrote one user.

"Bow wow been to ALL the FREAK OFFS,"alleged another one.

Some users claimed that Bow Wow was trying to be "relevant," another asked the authorities to "lock him up."

"Awww they can't have fun without the r*pist present," sarcastically said another netizen.

"Bowwow just tryna be relevant again. If anything it's gonna make them look at you and not in a good way because why u taking up for Diddy so bad," claimed another user.

"Lock him up too f*ck it," wrote one netizen.

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Bow Wow supported Diddy amid the latter's controversy

Diddy Combs (Image via Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Amid Sean Diddy Combs' legal battles, his close friend and fellow rapper Bow Wow has spoken out in favor of the 54-year-old singer. During his October 11 interview on the More To The Story podcast, Bow Wow asserted how he and the music industry have been impacted by Combs' arrest.

Speaking about the void in the industry that exists now, Bow Wow expressed his shock and sadness about Diddy's arrest. He also said,

"It ain't supposed to end like this. I can't, nah, I would've never thought it would — If it is the end, this would be the story of how it would end. It ain't supposed to end like this."

The Like You rapper further concentrated on the parties Diddy used to allegedly host after important occasions, like award shows. Furthermore, referring to the rapper as the "gatekeeper" of the music business, he stated,

"Nah, he's like the gatekeeper to the game. To the point to where what weekend has passed, BET award weekend, like the past two, they just didn't feel right. There was no motion, there was no parties. There was nowhere to go."

The rapper further added,

"How monumental and how important he was to the culture. Because I said, Jermaine [Dupri], there's no parties. Every year, dude [Diddy] had the [parties]. And you feel it. It's like a hole. It's like, 'damn, we ain't going.…he was everything. Hip hop, you know what I mean?"

He continued,

"For me, thinking on it, bro, supposed to be on a 250 foot yacht with his wife leg up, chilling. This how you ride it out."

Apart from talking about Diddy, Bow Wow also spoke about his conversation with the American record producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, stating that the two of them were baffled as to how Diddy could be arrested and how he had left a "hole" in the industry.

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As per All HipHop's October 12 article, Diddy and Bow Wow have collaborated frequently on songs like Let's Get Down. In addition to working together, the two are said to have forged a close relationship. Diddy was reportedly a mentor to Bow Wow and allegedly impacted the latter's career as an entertainer.