Chopper “Young City” Barnes of the most beloved hip hop series, Form a band on MTV, has finally broken its silence on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ numerous sexual assault allegations.
In the interview released by The art of dialogueFormer rapper Da Band – who starred in the series in the early 2000s – gave his opinion on the now-disgraced rap mogul, who is also his former boss.
The music mogul is currently facing charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Chopper feels the countless lawsuits against him come as a form of “karma”.
Chopper, 39, began by expressing: “I believe it’s a double-edged sword… It’s bittersweet. What Diddy did to so many of the artists on his label is just diabolical.” “. “I think Diddy means well, but if you live a certain lifestyle for too long, you stop treating people like people and start treating people like objects.”
The Louisiana 3rd Ward rapper expressed his belief that Diddy “meant well” and cited the lawsuit against French vodka brand Cîroc as a harbinger of his public demise. “It’s ironic that everything happened to him,” the rapper said.
Regarding Diddy’s ex Cassie Ventura – whose physical abuse footage emerged last May – the rapper said there was no doubt that he “beat that girl”, saying adding that the hip hop boss seems to have forgotten that his superstar status puts “scope” on his lifestyle.
“As a celebrity, anything you say or do can be used against you in the court of celebrity,” the musician declared. “Do I think Diddy is a sex trafficker? I don’t,” Chopper defended, while also admitting to the mogul’s “UFO-ish” behavior.
“I don’t think he’s a sex trafficker, I just think he’s done so much that the universe tends to unravel the way it’s supposed to. When you do right by people, it comes around “And when you do wrong to people, you get what you deserve.” highway.
During the interview, Young City reflected on his own sexual assault allegations, as the Louisiana rapper was allegedly accidentally accused of being a pimp in Las Vegas – according to him.
In 2022, Chopper was charged with sex trafficking after Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department detectives said the rapist used his social media to recruit women as prostitutes. WUSA 9.
During the interview, Chopper said that he drove a woman over for sex without him knowing that this behavior was considered trafficking. According to him, police later deemed him “hot” after an anonymous woman told authorities that he had a car, money and was “pimping.” He announced those charges had been dropped.
“When I went through that situation, I thought about all the things I did wrong,” the “Tonight” rapper said of taking responsibility. “I think it’s time for Diddy to eat the pie from the artist he milked.”
He continued: “Craig Macks, Biggies, Da Band, Danity Kane, Shyne, Black Rob – there’s only a certain amount of time you can take, take, take, before the universe reverses it.”
“I think it’s time for him to have his humble pie, and the universe has basically taken what he’s been taking all these years and I think that’s what’s going on,” he said more.
Chopper appeared in Diddy’s hit MTV series Form a band in 2002. Other members of the band include Sara Rivers, Dylan Dilinjah, Frederick “Freddy P” Watson, Lloyd “Ness” Mathis and Lynese “Babs” Wiley.
— Originally published on Enstarz
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