Christian “King” Combs, son of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has taken a bold step into the spotlight, but not just for his music. With all of the lawsuits going down on his father’s head, King Combs drops a diss record called Pick A Side, firing hits at critics and federal raids of Diddy’s properties. The track, aimed particularly at figures like 50 Cent, among others, showcases King Combs’ strong stance in defense of his father and the legacy of his family.
The release of Pick A Side comes after a turbulent time for the Combs family. This past March of 2024, federal agents raided Diddy’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles part of an investigation tied to serious allegations made against the rap mogul. Diddy faces numerous lawsuits riddled with accusations of sexual assault and other crimes as headlines spread across the country.
For King Combs, this is not just news-it’s personal. On the diss track, he spoke directly to the raids, including rapping that the FBI agents missed a property next door. In these lyrics, King Combs has let loose his frustration, whether with the legal issues his father faces or with the public and media scrutiny that has followed.
On Pick A Side, King Combs addresses his father’s controversy, referring to all the allegations as “cap,” which is one of today’s hottest slang words simply meaning lies. He directly calls out people that have been coming at Diddy, especially 50 CentT.
King Combs‘s flow is brutally rebellious and unsparing. He makes it totally clear that wherever those names are concerned, he stands firmly with his old man: “I don’t think all these things people got going on about my old man is real.” As for him, this is not meant to entertain or have fun but put an eye on some noise surrounding his father’s legal saga.
The diss track also restarts a long-time rivalry going on between Diddy and rapper 50 Cent. With his brasque personality and relentless trolling on social media, 50 Cent has taken his shots at Diddy, especially as legal controversies mount. As of late, 50 Cent even made insinuations in linking Diddy to the infamous murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.-claims which King Combs strongly dismisses in his track.
The next ”Pick A Side” zeros in on 50 Cent himself, teasing him for popularizing that summer’s catchphrase “No Diddy” and using the legal drama to further make his case. King Combs definitely does not mince his words; he refers to 50 Cent as a clout chaser living off the woes of others.
But what separates it from your ordinary rap beef is the personal depth that lays beside every line. Sources close to King Combs reveal that making the track was more a cathartic process than just a reaction to something dire. He is aware of how serious the allegations filed against his father are and the aftermath it has caused within their family, so King Combs opted to channel his emotions into his music and outlived his platform to speak his truths.
He reportedly spent weeks getting the track just right, ensuring that the lyrics were more than barbs at 50 Cent or the feds but, in his mind, to his fanbase. He wanted his supporters to see the strength in him, as an artist and as a son taking up for his family.
With this diss track, King Combs has managed to intertwine strong, punchy lyrics that not only traits the ongoing legal drama but also speaks volumes to those people who have been on the sideline, watching. It’s a clear message to his critics: he’s not backing down.
As one might expect, 50 Cent jumped into the fray in no time to respond to Pick A Side. Taking to Instagram, the Power star mocked King Combs in a post sarcastically claiming he felt “threatened” by the diss track. Dripping with humor, it was typical 50 Cent: underplaying the threat while simultaneously stirring the pot.
In another post, 50 Cent went even further, even bringing King Combs’s own legal woes into the mix. He referenced a lawsuit filed against King Combs by a stewardess who, in 2022, accused the celebrity offspring of sexual assault during a family vacation. On those grounds, 50 Cent redirected the limelight to himself, trying to question King Combs’ diss track’s legitimacy.
This is, of course, just the latest salvo in a long line of public back-and-forth jabs between 50 Cent and Diddy. A competitive tension between the two music moguls that seemed to worsen throughout his career built into a complete feud that started in the early 2000s. He has Hydraulic Pressed Diddy publicly consistently, especially with piling-on allegations against him.
When Diddy, in late 2023, faced a series of lawsuits including one by Cassie, his former girlfriend, 50 Cent randomly made sure to tease him. He even went so far as to threaten the production of a documentary entitled Diddy Do It?, further fanning their cold war flames. And now that King Combs has thrown his hat into the ring with Pick A Side, this family feud is decidedly not over.
Ah, drama, drama, drama-but King Combs is determined to keep his eyes on the prize. The 26-year-old rapper, born Christian Case Combs, has been making a name for himself in the hip-hop world, following in his father’s footsteps, yet keeping his own beat as an artist. Songs like Diana and How You Want It already positioned him as an adept lyricist who brings back old-school hip-hop with a very modern feel.
On “Pick A Side,” King Combs is not just reacting to the situation on his hands but rather putting himself on the bigger competitive stage, ready to go toe to toe with whoever decides to come for his family. And fans can respectively hold their breath for the result of this track in the career development course for this record, alongside the feud he and 50 Cent are about to experience.
While King Combs has to defend his family against all those rumors continuously and get through the complex path of celebrity life, the one thing that is certain is-the Combs name isn’t going anywhere, and King is ready for the throne.
