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Netflix’s latest “The Reckoning,” executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The film traces Sean Combs’ rise through the music industry, beginning with his early start as an intern under Andre Harrell at Uptown Records. His ambition and drive eventually led to his dismissal from Uptown, but that setback pushed him to launch his own label—where the Notorious B.I.G. became his first artist and the foundation of what would become Bad Boy Records.

The documentary revisits pivotal and painful chapters in hip-hop history, including the tragedy at Combs’ 1991 celebrity basketball game, as well as the murders of Biggie and Tupac. It then moves into his later professional eras, covering Making the Band, his relationship with Cassie, and the cultural influence he built over decades.

Interviews with former assistants, corporate executives like Capricorn Clark, artist Aubrey O’Day, and Bad Boy co-founder Kirk Burrows paint a stark and often disturbing picture of Combs’ behavior behind closed doors. Their testimonies reveal allegations of mistreatment, manipulation, and environments that many described as toxic and traumatic.

While the documentary acknowledges Combs’ undeniable business genius and lasting impact on music, it also exposes the deeply flawed and harmful ways he treated people around him. “The Reckoning” is gripping, unsettling, and essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand the full story—the rise, the empire, and the darkness behind one of music’s most influential figures.