{"id":2038359,"date":"2025-09-21T04:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2038359"},"modified":"2025-09-21T04:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:27:05","slug":"jay-electronica-talks-not-showing-up-in-diddy-affidavit-after-living-with-disgraced-mogul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jay-electronica-talks-not-showing-up-in-diddy-affidavit-after-living-with-disgraced-mogul\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Electronica Talks Not Showing Up In Diddy Affidavit After &#8216;Living With&#8217; Disgraced Mogul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/jay-electronica\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jay Electronica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Jay Electronica<\/a> references <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/diddy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sean &quot;Diddy&quot; Combs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs<\/a> and his legal issues in a lyric on his new album, <em>A Written Testimony: Leaflets,<\/em> which he surprise-dropped on Friday (September 19).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What does Jay Electronica say about Diddy on &#8216;Leaflets&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the song, &#8220;Four Billion, Four Hundred Million 4,400,000,000 \/ The Worst Is Yet To Come,&#8221; Electronica claims he lived with the disgraced mogul but &#8220;never showed up in the affidavit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<em>I was living with puff and cash and never showed up in the affidavit<\/em>,&#8221; he raps on the track. &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m a smoother criminal than Michael Jackson maybe.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While it\u2019s unclear if Electronica and Diddy ever lived together, they once had a close relationship. However, a rift formed when Jay chose to sign with Jay-Z\u2019s Roc Nation instead of joining Bad Boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diddy was arrested in September 2024 on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. On July 2, 2025, after a weeks-long trial that dominated the news cycle, the jury in the Bad Boy Records mogul&#8217;s case came to a decision, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/diddy-trial-verdict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:finding him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">finding him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution<\/a>, but not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in July, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/02\/jay-electronica-supports-diddy-outside-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:during an interaction with a TMZ reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">during an interaction with a <em>TMZ<\/em> reporter<\/a> amid Diddy\u2019s trial, Jay said he was just \u201cout here supporting my brother&#8221; while he was outside the courthouse walking his two dogs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Diddy, currently incarcerated and awaiting sentencing, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/diddy-opens-jay-electronica-surprise-181027905.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:lends his voice to Jay Electronica\u2019s surprise album;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">lends his voice to Jay Electronica\u2019s surprise album<\/a> <em>A Written Testimony: Leaflets<\/em> by performing the intro on the track \u201cAbracadabra,\u201d where he delivers a message about the state of hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Hip-hop is in a very, very dangerous place, you know,&#8221; Diddy says on the track. &#8220;Give them that shit, you know what I&#8217;m saying? Live at they souls, lift up they vibration. That\u2019s what God sent you here to do, you know? That\u2019s why we wait so long. We wait for things that are good \u2018cause good things come to those who wait&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diddy is expected to remain incarcerated until his sentencing on October 3, while his attorneys pursue an acquittal or a new trial.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/jay-electronicas-beloved-act-ii-155950104.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Jay Electronica&#8217;s Beloved &#8216;Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn)&#8217; Gets Streaming Release<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/erykah-badu-jokes-child-support-210359153.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Andr\u00e9 3000 and Fashion Icon Award Honoree Erykah Badu attend the 2024 CFDA Awards at American Museum of Natural History on October 28, 2024 in New York City.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/W4_RUhyF.kp16f43sl69tQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/097893f84a2d12b97346899c47acb9ca\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Erykah Badu Jokes About Losing Child Support When Asked If Andr\u00e9 3000 Is Better Than Black Thought<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/backwoodsaltar\/jay-electronica-defends-jay-z-halftime-show-complaints\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jay Electronica backstage at Sony Hall in New York City. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3UA.jlIjrCjfEOWynHJd0w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/71795994fabfcf82cc901470b3390810\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Jay Electronica Defends Jay-Z Amid Complaints Over Kendrick Lamar Playing Super Bowl Halftime Show<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/chris-brown-deactivates-instagram-miss-172733702.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chris Brown Deactivates Instagram After 'Miss Me With Colorist Rage Baiting' Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Chris Brown Deactivates Instagram After &#8216;Miss Me With Colorist Rage Baiting&#8217; Post<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/curtis-daniel-iii-reflects-patchwerk-144600853.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Curtis Daniel III Reflects on PatchWerk Recording Studios\u2019 Impact and 30-Year Legacy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Curtis Daniel III Reflects on PatchWerk Recording Studios\u2019 Impact and 30-Year Legacy<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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