How does a hip-hop king become America's most notorious criminal defendant?For three decades, Sean "Diddy" Combs reigned as entertainment royalty-a self-made billionaire who transformed music, launched megastars, and built an empire worth over $1 billion. Behind the luxury yachts and champagne toasts, however, prosecutors allege a darker reality: a criminal enterprise built on coercion, violence, and systematic abuse.The Mogul's Reckoning delivers an unflinching documentary investigation into the rise and fall of one of music's most powerful figures. This meticulously researched exposé doesn't just chronicle a celebrity scandal-it dissects how unchecked power corrupts absolutely, and why the music industry looked the other way for decades. Inside this provocative investigation, you'll discover: How a Harlem teenager transformed himself into a cultural titan worth billions The federal indictment that shocked the world and detailed patterns of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering Victim testimonies that finally broke decades of silence The "freak offs" and disturbing allegations that emerged from court documents Bad Boy Records' meteoric rise and the controversies that shadowed its success Legal strategies, witness accounts, and the evidence prosecutors say proves a criminal conspiracy The industry enablers, complicit insiders, and systemic failures that allowed alleged abuse to continue unchecked What this trial means for accountability in entertainment and beyond Drawing from federal indictments, court filings, investigative journalism, and public testimony, this book examines not just one man's alleged crimes but the broader cultural reckoning around power, celebrity, and justice. From Harlem to Hollywood, from platinum records to federal prosecution, every chapter reveals how fame became a weapon and wealth became a shield-until the system finally said enough.