‘He Was Cool’: Ice Cube Weighs In On Diddy’s Drama, Thinks Disgraced Rapper Is Being Targeted
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been a constant in news headlines since his former girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, filed a lawsuit against him in November 2023. Ice Cube is the latest to weigh in on Diddy’s several other lawsuits and ongoing federal investigation, and he’s getting dragged for claiming the mogul was “targeted.”

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Former NWA rapper Ice Cube recently visited the PBD Podcast. While there, he spoke on several subjects, including the Diddy drama. However, he didn’t have many negative things to say, which is a rare occurrence. The podcast host, Patrick Bet-David, asked the rapper about his interactions with Puffy. According to Complex, Ice Cube reports that Diddy was “cool.”
The “Good Day” rapper stated that he worked with Diddy and his producers on his 1998 War & Peace Volume 1 project. During their time working together, Ice Cube didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. Bet-David dug a little more, asking Ice Cube what his reaction was when he heard about Diddy’s legal troubles.
“How could you be surprised with anything that happens in hip-hop?” he stated. “Hip-hop is the wild west. You gonna have the good, you gonna have the bad, you gonna have the ugly.”
The host stated that Diddy may be a target, and Ice Cube thought so, too.
“I believe he’s being targeted,” Ice said. “I believe somebody has the power to pull the trigger to make this stuff, this domino effect, happen.”
However, Ice Cube was honest that he didn’t know all the information about the situation.
“I don’t know enough to even be able to be specific on any of this stuff. This is all just speculation. I just know he was cool up until a point and this stuff started happening,” he admitted.
Social Media Reacts To Ice Cube’s Comments On Diddy Being Targeted

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Shortly after the podcast episode was released, a clip of the interview began circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter. As expected, many of the comments were disappointed in the rapper’s comments. One user replied, confused as to how Diddy could be targeted.
This makes me side eye Cube? Tf you mean targeted. The nigga is a mid tier batman villain
— Blacc Kage (@Chop_God_Redd) July 18, 2024
After a little backlash, the father of five took to X to defend himself.
If homeland security raids your house. Somebody somewhere had to target you. That’s how raids work people. Where’s the controversy? https://t.co/jcMrTGuMTB
— Ice Cube (@icecube) July 19, 2024
An X user hilariously replied that it may have been Diddy’s crimes that tipped off the federal investigation.
Probably tipped off by all the people he raped
— Justin🦩Boldaji (@justinboldaji) July 19, 2024
Some users were not surprised by Cube’s comments, citing that his support for Trump in 2020 put him on Black Twitter probation.
Cube has been showing his true colors for years now. The simple fact of him trying to push Trumps empty Platinum Plan for Black Americans showed me who he really was. pic.twitter.com/bwyK2OP6wq
— Ms.Jamie™️ (@BabeGrl) July 18, 2024
Other users pointed out that there is tangible proof of Diddy’s abuse, making the other allegations against him plausible. As you may recall, CNN released surveillance footage of Diddy physically abusing Cassie at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The father of seven eventually took accountability for the abuse in a video he posted to Instagram shortly after the release of the footage.
We ALL saw that horrific violent video of #SeanCombs stomping, beating and humiliating #CassieVentura, which was one of the many that she endured from this monster.
But “he’s being targeted.” https://t.co/GWEIpbgj11
— Sista D.Barnes👑✊🏾🔥 (@sistadbarnes) July 19, 2024
Some users are defending Ice Cube, stating that he never said Diddy wasn’t guilty but was just being targeted.
Plenty of people going to make negative comments, but haven’t watched the entire interview. Cube never said he wasn’t guilty because he doesn’t know, but of course Diddy is now being targeted. It doesn’t mean he’s innocent.
— JAYFORCE (@Jayforce) July 18, 2024
Regardless of Ice Cube’s thoughts on the matter, the Bad Boy founder will eventually face his legal troubles. The federal investigation is still ongoing, and no arrests have been made.