Inside Diddy and Jay-Z’s ‘special pact’ as rapper stays silent on his pal’s allegations | HO

Diddy and Jay-Z share a very special friendship that spans decades but when it comes to recent s3x trafficking allegations the rapper is nowhere to be seen or heard.

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I’ll Be Missing You could be running through Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ head right now as his best pal Jay-Z remains silent on the star’s recent bombshell allegations.

It has been a stressful few days for the 54-year-old record producers as a string of abuse and rape trials have been followed by a very public and well-reported Homeland Security raid at his homes in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday (March 25) evening.

The dramatic raids were part of an ongoing s3x trafficking investigation allegedly linked to Diddy, and many celebrities’ names have been brought up in the leaked docs.

While Jay-Z’s name hasn’t been directly linked to any of the damming allegations his notable friendship with Diddy has.

The Empire State of Mind singer has remained totally silent on the matter, which has left fans scratching their heads due to the pair’s close-knit friendship.

Diddy and Jay-Z have been friends for many years (Image: Getty)

How close are Diddy and Jay-Z?

As far as nicknames go, Diddy and Jay-Z are as close as two friends can be.

The Coming Home singer has been known by many names over the years — Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, but the name he rarely goes by, however, is his birth name, Sean Combs.

That’s because only his mom and fellow rapper Jay-Z have the luxury of addressing him as such.

During a stint on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, Diddy gave a low down on his many names: “I was born Puffy and then I become P. Diddy,” after The Late Late Show host had asked how he should address him.

“Then they called me Diddy because I was so pretty,” he explained, as he added: “And then Puff Daddy and then I became who I am now, which is Love.”

Jay-Z attended Diddy’s birthday party in 2008 (Image: Getty)

Diddy and Jay-Z posing for a selfie in 1998 (Image: Getty)

Diddy and Jay-Z hugging (Image: Getty)

James then probed him as to why he failed to list Sean among his names, to which Diddy replied: “Sean is typically used by, you know, my mother. I don’t know, when you’re in trouble,” adding that James didn’t get the stamp of “approval” to call him Sean.

The host then asked if there was anybody in the entertainment industry that is allowed to call him Sean and Diddy revealed: “There’s only one person, and I call him Shawn, that’s Jay-Z.”

For those who don’t know, Jay-Z’s real name is Shawn Carter and that is how the two friends address each other.

“We call each other Sean,” he enthused. “Nobody else is allowed to call me Sean. There’s not a single person, outside of my mother, that should be calling me Sean.”

READ MORE: Usher Reveals He, JAY-Z, Pharrell, And Diddy Almost Formed A Supergroup: “We All Got Caught Up”

Today (Jan. 31), Usher sat down with Shannon Sharpe for the “Club Shay Shay” podcast. During their conversation, he shared how he once babysat Beyoncé and his Mount Rushmore of R&B. The “Burn” hitmaker also revealed he was almost in a supergroup with JAY-Z, Pharrell, and Diddy.

“You gon’ hate me for this one. JAY-Z, Pharrell, Diddy, and me was supposed to be a group. Yeah, that’s crazy,” Usher explained. “I didn’t say, ‘No.’ I didn’t say, ‘Yeah.’ I think that we just got caught up. We all got caught up in the moment. We was talking about it and having secret meetings about it.”

He added, “We was talking about music and how we was gon’ flip it, and the business of it. Somehow, we just got distracted, and it never happened. That’s one that I actually wish would have happened.” Check out the clip below.

Notably, Pharrell produced Usher’s “U Don’t Have To Call,” “She Came to Give It to You,” and “Wifey.” Meanwhile, the R&B legend teamed up with Diddy on records like “I Need A Girl (Pt. 1)” and “Looking For Love.”

In 2019, JAY-Z was tapped as the NFL’s live music entertainment strategist to help produce the Super Bowl halftime performance. He picked Usher for this year’s event, which will see the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs going head-to-head.

“[JAY] said, ‘It’s time. It’s magic time. You know, it’s time for you to have that moment,’” Usher recalled during an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ He’s like, ‘The Super Bowl.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, you ready? Absolutely.’”

Usher’s COMING HOME is expected to hit streaming platforms next Friday (Feb. 9). The LP will contain “Good Good” featuring Summer Walker and 21 Savage, “Risk It All” with H.E.R., and “Standing Next To You” with Jung Kook. Additional guest appearances include The-Dream, Latto, Burna Boy, and Pheelz.