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Judge Greg Mathis<\/a> didn\u2019t hold back when addressing Diddy <\/a>and the mogul\u2019s alleged street credibility, saying the Hip-Hop executive\u2019s tough-guy image never held weight with real gangsters.<\/p>\n \u201cStreet guys don\u2019t fear him because they know he\u2019s never been in the street. He was a kid, went to Catholic school, and then he was bullied. He tried to join up with some little gang in New York, I think Harlem, that weren\u2019t even engaging in crime,\u201d Judge Mathis said.<\/p>\n Diddy is currently facing a wide-ranging federal investigation that includes accusations of racketeering, sex trafficking, and kidnapping.<\/p>\n Prosecutors allege he led a criminal network that enabled years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. The charges also include arson, drug offenses, bribery and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n Mathis, a former Detroit street hustler turned television judge, said Diddy\u2019s reputation in the music industry was built more on fear and association than actual street credibility.<\/p>\n Diddy\u2019s father, Melvin Earl Combs, was a known figure in Harlem\u2019s drug scene and had ties to the infamous kingpin Frank Lucas. In 1972, Melvin was shot and killed in his car on Central Park West. He was 33.<\/p>\n