Are Diddy and Kai Cenat related? Social media buzzes with comparisons following documentary release

Diddy and Kai Cenat are not related. Diddy was born in Janice Combs (née Smalls and Melvin Earl Combs in 1969 in Harlem, New York. The convicted rapper has several children, with the first biological child being born in 1993. None of his partners are from Trinidad and Tobago or Haiti, the birth nations of Kai Cenat's parent.

Kai Cenat was born in 2001. As mentioned, his mother is from Trinidad and Tobago, and his father is from Haiti. He was born in 2001 in Brooklyn and was raised by his mother alongside his three siblings. At the time of the birth of Kai Cenat, Diddy was in a relationship with model and actress Kim Porter. With whom he had three children, as well as adopting her child with Al B. Sure!, Quincy Brown.

So why was Cenat compared with Diddy? Well, it has to do with the similarities in their facial structures, as netizens on social media were quick to point out after Cenat was compared to Diddy by streamer Fan Fan at the Streamer Awards. Fan Fan stated in her joke:

"This year, as everyone knows, you broke the record for the most expensive haircut and the least educational university. Oh, and also, congrats on your new documentary with 50 Cent. That was you, right?"

As per Hot97, this joke was not received well, with streamer Tylil James condemning the joke at the awards. There was also some backlash on social media.

However, the comparison between Diddy and Kai Cenat has persisted, with many other netizens pointing it out, reacting to clips of the two looking similar in screenshots posted by various X channels:

"Oh damn, yeah they got a point lmao."

A netizen stated:

"This joke will not die anytime soon...cuss he really does."

Another netizen stated:

"The allegations are looking true, I fear."

"Kai really out here looking like Puff's long-lost son." one commenter opined.

Others continued to criticise such a comparison, stating it was in bad faith, with some even calling it out as racist. A reactor commented:

"Lowkey racist. The only familiarity is their skin colour imo."

Another commenter reacted:

"People don’t look alike, y’all just screenshot the same expression and call it a match. But the TL will always choose violence over accuracy, and honestly, I respect it."

Kai Cenat won the Best Just Chatting Streamer, Best Streamed Event, and the Best Streamed Collab awards at the Streamer Awards. The 21-year-old streamer is also a singer, having released two singles and made some guest appearances.

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The Diddy documentary was released on December 2, 2025

The Diddy documentary streamer Fan Fan was referring to in her ill-received joke is Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The documentary, which is directed by Kristin Alexandria Stapleton and executive produced by 50 Cent, is currently the most popular piece of media on Netflix.

The streaming giant revealed that the documentary is trending at the 1st spot in the US, competing with the likes of the final season of Stranger Things. The documentary has been controversial, with the rapper's representatives issuing a cease-and-desist letter to Netflix over its release, accusing the streaming giant and the makers of the documentary of using stolen footage.

Meanwhile, Netflix, 50 Cent, and Stapleton have all refuted the claims of using stolen footage, claiming that all footage was legally obtained and that the convicted rapper refused an opportunity to be interviewed for the documentary.