On the surface, rapper Kid Cudi and music mogul Sean ‘Diddy” Combs appear to have a few things in common. Both lost their fathers when they were young and have praised their mothers for their strength as single parents.

The testimony emerged as prosecutors build their case against Combs, who faces serious federal charges that could result in decades of imprisonment. Cudi’s willingness to speak publicly about these incidents marks a significant development in understanding the alleged culture of fear and control that prosecutors claim Combs maintained within his inner circle.

Rapper Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs′ sex trafficking trial. The popular melodic rapper told jurors Thursday about a 2012 firebombing of his car that prosecutors say was connected to Cudi's brief relationship with Combs’ ex-girlfriend,