A jury of 12 New Yorkers is due to be chosen on Friday in the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who could face decades or even life in prison if convicted. The rapper has pleaded not guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy,

The 45 men and women who made it through the first stage of selection for the federal case's jury will be narrowed to 12 jurors and six alternates on Friday.

By end of the week, a jury is expected to be seated in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. It’s a stunning turn of events for the once kingmaker in music, a man who reached billionaire status as a rapper, producer and entrepreneur.