Jay-Z was publicly named in a sexual assault lawsuit on Dec. 8. Legal experts explain the behind-the-scenes moves that led to the bombshell filing.

Z have denied the lawsuit's allegations. In a then-burgeoning hip-hop scene, the fellow New York natives rose to prominence in the East Coast rap world through the mid-1990s. Their music tapped into hard knocks and entrepreneurial ambitions – but both wanted more than album sales and positive reviews.

Cent shared an AI-video of Jay-Z being arrested in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit against the rapper. Jay-Z has denied the allegations that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old.