Bad Boy Entertainment,doing business as Bad Boy Records,is an American record label founded in 1993 by Sean "Diddy" Combs. During the mid-1990s,the label signed hip hop and contemporary R&B artists,beginning with the Notorious B.I.G. Following his commercial success,the label signed other acts,including Faith Evans,Mase,112,Total,The Lox,Shyne and Carl Thomas. At its 1997 peak,Bad Boy was worth an estimated US$100 million.
"Hate Me Now" is the second and final single by rapper Nas featuring Puff Daddy,from Nas' third studio album I Am.... The backbeat is inspired by,and contains some samples from,Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana". It was ranked 119 on XXL's 250 Best Songs of the 1990s.
No Way Out is the debut studio album by American rapper Puff Daddy. It was released on July 22,1997,via Arista Records and Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. The album is credited to "Puff Daddy &the Family";the latter act refers to guest appearances from his signees at Bad Boy.
"It's All About the Benjamins" is a song by American rapper and producer Puff Daddy. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album No Way Out. "Benjamins" is a slang word for money,referring to Benjamin Franklin's image on the US $100 bill. The song featured an uncredited vocal arrangement by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott,and featured a signature guitar hook played by Marc Solomon.
Forever is the second studio album of American hip hop recording artist Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs,released on August 24,1999,by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200,received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),and sold 205,343 units in its first week. Despite this,Forever was met with mixed to unfavorable critical response and trailed the success of his previous album,No Way Out (1997).
"Nasty Girl" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,released on October 11,2005. The song features guest appearances from Jagged Edge,P. Diddy,Avery Storm,and Nelly,and the video also contains guest appearances from Pharrell,Usher,Fat Joe,8 Ball &MJG,Teairra Mari,Jazze Pha,DJ Green Lantern,Naomi Campbell and Memphis Bleek. It can be found on the album Duets:The Final Chapter (2005), a remixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom and became a top-10 hit in Finland,Germany,Ireland,and New Zealand.
Mason Durell Betha,better known by his mononym Mase,is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records,he signed with the label in 1996 and quickly found mainstream recognition as Combs' hype man. He guest appeared on Combs' 1997 single,"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down",which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100,while his singles as a lead artist,"Feel So Good" and "What You Want" both peaked within the top ten of the chart. Released in October of that year,his debut studio album,Harlem World (1997) peaked atop the Billboard 200 chart,received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),and spawned his third top ten single as a lead artist,"Lookin' at Me". Furthermore,his guest performances on labelmate the Notorious B.I.G.'s single "Mo Money Mo Problems" and Puff Daddy's "Been Around the World" peaked at numbers one and two on the Billboard Hot 100,respectively,that same year.
"Hypnotize" is a song by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G. featuring uncredited vocals by Pamela Long,released as the first single from his album Life After Death by Bad Boy and Arista Records on March 4,1997. The last song released before his death in a drive-by shooting a week later,it was the fifth song by a credited artist to peak the Billboard Hot 100 posthumously since "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon in 1980. Rolling Stone ranked the song as number 30 on their list of the "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time".
American rapper Mase has released three studio albums and twenty-two singles,including ten as a featured artist.
"Satisfy You" is a 1999 single by American hip-hop artist and producer Puff Daddy and features vocals by contemporary R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly on the hook. The song spent six weeks at number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks. The song was co-written by both Combs and Kelly,with additional writing by Kelly Price,who performs backing vocals. The song's beat and bassline is taken from "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz,which itself interpolates Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad" among others. The song is about satisfying the significant other. It garnered a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.
"Come with Me" is a song recorded by the American rapper Puff Daddy,featuring English guitarist Jimmy Page,from the soundtrack to the 1998 film,Godzilla. The song samples the 1975 Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir". Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and producer Tom Morello also supplied live guitar parts,with Morello also playing bass on the song. The song also features heavy orchestral elements.
The discography of American rapper Sean Combs consists of five studio albums,two collaborative albums,one remix album and seventy-two singles –including thirty-three as a lead artist and thirty-nine as a featured artist.
"No Time" is the debut single by American rapper Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy. It was released as the lead single for her debut album Hard Core in October 1996. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100,reached the top ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,and peaked the US Rap Songs for nine weeks—becoming Kim's first number one hit on the chart. Additionally,the song charted at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. "No Time" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and contains a sample of Vicki Anderson's "Message from the Soul Sisters" and Lyn Collins's "Take Me Just As I Am."
"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy. It was released on May 21,2002 as the second single from Diddy's and Bad Boy Records' remix album,We Invented the Remix (2002). It is a sequel to the single "I Need a Girl (Part One)",released a few months prior. The song includes guest appearances from Ginuwine,Loon,Mario Winans and Tammy Ruggeri. It was written by Sean Combs,Chauncey Hawkins,Mario Winans,Frankie Romano,Michael Carlos Jones and Adonis Shropshire and produced by Mario Winans and Diddy. Just like with "I Need a Girl (Part One)",the music video was directed by Benny Boom.
"Been Around the World" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy,featuring the Notorious B.I.G. and Mase and included on Puff Daddy's debut studio album No Way Out (1997). The song samples David Bowie's 1983 hit song "Let's Dance",and contains an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield's song "All Around the World",sung by the Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version,the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer".
"Coming Home" is a song by American musical trio Diddy –Dirty Money,released by Bad Boy and Interscope Records on November 16,2010 as the fourth single from their only studio album,Last Train to Paris (2010). The song contains a guest performance from American singer Skylar Grey,who co-wrote the song along with American rappers J. Cole and Jay-Z;the latter co-produced it with British record producer,Alex da Kid. A biographically written hip hop and pop ballad inspired by moments in Diddy's life,including the loss of his close friend the Notorious B.I.G.,it references classic songs by Dionne Warwick,McFadden &Whitehead,and Smokey Robinson &the Miracles. Jay-Z and Kid personally gifted the song to Diddy for Last Train to Paris.
"Finna Get Loose" is a song by American rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs featuring fellow American rapper Pharrell Williams. Produced by the latter,it was released on June 28,2015.
"Mo Money Mo Problems" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,released as the second single from his second studio album,Life After Death (1997) on July 15,1997 by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. It features guest performances from labelmate Mase and label boss Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs;all three performers co-wrote the song with Stevie J,who also co-produced it with Combs. "Mo Money Mo Problems" contains a sample and an interpolation of "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross,hence Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are credited as songwriters;the sampled portions are heard in the production,while the hook is interpolative and performed by Kelly Price in an uncredited appearance.
"I'll Be Missing You" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy and American singer Faith Evans,featuring R&B group 112,in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist "The Notorious B.I.G." Christopher Wallace,who was murdered on March 9,1997. Released as the second single from Puff Daddy and the Family's debut album,No Way Out (1997),"I'll Be Missing You" samples The Police's 1983 hit song "Every Breath You Take" with an interpolated chorus sung by Evans and interpolated rhythm. The song also interpolates the 1929 Albert E. Brumley hymn "I'll Fly Away" and features a spoken intro over a choral version of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".
"Diddy" is the eponymous song by American rapper P. Diddy,featuring a guest appearance from American rapper Pharrell Williams,who performs the hook. The song was released in 2001 by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records as the third single from Diddy's third studio album,The Saga Continues.... The song was produced by the Neptunes,and written by its performers along with rapper Loon.
