Bad Boy Entertainment is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs. It operates as an imprint of Epic,a division of Sony. It has been home to many artists,including Craig Mack,The Notorious B.I.G.,Faith Evans,112,Total,The LOX,Ma$e,Shyne and Carl Thomas.
Hard Core is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil' Kim,released on November 12,1996,by Undeas Recordings,Big Beat Records,and Atlantic Records. After achieving success with the hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A. and their album Conspiracy (1995),Kim began working on her solo album with the Notorious B.I.G. serving as the executive producer. She collaborated with a number of producers,such as Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs,Stevie J.,David "Ski" Willis and Jermaine Dupri,among others. Other rappers,including Jay-Z,Lil' Cease and Puff Daddy were featured on the album.
"One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)" is a song written and recorded by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,featuring additional vocals sung by his wife Faith Evans,Keisha Spivey from Total and an uncredited appearance by Mary J. Blige. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 31,1995 and sold 1.1 million copies.
"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.
"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,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.
"Hypnotize" is a single by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. featuring vocals by Pamela Long,released as the first single from his album Life After Death 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 hit number one posthumously,and the first since "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono 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 Lil' Kim has released five studio albums,one remix album,four mixtapes,forty-two singles,and thirteen promotional singles. In 1994,Kim was a member of the hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A. Their first album,Conspiracy,was released in August 1995,and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned the gold and platinum-certified top-twenty singles,"Player's Anthem","Get Money",and "I Need You Tonight".
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" is a duet song by the American recording artists,rapper Method Man and singer Mary J. Blige who sings the intro,the choruses,and backing vocals. The song is a remix of Method Man's "All I Need". All versions of this song contains an interpolation of Marvin Gaye &Tammi Terrell's hit,You're All I Need to Get By. Both this remix song and the original were produced by RZA. This remix song was released as a single and is also known as "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By ". The video for this remix song was directed by Diane Martel.
"Last Night" is a song by American rapper Diddy that is a single featured on his fourth studio album,Press Play (2006). The song features American singer-songwriter Keyshia Cole. The radio edit version of the song is featured on Cole's second studio album,Just like You (2007).
"Victory" is a song recorded by American hip hop recording artist Puff Daddy. The song was originally written by The Notorious B.I.G.,Jason Phillips and Steven Jordan for his debut studio album No Way Out (1997). It features heavy use of mafioso-style lyrics,as was popular at the time. It features The Notorious B.I.G.,who raps two verses,and Busta Rhymes,who raps the song's chorus. The song also heavily sampled the Bill Conti song "Going the Distance",which featured on the soundtrack to the movie Rocky making it a darker start to a rap album that featured many club-standard singles. The song was released as a single in 1998,peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song featured the last verses recorded by The Notorious B.I.G. before his 1997 death as these verses were recorded a day before his shooting. The song was used for the EA Sports video game,Fight Night 2004,and the 2K Sports video game,NBA 2K13 by Puff Daddy and the Family featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes. This was re-used for the soundtrack of NBA 2K18. It was also used on professional wrestling,for Masahiro Chono's Team 2000 faction in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
"No One Else" is a song by Total,from their 1996 debut album. The track was a collaboration between the group's record label owner Sean "Puffy" Combs,now infamous member of the Trackmasters Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier and Terri &Monica vocalist/writer Terri Robinson. It featured a rap verse from Da Brat,a sample from the track "South Bronx" by KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions and was a top 40 hit,peaking at number twenty-two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and faring even better at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
"Can't You See" is a 1995 song by American R&B girl group Total,released as their debut single. The track was released from the New Jersey Drive soundtrack and also later appeared on their debut album,Total. After making their recording debut on his tracks "Juicy","One More Chance" and "One More Chance" ",The Notorious B.I.G. returned the favor with an intro rap verse to the song. The track was written and arranged by Terri &Monica's Terri Robinson,produced entirely by Sean "Puffy" Combs with instrumentation provided by associates Rashad Smith,Herb Middleton and Chucky Thompson and contains a sample from James Brown's "The Payback". The track was a success both on the mainstream US Billboard Hot 100 chart,reaching number thirteen and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,where it made number three. The song also peaked at number forty-three on the UK Singles Chart,where it charted for two weeks.
The discography of American rapper and record producer Sean Combs consists of five studio 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 a song by American rapper Lil' Kim. It was released as her debut single in 1996 which served as the first single from Kim's debut album Hard Core. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the Top 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "No Time" topped the US Rap Songs for nine weeks,becoming Kim's first number 1 hit on that chart. Additionally,the song charted at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA. "No Time" contains a sample of Vicki Anderson's "Message from the Soul Sisters" and Lyn Collins's "Take Me Just As I Am".
"Been Around the World" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy,featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase and included on his 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".
"Juicy" is the first single by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G. from his 1994 debut album,Ready to Die. It was produced by Poke of the duo Trackmasters and Sean "Puffy" Combs. "Juicy" contains a sample of Mtume's 1983 song,"Juicy Fruit",though it is directly sampled from the song's "Fruity Instrumental" mix,and has an alternative chorus sung by Bad Boy Records cohorts,the girl group Total and label boss,Combs. The song is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.
"Mo Money Mo Problems" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,released through Bad Boy Records and Arista Records,which impacted US mainstream radio stations on July 15,1997,as the second single from his second and final studio album,Life After Death (1997). It was written by the Notorious B.I.G.,Steven Jordan,Mason Betha,and Sean Combs,while the latter also produced the song. It contains a sample and an interpolation of "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross,for which Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are also credited as songwriters. The song features guest vocals from Mase and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs,and featured an uncredited hook sung by Kelly Price.
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is the debut single by rapper Puff Daddy. It appears on Puff Daddy's debut studio album No Way Out and it was released as his first single in 1997. The single was released through BMG Music,Arista Records and Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records.
"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 Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." 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".
Just Playing (Dreams) is a promotional single by American hip hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. for his 1994 debut album Ready to Die. It was produced by Rashad Smith,and contains a sample of James Brown's "Blues and Pants" from Hot Pants. Complex magazine ranked the song number two on its list of "The 50 Funniest Rap Songs".
