Bad Boy Records
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Bad Boy Records is an East Coast hip hop record label founded by producer and rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs in 1992 after his power climb from a no-pay internship to A&R executive at Uptown Records was terminated by the then CEO Andre Harrell. Arista Records bought a 50% stake in 1996, but Bad Boy broke ties with Arista and moved to Atlantic Records in 2003.
Its artists have included Cheri Dennis, Boyz In Da Hood, The Notorious B.I.G., Craig Mack, Total, Faith Evans, Mase, 112, Carl Thomas, Shyne, Black Rob, G-Dep, Da Band, Dream, New Edition, Mark Curry, B5 and Mario Winans.
The label's first release was Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" in 1993.
See also
External links
- Bad Boy Online (http://badboyonline.com/) - Official site
- P Diddy Bad Boy Online (http://gnextinc.com/bbo/) - Unofficial P. Diddy Bad Boy site