Selling nearly 500,000 the first week, Born Again would revive the brand in a way, finishing with well over 3 million copies sold, the biggest win for the label since Mase dropped his debut in 1997. This time a posthumous project that was unnecessary. When the Bad Boy had their doubts, they went with a Biggie album. If this release made you sick, you're not alone. The project was certified platinum, which is still a victory overall, but considering the album he previously released did 7 million, this has to be seen as a huge disappointment. Puffy let his ego grow too high and this album is a result. Still, there are a few good songs here, mainly because of the guest appearances, like "Journey Through The Life" with Beanie Sigel, Nas, Lil Kim and Joe Hooker, "Reverse" with Shyne, G-Dep, Sauce Money, Busta Rhymes, and Cee-Lo, and the strange yet dope "Angels With Dirty Faces" with Bizzy Bone. At a time when DMX was selling 6 million copies twice, Jay-Z was taking his street brand to 5 million, Juvenile was turning southern hip hop on its head with the 5 million selling 400 Degreez, Puff was still in that older mentality of commercialization via the music. Unfortunately, with the seeming decline of Bad Boy, this would be yet another failure in the long line of failures for the label over the years. This era of Bad Boy wouldn't be complete without a Puffy album. *The Notorious B.I.G.- Ready to Die (1994) So today, our job is to discuss the albums released over the 12 year period, both the good and the bad. After 2006, things changed and Bad Boy would be relatively irrelevant or lacking in attention after that year. Today, we look back at the discography of the label and the albums released over the 12 year period of prominence. From the Black Robs to the G Deps to the Loons to many more, Bad Boy have had a large amount of artists on their roster. Over the years, Puff Daddy would bring in many artists, some who would release albums, some who wouldn't. and Craig Mack, R&B groups Total and 112, and the lone songstress Faith Evans. Calling the company Bad Boy Records, he would certainly come into the industry with a bang, arming himself with artists like rappers The Notorious B.I.G. After his job working with Uptown Records, Sean Combs set out to make history with his own record label. well, as cliché as that may have been, it was a mantra employed for years by Puff Daddy, the Bad Boy Records family, and the parent companies that helped to distribute Bad Boy over the years.
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