Releases
Releases by year
This is the Bad Boy soundtrack in full effect: era-defining drops, classic statements, and deep cuts that still hit like opening night. Pick an artist, pick a year, press play on a chapter, and watch how the legacy stacks from first wave to right now.
Showing all 90 releases.
1994
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
A landmark debut by The Notorious B.I.G. that changed the trajectory of East Coast hip-hop.
Craig Mack - Project: Funk da World
Craig Mack's debut studio album on Bad Boy Records, anchored by the hit "Flava in Ya Ear" and early Puff Daddy collaborations.
Craig Mack / The Notorious B.I.G. - B.I.G. Mack
The classic Bad Boy promo package pairing Craig Mack’s Project Funk Da World sampler with The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die sampler—originally on cassette in 1994; later reissued for Record Store Day on LP + cassette with cleared samples.
1995
The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance - Single
Lead single lane off Ready to Die—Faith Evans on the Stay With Me passes, Rashad Smith drums, plus promo mixes and The What on the flip.
Faith Evans - Faith
Faith Evans' debut album featuring a defining blend of soulful vocals and Bad Boy-era production.
1996
1997
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
A landmark double album that expanded The Notorious B.I.G.'s range and cemented his all-time status.
Puff Daddy - No Way Out
Puff Daddy's debut studio album, stacked with era-defining collaborations and chart-topping singles.
Ma$e - Harlem World
Ma$e's debut album delivered polished Bad Boy hit-making with major crossover singles.
1998
Fuzzbubble - The Sampler
A Bad Boy-era sampler centered on Fuzzbubble with six tracks spanning band cuts, crossover remixes, and label-adjacent collaborations.
The LOX - Money, Power & Respect
The LOX debut album fused gritty East Coast bars with Bad Boy's polished late-1990s production.
Ma$e - Lookin' at Me - EP
A focused Ma$e EP release built around "Lookin' at Me" and peak-era Bad Boy momentum.
Bad Boy Records - Bad Boy Greatest Hits: Volume 1
Bad Boy Greatest Hits: Volume 1 is 1998 compilation cinema through Bad Boy Records's lens—scene changes, no filler scenes.
Faith Evans - Keep the Faith
Label politics aside, Keep the Faith is Faith Evans in 1998 doing studio work that still bumps.
Total - Kima, Keisha, and Pam
Roll Kima, Keisha, and Pam for a 1998 snapshot—Total, studio muscle, hooks that scale.
112 - Room 112
112 + Room 112 (1998) = studio energy with radio bones and street posture intact.
1999
Various artists - Bad Boy Entertainment Presents: Emotional
A 1999 Bad Boy promo EP that bundles six R&B-leaning label cuts, including Tanya Blount's 'The Last Time We Made Love.'
Mase - Double Up
Double Up keeps Mase's 1999 voice center frame—studio dynamics, detail on the third listen.
Puff Daddy - Forever
The second album from Puff Daddy, balancing reflective themes with late-1990s club energy.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again
A posthumous Biggie album built from unreleased vocals and expanded collaborations across rap's biggest names.
2000
Black Rob - Life Story
From the first transition, Life Story signals Black Rob's 2000 studio priorities: rhythm, melody, nerve.
Carl Thomas - Emotional
Emotional (2000) catches Carl Thomas mid-sprint: studio craft, hook discipline, zero timid bars.
Shyne - Shyne
Cue Shyne: 2000, Shyne, studio mode—confidence you can measure in the low end.
2001
Dream - It Was All a Dream
Dream on It Was All a Dream (2001): studio storytelling with champagne gloss and concrete footing.
112 - Part III
2001 studio: 112 on Part III—loud intent, clean sequencing, catalog weight.
P. Diddy & The Family - The Saga Continues...
Roll The Saga Continues... for a 2001 snapshot—P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family, studio muscle, hooks that scale.
Faith Evans - Faithfully
From the first transition, Faithfully signals Faith Evans's 2001 studio priorities: rhythm, melody, nerve.
G. Dep - Child of the Ghetto
Child of the Ghetto is 2001 studio cinema through G. Dep's lens—scene changes, no filler scenes.
2003
Various artists - Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack
Cue Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack: 2003, Various Artists, soundtrack mode—confidence you can measure in the low end.
Da Band - Too Hot for TV
Bad Boy timeline, 2003: Da Band stamps Too Hot for TV—a studio set built for rewinds, not background.
Loon - Loon
Loon documents Loon in 2003 chasing a bigger silhouette—studio fireworks, careful pacing.
112 - Hot & Wet
Between floss and friction sits Hot & Wet: 112, 2003, studio balance.
2004
Bad Boy Records - Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits
Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits (2004) catches Bad Boy Records mid-sprint: compilation craft, hook discipline, zero timid bars.
Carl Thomas - Let's Talk About It
Cue Let's Talk About It: 2004, Carl Thomas, studio mode—confidence you can measure in the low end.
Mario Winans - Hurt No More
Mario Winans on Hurt No More (2004): studio storytelling with champagne gloss and concrete footing.
8Ball & MJG - Living Legends
Between floss and friction sits Living Legends: 8Ball & MJG, 2004, studio balance.
Mase - Welcome Back
Welcome Back (2004) catches Mase mid-sprint: studio craft, hook discipline, zero timid bars.
New Edition - One Love
One Love (2004): New Edition proving studio albums can flex and still read personal.
Bad Boy Records - Bad Boy's R&B Hits
Bad Boy timeline, 2004: Bad Boy Records stamps Bad Boy's R&B Hits—a compilation set built for rewinds, not background.
2005
Boyz n da Hood - Boyz n da Hood
Boyz n da Hood is 2005 studio cinema through Boyz N Da Hood's lens—scene changes, no filler scenes.
Black Rob - The Black Rob Report
The Black Rob Report is 2005 studio cinema through Black Rob's lens—scene changes, no filler scenes.
B5 - B5
B5 (2005): B5 proving studio albums can flex and still read personal.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter
Archive the era correctly—slot Duets: The Final Chapter beside The Notorious B.I.G.'s 2005 studio peak work.
2006
Yung Joc - New Joc City
New Joc City (2006): Yung Joc proving studio albums can flex and still read personal.
Cassie - Cassie
Cassie (2006) catches Cassie mid-sprint: studio craft, hook discipline, zero timid bars.
Danity Kane - Danity Kane
Cue Danity Kane: 2006, Danity Kane, studio mode—confidence you can measure in the low end.
Christian Daniel - Christian Daniel
Christian Daniel (2006) introduced Christian Daniel to the Bad Boy family through the Bad Boy Latino lane: romantic pop with a polished crossover feel.
P. Diddy - Come to Me - Single
A glossy Bad Boy single pairing Diddy with Nicole Scherzinger on a dancefloor-ready hook—released ahead of Press Play.
Diddy - Press Play
Press Play is 2006 studio cinema through Diddy's lens—scene changes, no filler scenes.
2007
P. Diddy - Last Night - Single
Third single from Press Play—Keyshia Cole on the radio edit and vocal variants, packaged with club/radio extras including a DFA remix of Tell Me with Christina Aguilera.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits
From the first transition, Greatest Hits signals The Notorious B.I.G.'s 2007 studio priorities: rhythm, melody, nerve.
8Ball & MJG - Ridin High
Bad Boy timeline, 2007: 8Ball & MJG stamps Ridin High—a studio set built for rewinds, not background.
Yung Joc - Hustlenomics
2007 mixtape philosophy, major-label budget: Hustlenomics and Yung Joc in studio overdrive.
B5 - Don't Talk, Just Listen
Don't Talk, Just Listen keeps B5's 2007 voice center frame—studio dynamics, detail on the third listen.
Gorilla Zoe - Welcome to the Zoo
Gorilla Zoe on Welcome to the Zoo (2007): studio storytelling with champagne gloss and concrete footing.
Boyz n da Hood - Back Up n da Chevy
Boyz n da Hood + Back Up n da Chevy (2007) = studio energy with radio bones and street posture intact.
2008
Cheri Dennis - In and Out of Love
Cheri Dennis on In and Out of Love (2008): studio storytelling with champagne gloss and concrete footing.
Danity Kane - Welcome to the Dollhouse
Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008) catches Danity Kane mid-sprint: studio craft, hook discipline, zero timid bars.
Donnie Klang - Take You There - Single
Lead single from Just a Rolling Stone—Soul Diggaz production and a Diddy feature on a late-2000s pop-R&B lane.
Day26 - Day26
From the first transition, Day26 signals Day26's 2008 studio priorities: rhythm, melody, nerve.
Elephant Man - Let's Get Physical
Queue Let's Get Physical when you need 2008 proof of Elephant Man's studio range.
Donnie Klang - Just a Rolling Stone
From the first transition, Just a Rolling Stone signals Donnie Klang's 2008 studio priorities: rhythm, melody, nerve.
2009
Various artists - Notorious: The Soundtrack
Cue Notorious: The Soundtrack: 2009, Various Artists, soundtrack mode—confidence you can measure in the low end.
Gorilla Zoe - Don't Feed da Animals
Label politics aside, Don't Feed da Animals is Gorilla Zoe in 2009 doing studio work that still bumps.
Day26 - Imma Put It On Her - Single
Lead single ahead of Forever in a Day—Blaze the Champ production with Diddy and Yung Joc riding shotgun on the hook lane.
Day26 - Forever in a Day
Forever in a Day documents Day26 in 2009 chasing a bigger silhouette—studio fireworks, careful pacing.
Diddy - Diddy Boppin' - Single
Bricked-wall energy—Yung Joc and Xplicit ride shotgun while Diddy stamps the lane with strip-club drums and chant hooks.
2013
2015
Puff Daddy & The Family - Finna Get Loose - Single
A heavy drumline and Pharrell hook turn this into a pure stadium-energy Bad Boy single.
Machine Gun Kelly - General Admission
From the first transition, General Admission signals Machine Gun Kelly's 2015 studio priorities: rhythm, melody, nerve.
Puff Daddy - MMM
Puff Daddy on MMM (2015): studio storytelling with champagne gloss and concrete footing.
2017
Machine Gun Kelly - bloom
Bad Boy timeline, 2017: Machine Gun Kelly stamps bloom—a studio set built for rewinds, not background.
French Montana - Jungle Rules
Jungle Rules keeps French Montana's 2017 voice center frame—studio dynamics, detail on the third listen.
Diddy - Watcha Gon' Do? - Single
Diddy runs the board next to a rare Biggie verse pass and Rick Ross in peak Maybach mode—built on the Bad Boys theme pocket everyone knows.
2019
2023
Diddy - Act Bad - Single
Diddy links with City Girls and Fabolous on a stripped-back, swagger-heavy single for summer rotation.
Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure
Roll The Age of Pleasure for a 2023 snapshot—Janelle Monáe, studio muscle, hooks that scale.
King Combs - C3 - EP
C3 (2023) is King Combs’ second Bad Boy EP—tight four-pack, label-forward energy.