Bad Boy Forever
Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition album cover

Compilation 2016

Various artists Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition

Released August 12
2016
Runtime
5:30:53
Tracks
80
Label
Bad Boy Records
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Five-disc Rhino box spanning twenty years of Bad Boy: Biggie through Cassie, Monáe, and French Montana, plus a short label history.

Curated with Bad Boy president Harve Pierre, the 2016 box gathers eighty remastered tracks across five CDs—from Craig Mack and Faith Evans through Danity Kane, Machine Gun Kelly, and French Montana. A 64-page booklet by Michael A. Gonzales sketches the label’s arc.

It is a survey, not a deep cuts crate: Victory, Me & U, Pop That, and the early Harlem and Brooklyn singles share space with later Atlantic-era material. For collectors it is the wide-angle version of a catalog that had already been anthologized twice.

Track list

Production Sean Combs 25 Mario Winans 10 Chucky Thompson 6 Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie 6 Ryan Leslie 5 Easy Mo Bee 4 Nashiem Myrick 4 Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence 4 Stevie J 4 Harve Pierre 3 Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker 3 Carlos "6 July" Broady 2 Daron Jones 2 Jay "Waxx" Garfield 2 Mike City 2 Nitti 2 Yogi 2 Adonis Shropshire 1 Bryan-Michael Cox 1 Buckwild 1 Carl Thomas 1 Chris "Chris Flame" Ussery 1 Dame Grease 1 Dana "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey 1 David Liang 1 DJ Nasty & LVM 1 EZ Elpee 1 Faith Evans 1 Garrett Blake 1 GB Hitz 1 Jai 1 Janelle Monáe 1 Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier 1 Jesse "Corparal" Wilson 1 Joseph II 1 Lee on the Beats 1 Nate Wonder 1 Raphael Saadiq 1 Richard "Younglord" Frierson 1 Roman GianArthur 1 Southside 1 Stereotypes 1 Steve Estiverne 1 The Neptunes 1 Voletta Wallace 1 WyldCard 1

The Hitmen produced 49 of 65 credited tracks

Disc 1

  1. Faith (Interlude) 0:41

    Performer Faith Evans

    Prod. Chucky Thompson

  2. Victory 4:56

    Performer Puff Daddy & The Family

    Feat. Busta Rhymes, Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Stevie J, Sean Combs

  3. Warning 3:39

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Easy Mo Bee

  4. Feel So Good 3:25

    Performer Mase

    Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie

  5. Angels 5:11

    Performer Diddy – Dirty Money

    Feat. Notorious B.I.G., Rick Ross

    Prod. Sean Combs, Mario Winans

  6. Come To Me 4:32

    Performer Diddy

    Feat. Nicole Scherzinger

    Prod. Jai, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Sean Combs

  7. Me & U 3:12

    Performer Cassie

    Prod. Ryan Leslie

  8. Pop That 5:03

    Performer French Montana

    Feat. Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross

    Prod. Lee on the Beats

  9. Notorious Thugs 6:07

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

    Prod. Stevie J, Sean Combs

  10. Satisfy You 4:47

    Performer Puff Daddy

    Feat. R. Kelly

    Prod. Sean Combs, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker

  11. Can't You See 4:39

    Performer Total

    Feat. Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Sean Combs

  12. You Used To Love Me 4:29

    Performer Faith Evans

    Prod. Sean Combs, Chucky Thompson

  13. What You Want 4:01

    Performer Mase

    Feat. Total

    Prod. Sean Combs, Nashiem Myrick

  14. Dance With Me (Radio Mix) 4:04

    Performer 112

    Feat. Beanie Sigel

    Prod. Daron Jones

  15. Flava In Ya Ear Remix 5:03

    Performer Craig Mack

    Feat. Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G., Rampage

  16. Juicy 5:03

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier, Sean Combs

Disc 2

  1. Love Like This 4:32

    Performer Faith Evans

    Prod. Faith Evans, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean Combs

  2. Hypnotize 3:50

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Feat. Pamela Long

    Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean Combs

  3. Last Night 6:26

    Performer Diddy

    Feat. Keyshia Cole

    Prod. Mario Winans, Sean Combs

  4. I Need A Girl (Part Two) 4:44

    Performer Diddy

    Feat. Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans, Tammy Ruggeri

  5. Peaches & Cream 3:10

    Performer 112

    Prod. Mario Winans, Sean Combs

  6. One More Chance / Stay With Me (Remix) 4:29

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

  7. Kissin You 4:42

    Performer Total

    Prod. Raphael Saadiq

  8. All My Love (Interlude) 1:56

    Performer Carl Thomas

    Prod. Mike City

  9. Emotional 4:31

    Performer Carl Thomas

    Prod. Mario Winans

  10. I Don't Wanna Know 4:17

    Performer Mario Winans

    Feat. Enya, P. Diddy

    Prod. Mario Winans

  11. Who Shot Ya? 5:16

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Nashiem Myrick

  12. Money, Power & Respect 4:31

    Performer The Lox

    Feat. DMX, Lil' Kim

    Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Jay "Waxx" Garfield (co.)

  13. Bad Boyz 3:49

    Performer Shyne

    Feat. Barrington Levy

    Prod. EZ Elpee

  14. Shot Caller (Remix) 3:32

    Performer French Montana

    Feat. Charlie Rock, P. Diddy, Rick Ross

  15. I Love The Dough 5:12

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Feat. Angela Winbush, Jay-Z

    Prod. Easy Mo Bee

  16. Whoa! 4:05

    Performer Black Rob

    Prod. Buckwild

Disc 3

  1. Born Again (Intro) 1:28

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, Harve Pierre

  2. Dead Wrong 4:57

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Feat. Eminem

    Prod. Chucky Thompson, Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Harve Pierre, Easy Mo Bee

  3. Special Delivery (Remix) 4:34

    Performer G. Dep

    Feat. Craig Mack, Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray

  4. Mo Money Mo Problems 4:16

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Feat. Mase, P. Diddy

    Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J

  5. Bad Boy's Been Around The World 5:17

    Performer Puff Daddy & The Family

    Feat. Carl Thomas, Mase

  6. Sitting Home 4:15

    Performer Total

    Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Garrett Blake

  7. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down 3:50

    Performer Puff Daddy & The Family

    Feat. Mase

    Prod. Sean Combs, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick

  8. Big Poppa 4:10

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Chucky Thompson, Sean Combs

  9. Can't Believe 4:58

    Performer Faith Evans

    Feat. Carl Thomas, Shyne

    Prod. Sean Combs, Mario Winans

  10. Bonnie & Shyne 4:17

    Performer Shyne

    Feat. Barrington Levy

    Prod. Chucky Thompson

  11. Spit Your Game (Remix) 4:20

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eightball & M.J.G., Twista

  12. You Don't Want Drama 4:34

    Performer 8Ball & MJG

  13. I Love You Baby 4:03

    Performer Puff Daddy

    Feat. Black Rob

    Prod. Sean Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Jay "Waxx" Garfield, Jesse "Corparal" Wilson

  14. Bad Boy For Life 4:13

    Performer Diddy

  15. Shake Ya Tailfeather 4:54

    Performer Nelly

  16. Bad Boy This Bad Boy That 3:17

    Performer Da Band

Disc 4

  1. Let's Get It 4:18

    Performer G. Dep

    Feat. Black Rob, P. Diddy

    Prod. Yogi

  2. It's Goin' Down 4:02

    Performer Yung Joc

    Feat. Nitti

    Prod. Nitti

  3. Dem Boyz 4:17

    Performer Boyz n da Hood

    Prod. Nitti

  4. Relax And Take Notes 4:51

    Performer 8Ball & MJG

    Feat. Notorious B.I.G., Project Pat

    Prod. DJ Nasty & LVM

  5. Hood Nigga 3:21

    Performer Gorilla Zoe

    Prod. Dana "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey, Chris "Chris Flame" Ussery

  6. The Real (Interlude) 0:53

    Performer G. Dep

    Prod. Yogi

  7. Wild Boy 3:50

    Performer MGK

    Feat. Waka Flocka Flame

    Prod. GB Hitz, Southside

  8. Get Down 3:45

    Performer Craig Mack

    Prod. Easy Mo Bee

  9. Only You (Bad Boy Remix) 4:45

    Performer 112

    Feat. Notorious B.I.G.

  10. Can I Live 4:59

    Performer Black Rob

    Feat. The Lox

    Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie

  11. 24 Hrs. To Live 4:15

    Performer Mase

    Feat. Black Rob, The Lox

    Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady

  12. Five-O 3:56

    Performer Elephant Man

    Feat. P. Diddy, Wyclef Jean

  13. That's What You Are (Interlude) 2:19

    Performer Carl Thomas

    Prod. David Liang, Ryan Leslie

  14. Yesterday 4:31

    Performer Diddy – Dirty Money

    Feat. Chris Brown

    Prod. Mario Winans

  15. Down For Me 4:18

    Performer Loon

    Feat. Mario Winans

    Prod. Sean Combs, Ryan Leslie

  16. Last Time 2:46

    Performer New Edition

    Prod. Steve Estiverne

Disc 5

  1. Room 112 (Intro) 1:00

    Performer 112

    Prod. Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker

  2. When Boy Meets Girl 4:17

    Performer Total

    Prod. The Neptunes, Sean Combs

  3. Fly Together 4:56

    Performer Red Cafe

    Feat. Rick Ross, Ryan Leslie

  4. I Love You 4:36

    Performer Cheri Dennis

    Feat. Jim Jones, Yung Joc

    Prod. Ryan Leslie

  5. Damaged 4:04

    Performer Danity Kane

    Prod. Stereotypes, Sean Combs, Mario Winans

  6. King Of Hearts 3:35

    Performer Cassie

  7. Hot 2nite 4:00

    Performer New Edition

    Prod. Ryan Leslie

  8. Anywhere 4:07

    Performer 112

    Prod. Daron Jones

  9. I Wish 3:48

    Performer Carl Thomas

    Prod. Mike City, Carl Thomas

  10. Primetime 4:40

    Performer Janelle Monáe

    Feat. Miguel

    Prod. Nate Wonder, Roman GianArthur, Janelle Monáe, Joseph II

  11. Since You've Been Gone 4:09

    Performer Day26

    Prod. Bryan-Michael Cox, WyldCard, Adonis Shropshire

  12. You Are My Joy (Interlude) 1:08

    Performer Faith Evans

    Prod. Chucky Thompson

  13. Ms. Wallace (Outro) 3:17

    Performer The Notorious B.I.G.

    Prod. Harve Pierre, Voletta Wallace

  14. We'll Always Love Big Poppa 4:58

    Performer The Lox

    Prod. Dame Grease

  15. I'll Be Missing You 5:42

    Performer Puff Daddy & The Family

    Feat. 112, Faith Evans

    Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J

  16. Best Friend 5:35

    Performer Puff Daddy

    Feat. Mario Winans

    Prod. Sean Combs, Mario Winans

Artists on this release

Lead and guest artists, from the credits

  1. The Notorious B.I.G. 19 tracks Brooklyn, New York
  2. Diddy 16 tracks Harlem, New York
  3. Faith Evans 6 tracks Lakeland, Florida
  4. Mase 6 tracks Jacksonville, Florida
  5. 112 6 tracks Atlanta, Georgia
  6. Carl Thomas 6 tracks Aurora, Illinois
  7. Total 5 tracks New York City, New York
  8. Black Rob 5 tracks Harlem, New York
  9. Mario Winans 4 tracks South Carolina
  10. The LOX 4 tracks Yonkers, New York
  11. Craig Mack 3 tracks The Bronx, New York
  12. Shyne 3 tracks Brooklyn, New York
  13. G. Dep 3 tracks Harlem, New York
  14. Dirty Money 2 tracks United States
  15. Cassie 2 tracks New London, Connecticut
  16. French Montana 2 tracks New York City, New York
  17. Loon 2 tracks Harlem, New York
  18. 8Ball & MJG 2 tracks Memphis, Tennessee
  19. Yung Joc 2 tracks Atlanta, Georgia
  20. New Edition 2 tracks Boston, Massachusetts
  21. Da Band 1 track United States
  22. Boyz n da Hood 1 track Atlanta, Georgia
  23. Gorilla Zoe 1 track East Point, Georgia
  24. Machine Gun Kelly 1 track Cleveland, Ohio
  25. Elephant Man 1 track Kingston, Jamaica
  26. Cheri Dennis 1 track Cleveland, Ohio
  27. Danity Kane 1 track United States
  28. Janelle Monáe 1 track Atlanta, Georgia
  29. Day26 1 track United States