Compilation 1998
Various artists Bad Boy Greatest Hits: Volume 1
1998 Bad Boy singles roundup with Mad Rapper skits, Flava in Ya Ear remix energy, and the first wave of label radio hits.
The first official Bad Boy hits set arrived while the label was still peaking commercially. Mad Rapper bits frame familiar cuts: Can’t You See, You Used to Love Me, Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down, Feel So Good, and the Flava in Ya Ear remix with its stacked guest list.
It works as a late-90s radio time capsule more than a scholarly survey—Gold-certified shorthand for the Combs-era crossover formula before the 10th Anniversary package remixed the story.
Track list
Production Sean Combs 3 Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie 2 Carlos "6 July" Broady 1 Jay "Waxx" Garfield 1 Nashiem Myrick 1 Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence 1
The Hitmen produced all 4 credited tracks
- Mad Rapper Intro 1:11
- Can't You See 4:51
Feat. The Notorious B.I.G.
Prod. Sean Combs
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Feat. Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G., Rampage
- You Used to Love Me 4:33
- Too Old for Me 4:09
Performer Jerome
- Mad Rapper Interlude 0:58
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Feat. Mase
- Feel So Good 3:26
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Feat. DMX, Lil' Kim, The Lox
Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Jay "Waxx" Garfield (co.)
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Feat. Mase, The Notorious B.I.G.
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Feat. Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G., The Lox
- Mad Rapper Outro 1:36
Artists on this release
Lead and guest artists, from the credits