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Release profile

No Way Out album cover

Diddy No Way Out

Released
Release type Studio album
Tracks 18
Album duration 1h 17m 52s
RIAA certification 7× Platinum
Chart positions No.1 Billboard

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Puff Daddy's debut studio album, stacked with era-defining collaborations and chart-topping singles.

No Way Out marked a major commercial and cultural moment for Bad Boy Records, featuring a polished blend of hip-hop production, emotional tributes, and radio-ready hooks. The album crystallizes the label’s late-1990s sound: big drums, recognizable samples flipped for pop impact, and marquee verses from the era’s biggest rap and R&B names.

Tracks range from victory-lap anthems to reflective moments, showing how Puff Daddy positioned himself as both executive and performer—bridging club energy, radio melody, and the gravity of the moment the culture was living through.

Awards & honors

  • 40th Annual Grammy Awards (February 25, 1998) (1998): Best Rap Album ( No Way Out ) - Won

Track list

  1. No Way Out (Intro) 1:22
  2. Victory 4:56

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

  3. Been Around the World 5:25

    Feat. the Notorious B.I.G. , Mase

  4. What You Gonna Do? 4:55
  5. Don't Stop What You're Doing 3:58

    Feat. Lil' Kim

  6. If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude) 2:59

    Feat. Carl Thomas

  7. Do You Know? 6:06
  8. Young G's 5:25

    Feat. Jay-Z , the Notorious B.I.G.

  9. I Love You, Baby 4:03

    Feat. Black Rob

  10. It's All About the Benjamins 4:38

    Feat. the LOX , the Notorious B.I.G. , Lil' Kim

  11. Pain 5:08
  12. Is This the End? 4:34

    Feat. Carl Thomas , Ginuwine , Twista

  13. I Got the Power 4:05

    Feat. the LOX

  14. Friend 6:37

    Feat. Foxy Brown

  15. Señorita 4:07
  16. I'll Be Missing You 5:43

    Feat. Faith Evans , 112

  17. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down 3:51

    Feat. Mase

  18. Been Around the World (Radio Mix) 4:07

    Feat. the Notorious B.I.G. , Mase

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