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Studio album 1997

Diddy No Way Out

Billboard peak
No.1
RIAA Platinum
7×
Released July 22
1997
Runtime
77:52
Tracks
18
Label
Bad Boy Records
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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.

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Awards & honors

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

Track list

Production Sean Combs 16 Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence 5 Stevie J 5 Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie 4 Nashiem Myrick 3 Big Jaz 1 Carlos "6 July" Broady 1 Jay "Waxx" Garfield 1 Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker 1 Jesse "Corparal" Wilson 1 Rashad Smith 1 Yogi 1

The Hitmen produced all 18 credited tracks

  1. No Way Out (Intro) 1:22

    Prod. Stevie J

  2. Victory Single 4:56

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

    Prod. Stevie J, Sean Combs

  3. Been Around the World Single 5:25

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

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

  4. What You Gonna Do? 4:55

    Prod. Sean Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick

  5. Don't Stop What You're Doing 3:58

    Feat. Lil' Kim

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

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

    Feat. Carl Thomas

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

  7. Do You Know? 6:06

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

  8. Young G's 5:25

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

    Prod. Rashad Smith

  9. I Love You, Baby 4:03

    Feat. Black Rob

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

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

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

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

  11. Pain 5:08

    Prod. Sean Combs, Nashiem Myrick

  12. Is This the End? 4:34

    Feat. Carl Thomas, Ginuwine, Twista

    Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J

  13. I Got the Power 4:05

    Feat. the LOX

    Prod. Sean Combs, Big Jaz

  14. Friend 6:37

    Feat. Foxy Brown

    Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J

  15. Señorita 4:07

    Prod. Sean Combs, Yogi

  16. I'll Be Missing You Single 5:43

    Feat. Faith Evans, 112

    Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J

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

    Feat. Mase

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

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

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

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

Singles

  1. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down 1997 · No.1 Hot 100 · 2× Platinum
  2. I'll Be Missing You 1997 · No.1 Hot 100 · 3× Platinum
  3. It's All About the Benjamins 1997
  4. Been Around the World 1997 · No.2 Hot 100 · Platinum
  5. Victory 1998 · No.19 Hot 100 · Gold

Artists on this release

Lead and guest artists, from the credits

  1. Diddy Lead artist Harlem, New York
  2. The Notorious B.I.G. 5 tracks as a guest Brooklyn, New York
  3. Mase 3 tracks as a guest Jacksonville, Florida
  4. Carl Thomas 2 tracks as a guest Aurora, Illinois
  5. The LOX 2 tracks as a guest Yonkers, New York
  6. Black Rob 1 track as a guest Harlem, New York
  7. Faith Evans 1 track as a guest Lakeland, Florida
  8. 112 1 track as a guest Atlanta, Georgia