Bad Boy Records
American hip hop record label / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bad Boy Entertainment, doing business as Bad Boy Records, is an American record label founded in 1993 by Sean "Puffy" Combs.[3][4] During the mid 1990s, the label signed numerous artists including Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Mase, 112, Total, The Lox, Shyne and Carl Thomas. At its 1997 peak, Bad Boy was worth an estimated US$100 million.
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Founded | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) |
Founder | Sean "Puffy" Combs |
Status | Active[1][2] |
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Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York City |
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During the 2000s, the label signed French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, Janelle Monáe, and Cassie, among others. In 2023, Combs created a successor label, Love Records to independently release his fifth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid.[5][6][7]