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Bad Boy Records

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Bad Boy Records is a Hip hop and Rhythm and blues act. They run in the same orbit as Cocoa Brovaz, Def Squad, Big Punisher, Lost Boyz and The Lox, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 8Ball & MJG, Yung Joc, Danity Kane, Craig Mack and The Notorious B.I.G., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Bad Boy Records and forward to 8Ball & MJG. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Bad Boy Entertainment, doing business as Bad Boy Records, is an American record label founded by Sean "Puffy" Combs. The first signee, Craig Mack, gained significant commercial success after the release of his 1994 single "Flava In Ya Ear". The label then signed other hip-hop and R&B acts, including The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Mase, 112, Total, the Lox, Shyne, and Carl Thomas. At its peak in 1997, Bad Boy was worth an estimated $100 million. During the 2000s, Bad Boy Records signed several notable artists, including French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, Janelle Monáe, and Cassie Ventura.

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Bad Boy Records8Ball & MJGYung JocDanity KaneCraig MackThe Notorious B.I.G.Faith EvansMase112Cocoa BrovazDef SquadBig PunisherLost BoyzThe LoxBlack RobCassidy

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Bad Boy Records connections

Bad Boy Records shares an orbit with Cocoa Brovaz, Def Squad, Big Punisher and Lost Boyz, went on to shape 8Ball & MJG, Yung Joc, Danity Kane and Craig Mack. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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