Daddy's House

To celebrate the release of Diddy-Dirty Money's "Last Train to Paris | " BET.com looks back at all the music superstars Diddy's created. Bad Boy!

Faith Evans - Faith was the first lady of Bad Boy from the Biggie days until the new millennium. Under Puff’s watch, she released two platinum albums, Faith in 1995 and Keep the Faith in 1997, and a gold album, Faithfully in 2001, and became one of the game’s most in-demand writers and hook girl. She now records with E1 Entertainment (formerly known as Koch).
112 - There isn’t always more platinum on the other side of Bad Boy. Following three double-platinum albums—1996’s 112, 1998’s Room 112 and 2001’s Part III—112 released its fourth album, 2003’s Hot & Wet, through a joint venture between Bad Boy and Def Jam. The LP didn’t sell. Their fifth album, Pleasure & Pain, released solely on Def Jam, went gold, but the numbers still pale in comparison to their impact during their Bad Boy days.
Ma$e - This Harlemite carried the flag for Bad Boy Records at the heart of the shiny-suit era. His debut, '97's Harlem World, sold 4 million copies. He left the game behind in 1999 to devote himself to God, eventually becoming a pastor at the S.A.N.E. Ministry in Atlanta. His sophomore disc, Double Up, was released right on the heels of his departure and only went gold. He returned five years later with Welcome Back, which went gold as well.
The Lox - This Yonkers trio’s grit served as the alternative to Bad Boy’s shiny suits. Their debut, Money, Power, Respect, struck platinum in 1998. They left the label soon after, and their second effort, We Are the Streets, sold gold. The guys have since been releasing solo material, with Jadakiss going gold twice and Styles P going gold once.Black Rob - With Biggie dead and Ma$e retired, Diddy’s best days seemed behind him. Not only was his rap roster in limbo, but his sophomore album, Forever, had failed to match the success of No Way Out. Enter Black Rob. Building from his smash single “Whoa,” he put Bad Boy on his back and released the platinum-selling Life Story in 2000.

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112 - There isn’t always more platinum on the other side of Bad Boy. Following three double platinum albums: 1996’s “112,” 1998’s “Room 112” and 2001’s “Part III,” 112 released its fourth album, 2003’s “Hot & Wet” through a joint venture between Bad Boy and Def Jam. The LP didn’t sell. Their fifth album, "Pleasure & Pain,” solely released on Def Jam, went gold, but the numbers still pale in comparison to their impact during their Bad Boy days.

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