Just How important was “Whoa!” to Bad Boy Records?

[Street Knowledge]

Of course RIP Black Rob. I was inspired to make this thread because I saw an old complex interview with the producer of this record Buckwild and he said this

“‘I told ya’ll this record is going to be crazy! All ya’ll nikkas slept on this record.’ That record kind of brought Bad Boy back. I think that was the first video, which Puff was actually in for a long time.”

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He said that Whoa! Brought “bad boy back”. Do you agree or is he overstating this? If we agree and we were to rank the most important songs in the history of bad boy records where would “Whoa!” Land?

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

not sure but that record is absolutely crazy

 

[Silkk]

Definitely an overstatement but that was my shyt

 

[PatvFoo]

Damn this aged good. Rip black rob

 

[mrjoncampbell]

BIG died, Mase retired, Puff’s 2nd album wasn’t as well received, Shyne may have had some hype (I can’t remember). Bad Boy was basically 112 and Total.

This was a Napster classic

 

[re'up]

Kept Bad Boy's momentum up until summer 2000 with Shyne

because Forever wasn't catching much attention

 

[Harry Sax]

definite classic

i was on some fukk ny shyt around that time and i couldnt even deny that

even tho he bit Juvie

 

[Blessed Koala]

Its like this. Bad Boy in 2000-03 was probably the last best years for the label, before Diddy showed off his horns and the third leg

Black Rob was supposed to drop in 97-98ish but "Diddy". So this song drops and changed the whole atmosphere for Bad Boy after Mase left, Biggie death, and the night club shyt. If it wasn't for that track, it would have been a wrap for the label as a whole. Thus allowing amazing music for the time:

 

[Blessed Koala]

definite classic

i was on some fukk ny shyt around that time and i couldnt even deny that

even tho he bit Juvie

I cant unhear, but to be fair, dude did mixed Juvie style with a bit of NYC MC'ing. So it came out fresh, but we all know where the origin was "ha".

 

[L. Deezy]

fuhk not just Whoa.. .. Not fuhk the song, but Diddy never talks about the really Blue collar albums or artists on Bad Boy

Gdep and Black Rob albums are right after Biggies. Shyne and Mase albums were forgettable to me.

 

[Scientific Playa]

Y'all not gonna give Coli Queen @HarlemHottie her props and a s/o?

"I had this bad bytch uptown, she was whoa." <-------

 

[HarlemHottie]

Y'all not gonna give Coli Queen @HarlemHottie her props and a s/o?

"I had this bad bytch uptown, she was whoa." <-------

We should be able to leave two daps: +. You always show love. ❤

 

[HarlemHottie]

Ngl, I had totally forgot about this shyt. Hit my gentle Harlem Shake like I was catching the holy ghost.

I agree with the thesis of this thread.

 

[newarkhiphop]

That whole album is criminally underrated

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Whoa and Bad Boyz saved the label..... Bad Boy's early 2000's run was very underrated btw