Poll: Has any rap label had a bigger/more successful year than Bad Boy in 1997?

Has any record label had a bigger/more successful year than Bad Boy in 1997?

  • No

    Votes: 27 57.4%

  • Yes

    Votes: 20 42.6%
  • Total voters
    47
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A case could be made that Bad Boy not only ran hip-hop in 1997, but also the pop world. They only released three albums (Life After Death, No Way Out and Harlem World) that year, but all three were smash hits that were filled with singles and album cuts that were essentially inescapable.

If you don't agree with the claim feel free to post evidence of any other hip-hop record label eclipsing the feats that Bad Boy achieved in '97.

The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death:
  • Released on March 25, 1997 and charted at #1 with first week sales of 690,000 units.
  • Charted #1 on the US Billboard 200 for over one month, from April 2 to May 9, 1997
  • Certified 'Diamond' by the RIAA for shipping over 10,000,000 units
Singles:
Hypnotize
  • Released on April 1, 1997
  • Charted #1 on the US Billboard 100 for three successive weeks, from May 3 to May 17th, 1997
  • Certified 'Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 1,000,000 units
Mo Money, Mo Problems
  • Released on July 1, 1997
  • Charted #1 on the US Billboard 100 for one week, from August 30 to September 6th, 1997
  • Certified 'Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 1,000,000 units
Sky's the Limit
  • Released on November 25, 1997
  • Charted at #26 on the US Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Gold' by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 units

Puff Daddy & Family - No Way Out:
  • Released on July 1, 1997 and charted #1 with first week sales of 561,000 units
  • Charted #1 on the US Billboard 200 for four weeks: August 16-23, August 30 - September 13 and September 19 -23, 1997
  • Certified 'Septuple Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 7,000,000 units
  • Won the 1998 Grammy Award for the Best Rap Album
Singles:
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
  • Released on January 7, 1997
  • Charted at #1 on the Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Double Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 2,700,000 units
I'll Be Missing You
  • Released on May 27, 1997
  • Charted #1 on the Billboard 100 for ELEVEN straight weeks: June 14 to August 23, 1997
  • Certified 'Triple Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 3,100,000 units
It's All About the Benjamins
  • Released on June 30, 1997
  • Charted #2 on the Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 1,000,000 units
Been Around the World
  • Released on August 12, 1997
  • Charted #2 on the Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Double Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 2,000,000 units
Victory
  • Released on March 17, 1998
  • Charted #19 on the Billboard 100
  • 'Certified 'Gold' by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 units

Mase - Harlem World:
  • Released on October 28, 1997 and charted #1 on the Billboard 100 with first week sales of 270,000 units
  • Charted #1 on the Billardboard 200 for two consecutive weeks, from November 15 to November 28, 1997
  • Certified 'Quadruple Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 4,000,000 units
Singles:
Feel So Good
  • Released on October 14, 1997
  • Charted #5 on the Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Platinum' by the RIAA for shipping over 1,000,000 units
What You Want
  • Released on January 13, 1998
  • Charted #6 on the Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Gold' by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 units
Lookin' At Me
  • Released on July 6, 1998
  • Charted #8 on the Billboard 100
  • Certified 'Gold' by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 units
 
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It wasnt just '97. That run from 97-98 was fukking crazy. Had that huge grossing tour and everything. Then they STILL were dropping gold and platinum records even after their run was over up until about 2002/2003-ish when they started to fall off.

Edit: @Rapmastermind can u offer more on this? I know you know alot about bad boy
 
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Not to mention Puffy was "producing" for other artist

Didn't he produced one of Jigga albums, I think it was "Vol. 1."

He was also scheduled to do Aaliyah's "One In a Million" album but the chemistry between her, Tim & Missy changed it
 
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'Lando said:
It wasnt just '97. That run from 97-98 was fukking crazy. Had that huge grossing tour and everything. Then they STILL were dropping gold and platinum records even after their run was over up until about 2002/2003-ish when they started to fall off.

Edit: @Rapmastermind can u offer more on this? I know you know alot about bad boy
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Yeah, I can't forget about '98. They slowed down that year but they still produced a lot of hits. However, I'd probably give that year to No Limit.

And that No Way Out tour was huge. It's crazy how these guys pretty much owned the entire year. B.I.G. had spring to summer locked down, Puff had summer to autumn locked down, and then Mase had the winter entering the new year locked down.
 
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Cash Money and Aftermath both have arguably better runs.

To this day they have Kendrick and Drake/Nicki/Wayne etc.
 
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I mean you didn't really qualify your question...you talking about sales or impact?

Bad Boy and No Limit ran it in 97-98 for sure. Even then though, without Biggie, most people felt that was just Pop rap. Yeah some good cuts for sure but a lot of it was crossover bullshyt, remaking Sting songs n shyt wtf.

Also, we would roast each other on who had to do Puffs parts on songs lol. He was corny even back then.

I can't call sales, but I can tell you that many other labels were "bigger" than bad boy was in 97. They arguably ran 97, but other labels from other eras were bigger. Death Row in 94 was insane. Way bigger than Bad boy. There are many others as well.
 
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