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

[Sccit]

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.

GOOD JOB JROME

 

[DillaTUDE]

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.

I'm factoring both sales and impact.

And this question isn't just restricted to 1997, I'm talking about any rap label in any year having achieved the same commercial success as Bad Boy did in 1997.

I don't think there's ever been a year were it is has been as clear cut as it was in 1997 as to whose year it was.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Bone had a nice run

 

[pointproven214]

sucessful wise rocafella def jam death row etc.they were all better in terms of success.

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

1998 No Limit. Close thread

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Bone sold 80 million

 

[GetSomeMoney]

Why aren't people responding with the specific year?, OP said Bad Boy in 97, not as a label in general, folks just wanted to come in and discredit his opinion off rip

 

[ItzRailT]

Yes No Limit 1997 run was pretty good but their 1998 run was ridiculous I think they dropped over 20 albums that year & most of them went platinum.

 

[PaperEnterprise]

Wu Tang 94 to 96 untouchable.

tical
liquid swords
re enter 36 chambers
ob4cl
Ironman...

simply based on "quality" not "quantity"

Easily 4 outta 5, classics.

 

[DillaTUDE]

Death Row Records also had a big year in 1996 with All Eyez on Me, Tha Doggfather and Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, but they can't match the commercial success of Bad Boy in 1997.

 

[Rapmastermind]

He broke it down. Bad Boys still holds the record for biggest single year for a rap label ever as far as Hit singles and certifications. The Hits were endless. Just look at this:

Hypontize - #1
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - #1
Missing You - #1
Mo money Mo Problems - #1
Been Around The World - #2
All About The Benji's - #2
Feels So Good - #5


That's 7 Top 5 Singles, 6 in the Top 2, 4 #1. There hasn't been that type of dominance on the pop charts for a rap label since. The numbers till this day are staggering when you analyze them joints. Mind you, LAD, NWO and HW were all #1 albums too.

 

[I love Latina women]

yeah, they were on a roll that year. puff had shyt on lock down then

that was one of those times you had to be there to really understand the magnitude of how successful and popular bad boy records was as a label

they were everywhere that year

 

[I love Latina women]

oh to answer the question, naw ain't no label had a bigger and more successful year than bad boy records in 97'. they had crossed over and was gettin' pop money

 

[The War Report]

I remember that shyt. They were all over the radio/TV.

 

[Rapmastermind]

It's Funny Puffy tried to roll out the same thing 2 years later and the numbers dropped Dramatically but it was still a successful 99 for Bad Boy. "Satisfy You" with R. Kelly peaked at #2 on the Pop Charts and #1 on the Rap and RnB Charts.

Born Again - 2x Platinum
Forever - Platinum
Double Up - Gold