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' Released: March 31, 1998 No Way Out is the debut by American rapper. It was released on July 1, 1997,. The album's crediting of 'The Family' references the from his label-mates and other artists, where Puff Daddy initially gained recognition through his public image and work as a producer for Bad Boy. Puff Daddy worked extensively with and when creating the album, which saw a change in direction following the former's a few months prior to release.
This greatly affected Puff Daddy, which he expands upon on the album with a combination of aggressive and introspective lyrics, as well as with raw production to convey his varying emotional state before and after his friend’s death. Additional production was provided by and, while the album contains features from The Notorious B.I.G.,. No Way Out saw significant commercial success, debuting at number one on the, selling over 561,000 copies in its first week of sales. The album's singles also saw commercial success, namely with ', which became a worldwide hit, and the first rap song to debut at number one on the. ' also peaked at number one, while ' and ' reached number two.
The album also saw widespread critical success, with Puff Daddy being nominated for five awards at the, winning the. It remains Puff Daddy's best selling album, with over 7 million copies sold in the United States, and is considered a classic rap album. Contents. Background Speaking about the album's title, Puff Daddy said that because of 's death on March 9, 1997, he had felt that there is 'no way out' of things the way we were. The album's lyrical content is filled with some of his emotions that he felt while mourning the loss of his close friend.
In the song, titled 'Is This the End?' , he raps about experiencing the drive-by shooting that happened in, California, which took The Notorious B.I.G.' The album was originally called Puff Daddy & The Goodfellas, then slated to be titled Hell Up in Harlem, but following the death of The Notorious B.I.G., he decided to switch the album's title to No Way Out. As discussed in ' Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of The Notorious B.I.G.' By Cheo Hodari Coker, the weight of the and the accompanying threats had taken its toll on Combs and those around him. It was decided that they needed to get away and become focused on making hits.
So, Combs brought producers Steven 'Stevie J.' Jordan, Nashiem Myrick and as well as engineers Axel Niehaus and Tony Maserati down to the Caribbean Sound Basin studio in Maraval, Trinidad, along with everything that they needed to craft hits. In the book, Puffy is quoted as saying, 'For the next two years, I wanna have radio on lock. Call the girlfriend, wifey, or whatever, and let 'em know that you're not gonna be around for a few weeks. We're gonna get away from all this drama, put our heads together, and when we come back, we’re coming back with hits.' The material would later be used on No Way Out, and other Bad Boy albums from 1997 to 1999. Accolades In the United States, the album topped on the, with 561,000 copies sold in the first week.
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The album topped music charts worldwide for 24 non-consecutive weeks. In 1998, No Way Out would win the for the Best Rap Album. On September 7, 2000, the album was certified seven-times platinum by the (RIAA). In 1997, among the ten songs that reached at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list, four of them belonged to Bad Boy Records.
The album spawned two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles – ' and ' – and the 'number 2' singles ' and '. The longest reign of the label's four hits was this single 'I'll Be Missing You', which topped the charts for 11 weeks. The melody for 'I'll Be Missing You' is sampled from 's 1983 hit '. This successful album led to Puff Daddy to be named as one of ' 40th highest-paid entertainers, along with rapper. The music video for 'Been Around the World' features cameo appearances by, playing Puff Daddy's love interest in a fictional storyline.
Its positive reception led to widespread rumors of a personal relationship between the two in the media. This was later confirmed when Puff Daddy and Lopez dated for a period of time in the late 1990s. Furthermore, the music video for ' was one of the made. The song titled 'No Way Out' performed by Puff Daddy, appeared on the soundtrack for the film (1997), but is not included on this album. Critical and commercial performance Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating C+ 7.8/10 Upon its release, No Way Out was a significant commercial success, particularly in the United States where it reached number one on the in its first week, selling 561,000 copies.
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It also produced five commercially successful singles, the most successful of these being the worldwide hit ', a tribute song aimed at The Notorious B.I.G., which became the first rap song ever to debut at number one on the, and remained at the top of the chart for 11 consecutive weeks, whilst topping several other charts worldwide. The other four singles, the hits ', ', ' and ', were also commercially successful, and all except the latter peaked in the top two positions of the Billboard Hot 100. On September 7, 2000, the album was certified septuple platinum by the for sales of 7,000,000+ copies in the United States: to date, it remains Combs' most commercially successful album. Track listing All tracks, with the exception of 'Young G's', were produced by members of Bad Boy's in-house production team,. The tracklisting was slightly altered on the album's remastered edition, where it was shortened down to thirteen songs. No Way Out – and No.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. 'No Way Out (Intro)'.
Charles 'Prince Charles' Alexander – mixing. – associate executive producer, composer, producer. Lorrenn Argumendes – assistant engineer. – photography. Carlos '6 July' Broady – producer.
Sean 'Puffy' Combs – engineer, mixing, producer, executive producer. Bill Conti – composer. Lane Craven – engineer, mixing.
Stephen Dent – engineer, programming. John Eaton – engineer. Jay Garfield – producer. Rasheed Goodlowe – assistant engineer.
J-Dub – producer. Stevie J. – piano, producer, programming. Jazz – producer. Steve Jones – assistant engineer. S.
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