No Way Out (album)
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| No Way Out | |||||
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| Studio album by Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Family | |||||
| Released | July 1, 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | December 1996 - April 1997 |
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| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Length | 1:17:52 | ||||
| Label | Bad Boy | ||||
| Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs (Executive), The Hitmen (Including Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker, & Yogi), Black Jeruz, & Big Jaz | ||||
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No Way Out is a 1997 debut album by (then) Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Family. Originally titled Hell Up In Harlem until the The Notorious B.I.G.'s death, the album topped the album charts in the US with 561,000 units sold in its first week of release, debuting at #1. The album won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The album had two Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You," and one number two single, "It's All about the Benjamins". Furthermore, the music video for "Victory" is one of the most expensive videos ever made.[1] Ironically, a song titled "No Way Out" appears on the soundtrack to the film Money Talks, but is not included on the album.
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks except "Young G's" were produced by members of Bad Boy Records' in house production team, The Hitmen.
| # | Title | Length | Featured Artists | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | "No Way Out (Intro)" | 1:22 | Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen | |
| 2 | "Victory" | 4:56 | The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
| 3 | "Been Around The World" | 5:25 | The Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
| 4 | "What You Gonna Do?" | 4:55 | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | |
| 5 | "Don't Stop What You're Doing" | 3:58 | Lil' Kim | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
| 6 | "If I Should Die Tonight (Interlude)" | 2:59 | Carl Thomas | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Jeffery "J-Dub" Walker for The Hitmen |
| 7 | "Do You Know?" | 6:06 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen | |
| 8 | "Young G's" | 5:25 | The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z | Rashad Smith |
| 9 | "I Love You Baby" | 4:03 | Black Rob | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
| 10 | "It's All About The Benjamins (Remix)" | 4:38 | The Notorious B.I.G., The L.O.X., Lil' Kim | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen |
| 11 | "Pain" | 5:08 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen | |
| 12 | "Is This The End?" | 4:34 | Carl Thomas, Ginuwine, Twista | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
| 13 | "I Got The Power" | 4:05 | The L.O.X. | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen & Big Jaz |
| 14 | "Friend" | 6:37 | Foxy Brown | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
| 15 | "Señorita" | 4:07 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Yogi for The Hitmen | |
| 16 | "I'll Be Missing You" | 5:43 | Faith Evans, 112 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
| 17 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | 5:07 | Ma$e | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Carlos "6 July" Broady, & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen |
[edit] Singles
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"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
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"I'll Be Missing You"
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"It's All about the Benjamins (Remix)"
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"Been Around The World"
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[edit] Samples and interpolations
"Victory"
- "Alone In The Ring" by Bill Conti
"Been Around the World"
- "Let's Dance" by David Bowie
- "Feeling Good" by Roy Ayers
- "All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield (interpolation)
"What You Gonna Do?"
- "It's Over" by Eddie Holman
"Don't Stop What You're Doing"
- "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarborough and Peoples
"Do You Know?"
- "Concentrate" by The Gators
"Young G's"
- "On the Hill" by Oliver Sain
"It's All About the Benjamins"
- "I Did it For Love" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
- "It's Great to Be Here" by Jackson 5 (remix only)
"Pain"
- "Jesse" by Roberta Flack
"Señorita"
- "Little Lady Maria" by Ohio Players
"I'll Be Missing You"
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
- "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder (interpolation)
- "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
- "Big Beat" by Billy Squier
- "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson
[edit] External links
- No Way Out - P Diddy Lyrics
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| Albums | No Way Out · Forever · The Saga Continues... · We Invented the Remix Vol. 1 · Press Play · We Invented the Remix Vol. 2 |
| Singles | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" · "I'll Be Missing You" · "It's All About the Benjamins" · "Been Around the World" · "Victory" · "Come with Me" · "P.E. 2000" · "Satisfy You" · "Best Friend" · "Bad Boy for Life" · "Diddy" · "I Need a Girl, Part I" · "I Need a Girl, Part II" · "Special Delivery (Remix)" · "Come to Me" · "Tell Me" · "Last Night" · "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" · "Diddy Rock" |
| Related articles | Discography · Grammy Awards · Bad Boy Records |
