Music Review
No Way Out (1997)
Puff Daddy and the Family
1997 was a very important year on the East Coast hip-hop scene. Rapper Notorious BIG had tragically murdered a few weeks before his long-awaited sophomore album, "Life after Death"
Notorious BIG was the leading rapper for Bad Boy Records, which was at the top of the East Coast empire at the time. Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy, the executive producer and founder of Bad Boy, released his debut album, No Way Out, on July 1, 1997 on Bad Boy Records. This album was mostly a group album, with Puff Daddy having a couple of solo tracks. Puff Daddy and the Family consisted of, Puff Daddy, Ma$e, Faith Evans, 112, Carl Thomas, a posthumous Notorious BIG and The LOX; consisting of Styles P, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch.
Puff Daddy earned a Grammy the 1998 Rap Album Of The Year for No Way Out, but it also spawned the classic Bad Boy videos. These videos always had a common theme that influenced the late-90's videos. Many videos featured Puff Daddy and Mase dancing behind bright backgrounds background dancers behind them, which if you haven't seen, you should definetely watch. These videos brought a new meaning to the summer anthem. No Way Out also spawned one of the most expensive videos in history; Victory. This was a tribute to the Notorious BIG, which was the same with perhaps the best track on the album, I'll Be Missing You. This album featured some very underrated rapping from Puff Daddy. My favorite tracks are Victory, I'll Be Missing You, and Been Around The World. I'll give this album an 8 out of 10.
Been Around The World
Victory
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Mo Money Mo Problems
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