Sean Combs founds Bad Boy Records with strategic Arista Records investment
Sean Combs establishes Bad Boy Records after being fired from Uptown Records, securing a $1.5 million investment from Arista Records under Clive Davis’s leadership. The label quickly became a dominant force in hip-hop, with Combs negotiating a 50% ownership stake by 1996 and signing landmark artists like The Notorious B.I.G. The opaque initial funding raised questions about potential connections to broader entertainment and financial networks.
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- One Label Under Blackmail: The Early Intersections of Diddy and the Epstein Network (2025-04-01)
- Bad Boy Records (2025-01-27)
- Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group Company History (2024-07-15)
- Bad Boy Entertainment: Origins and Rise (1992-1996) (2024-03-22)
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