Bad Boy Records

Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Parent company	Bertelsmann Music Group (1993–2002); Universal Music Group (2003–2005; 2009–2015); Warner Music Group (2005–present);
Founded	1993
Founder	Sean "Puffy" Combs
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Epic (2015–present); Interscope (2009–present; MGK releases only); Atlantic (2005–2009); Rhino (2005–present; back catalog only); Universal (2003–2005); Arista (1993–2002);
Genre	Hip hop; R&B; pop; rock;
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, U.S.

Bad Boy Records (or Bad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper or producer Sean "Puffy" Combs.

In the late 1990s, Bad Boy Records signed numerous artists including the Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112, Total, the Lox, Mase, Craig Mack, Shyne and Carl Thomas. In the 2000s, the label signed French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, Janelle Monáe, and Cassie, among others. At its peak, Bad Boy was worth a reported US$100 million. In 2023, Combs created a successor label, Love Records to independently release his fifth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid.

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