No Way Out (album)
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| Studio album by Puff Daddy and the Family | ||||
| Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:17:51 | |||
| Label | Bad Boy | |||
| Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs (Exec.), Christopher Wallace (Exec.), Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie (Exec.), 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 the 1997 debut album by Puff Daddy and the Family. The album was 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 two number two singles, "Been Around the World" and "It's All about the Benjamins". Furthermore, the music video for "Victory" is one of the most expensive videos ever made.[1] A song titled "No Way Out" by Puff Daddy 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.
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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 |
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| 3 | "Been Around the World" | 5:25 | The Notorious B.I.G., Mase | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
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| 4 | "What You Gonna Do?" | 4:55 | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen |
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| 5 | "Don't Stop What You're Doing" | 3:58 | Lil' Kim | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
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| 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 | Kelly Price | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen |
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| 8 | "Young G's" | 5:25 | The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Kelly Price | Rashad Smith |
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| 9 | "I Love You Baby" | 4:03 | Black Rob | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen |
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| 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 |
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| 11 | "Pain" | 5:08 | Carl Thomas | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen |
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| 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, Simone Hines | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen |
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| 15 | "Señorita" | 4:07 | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Yogi for The Hitmen |
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| 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" | 3:51 | Mase | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Carlos "6 July" Broady, & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen |
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[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Singles
| Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| I'll Be Missing You | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| It's All About The Benjamins | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 7 |
| Been Around The World | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 7 |
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| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- No Way Out - P Diddy Lyrics
| Preceded by Men in Black: The Album by Various artists The Art of War by Bone Thugs N Harmony The Dance by Fleetwood Mac |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 9 - August 16, 1997 August 23 - September 5, 1997 September 13 - September 19, 1997 |
Succeeded by The Art of War by Bone Thugs N Harmony The Dance by Fleetwood Mac Ghetto D by Master P |
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