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'''''No Way Out''''' is the 1997 [[debut album]] by [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]] and [[Bad Boy Entertainment|the Family]]. The album was originally titled ''Hell Up In Harlem'' until [[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.
'''''No Way Out''''' is the 1997 [[compilation album]] by [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]] and [[Bad Boy Entertainment|the Family]]. The album was originally titled ''Hell Up In Harlem'' until [[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 (Puff Daddy song)|Victory]]" is one of the [[List of most expensive music videos|most expensive videos ever]] made.<ref>http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/toptens/musicvideos/musicvideos3.html</ref> 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.
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 (Puff Daddy song)|Victory]]" is one of the [[List of most expensive music videos|most expensive videos ever]] made.<ref>http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/toptens/musicvideos/musicvideos3.html</ref> 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.

Revision as of 12:11, 28 October 2010

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No Way Out is the 1997 compilation album by Puff Daddy and the Family. The album was originally titled Hell Up In Harlem until 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.

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) Samples and interpolations
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. & Mase 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 Kelly Price Sean "Puffy" Combs & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen
  • "Concentrate" by The Gators
  • "Theme from Mahogany (Do you know where you're going to)" by Diana Ross
8 "Young G's" 5:25 The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z & Kelly Price Rashad Smith
  • "On the Hill" by Oliver Sain
  • "Little Ghetto Boy" by Donny Hathaway (interpolation)
9 "I Love You Baby" 4:03 Black Rob Sean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen
  • "Xtabay (Lure Of The Unknown Love)" by Yma Sumac
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 Carl Thomas 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 & Simone Hines Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen
15 "Señorita" 4:07 La India Sean "Puffy" Combs & Yogi for The Hitmen
16 "I'll Be Missing You" 5:43 Sean "Puffy" Combs & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen
17 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" 3:51 Mase Sean "Puffy" Combs, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, Carlos "6 July" Broady, & Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen

Chart positions

Singles

Can't Nobody Hold Me Down Peak
position
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
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
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
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 7

Album

Year Chart Position
1997 The Billboard 200 1

End of decade charts

Chart (1990-1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 55

References

  1. ^ http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/toptens/musicvideos/musicvideos3.html
  2. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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 9–16, 1997
August 23 - September 5, 1997
September 13–19, 1997 		Succeeded by
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