Bad Boy Records(orBad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs.
During the late 1990s, the label signed numerous artists including the Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Mase, 112, Total, the Lox, Craig Mack, Shyne and Carl Thomas. At its peak, Bad Boy was worth an estimated US$100 million.
During the 2000s, the label signed French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, Janelle Monáe, and Cassie, among others. In 2023, Combs created a successor label, Love Records to independently release his fifth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid.
