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It was never much of a contest, but with his second solo album, Puff Daddy retains his crown as the biggest ego in hip-hop, if not popular music. It's an arrogance that asserts itself in the over 20 pictures included in the album booklet (all with different poses and outfits) and in the opening track -- "Forever (Intro)" -- that updates listeners with all the sordid details of Puffy's personal life. With all this ego strutting around, Puffy's sizable production talents have consistently been underrated. The truth is, he's been one of the best hip-hop producers of the '90s, creator of countless solid party jams, heavy on the groove and quite creative for their crossover potential. Though most of the tracks on Forever are co-productions with young lieutenants from his Bad Boy organization, Puffy's productions shine through. And he's downplayed sampling obvious pop hits for the main groove of his songs, perhaps a response to the constant criticism of hip-hop fans. Puffy's also a better rapper than he used to be, almost up to the level of the MC superstars guesting here. There are no tracks as propulsive as the hits from No Way Out ("It's All About the Benjamins," "Been Around the World"), and the ballad track "Best Friend," which samples Christopher Cross' "Sailing," is a lame rehash of the Biggie tribute "I'll Be Missing You." The final track (and first single), the Public Enemy-sampling "P.E. 2000," is an apt metaphor for Puff Daddy's second album; it's a solid production, not quite as exciting as it should be, informed by a mindset that uses hip-hop as a ladder to pop success and wealth.
© Keith Farley /TiVo
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S. Combs, Writer - M. Winans, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Producer - Puff Daddy, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Lil' Kim, Rap - White, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - Puff Daddy, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Walsh, Writer - Greene, Writer - Zach White, Producer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Mase, Rap - Ron Lawrence, Producer - Hawkins, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - Price, Writer - M. Winans, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Producer - R.Lawrence, Writer - Puff Daddy, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Kelly Price, FeaturedArtist - Driggs, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Daven Vanderpool, Producer - Carter, Writer - SMITH, Writer - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - S. Combs, Writer - Puff Daddy, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Vanderpool, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Prince Charles Alexander, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Jim Janik, RecordingEngineer - Walker, Writer - Kelly, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - Price, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - Michael Patterson, RecordingEngineer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - R. Kelly, FeaturedArtist - Greene, Writer - Dominick Mancuso, AssistantEngineer - KEVIN LIVELY, AssistantEngineer - Ariel Borujow, AssistantEngineer - JEFFREY "J-DUB" WALKER, Producer - Jason Webb, AssistantEngineer - Joey Donatello, RecordingEngineer - Stan Wood, AssistantEngineer - Club Nouveau, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Ginuwine, FeaturedArtist - S. Combs, Writer - Twista, FeaturedArtist - Mitchell, Writer - Doug Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Lynn Montrose, SecondEngineer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer - STEVIE J., Producer - Puff Daddy, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Knight, Writer - Carl Thomas, FeaturedArtist - Dent, Writer - J-DUB, Additional Programmer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Carlos Broady, Producer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - Curry, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - N.Myrick, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - Carl Thomas, FeaturedArtist - Broady, Writer - Kawasaki, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Carter, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - Noble, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - BYRD, Writer - Redman, FeaturedArtist - DJ Fafu, Scratching DJ - Moorer, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - Paul Logus, MixingEngineer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Bizzy Bone, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Copeland, Writer - Ron Lawrence, Producer - White, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - R.Lawrence, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - McCane, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Jones, Writer - Curry, Writer - Mark Curry, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mase, Rap - Lil' Kim, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - M. Winans, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - DJ Kenyon Smith, DJ
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Johnson, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - Harve Pierre, Producer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - H. Pierre, Writer - Paul Logus, MixingEngineer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer, Writer - Todd Gaither, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Producer - Michael Patterson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - STEVIE J., Additional Programmer - Puff Daddy, Vocals, MainArtist - Carl Thomas, Additional Vocals - Janis Ian, Writer - Herb Powers, MasteringEngineer - J-DUB, Additional Programmer - Derek Angelettie, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Carlos Broady, Producer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - Cee-Lo, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - SMITH, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - Coleman, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - N.Myrick, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - Busta Rhymes, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Burton, Writer - Barrow, Writer - Redman, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Shyne, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sauce Money, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - G-Dep, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Jan Janík, MixingEngineer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Jones, Writer - C. Wallace, Writer - The Notorious B.I.G., Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Producer - Lil' Kim, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - D.Angelettie, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Jones, Writer - Carlos Broady, Producer - Nashiem Myrick, Producer - Joe Hooker, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Lil' Kim, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - Grant, Writer - N.Myrick, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - H. Pierre, Writer - Greene, Writer - Nas, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Beanie Sigel, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - DJ Fafu, Scratching DJ - Broady, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Hezekiah Walker, Vocals - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - M. Winans, Writer - MARIO WINANS, Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - Cross, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Producer - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - D.Angelettie, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - Madd Rapper, Rap
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Curry, Writer - S. Combs, Writer - P. Diddy, Vocals - Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Producer - M. Winans, Writer - Puff Daddy, MainArtist - Greene, Writer - Hurricane G, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - DJ Fafu, DJ - RIDENHOUR, Writer - Shocklee, Writer
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
Album review
It was never much of a contest, but with his second solo album, Puff Daddy retains his crown as the biggest ego in hip-hop, if not popular music. It's an arrogance that asserts itself in the over 20 pictures included in the album booklet (all with different poses and outfits) and in the opening track -- "Forever (Intro)" -- that updates listeners with all the sordid details of Puffy's personal life. With all this ego strutting around, Puffy's sizable production talents have consistently been underrated. The truth is, he's been one of the best hip-hop producers of the '90s, creator of countless solid party jams, heavy on the groove and quite creative for their crossover potential. Though most of the tracks on Forever are co-productions with young lieutenants from his Bad Boy organization, Puffy's productions shine through. And he's downplayed sampling obvious pop hits for the main groove of his songs, perhaps a response to the constant criticism of hip-hop fans. Puffy's also a better rapper than he used to be, almost up to the level of the MC superstars guesting here. There are no tracks as propulsive as the hits from No Way Out ("It's All About the Benjamins," "Been Around the World"), and the ballad track "Best Friend," which samples Christopher Cross' "Sailing," is a lame rehash of the Biggie tribute "I'll Be Missing You." The final track (and first single), the Public Enemy-sampling "P.E. 2000," is an apt metaphor for Puff Daddy's second album; it's a solid production, not quite as exciting as it should be, informed by a mindset that uses hip-hop as a ladder to pop success and wealth.
© Keith Farley /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:43
- Main artists: Puff Daddy
- Label: Bad Boy Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1999 Bad Boy Records ℗ 1999 Bad Boy Records
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