46-year-old hip-hop mogul, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs reflected on his journey for a moment Friday night as thousands at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center watched, sharing his story of getting fired as an A&R at Uptown Records by Andre Harrell and founding Bad Boy Records, the juggernaut East Coast-based label with over 20 years of artists and hits under its belt.
There were plenty of thank-you tributes from all his guests throughout the first sold-out show on the “Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour,” held in honor of The Notorious B.I.G.’s 44th birthday. Puff accomplished the near-impossible task of condensing a significant chunk of hip-hop and R&B history into four hours, giving fans flashes of nostalgia as the likes of Total, 112, Carl Thomas, Faith Evans, The LOX, Lil’ Kim, Jay Z, Mary J Blige, Cassie, Usher, French Montana, Ma$e, Busta Rhymes performed their classics from the Bad Boy catalogue to a sold-out crowd.
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