"Bad Boy for Life" is a song by American rappers P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry, featured on Diddy's 2001 third album The Saga Continues.... Contrary to popular belief, Mike Tyson does not appear in this video due to safety fears, instead sending his body guard in his place. Produced by Megahertz (Dorsey Wesley), it was released as the second single from the album in November 2001 and reached number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]
Background
In reviews of the album, "Bad Boy for Life" has been identified as a declaration of strength by Diddy's label Bad Boy Records. Jason Birchmeier of music website Allmusic explains that the song summarises the claim "that [the] Bad Boy empire is in fact still an empire",[1] while Entertainment Weekly reviewer David Browne similarly points out the lyric "It's official/I survived what I been through" as a declaration of strength.[2] Soren Baker of the Los Angeles Times identifies "Bad Boy for Life", in addition to previous single "Let's Get It", as particularly important to the success of the album.[3]
Music video
The music video for "Bad Boy for Life" was directed by Chris Robinson, filmed in June 2001 and released in early July, and features a number of cameo appearances including guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Travis Barker, actor Ben Stiller, actor Richard Dunn, rappers Xzibit, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, boxer Mike Tyson, television host Pat O'Brien, basketball players Shaquille O'Neal, Baron Davis and rap rock band Crazy Town.[4] The video was nominated for Best Rap Video at both the 2002 MVPA Awards[5] and the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.[6]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (club mix) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 2. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (instrumental) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 3. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (radio mix) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 4. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (acapella) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
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Total length:
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16:36 |
| 1. |
"Bad Boy for Life" |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:13 |
| 2. |
"Let's Get It" |
Trevell Coleman, Jeremy Graham, Ross, Al Green, Mabon Hodge |
4:16 |
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Total length:
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8:29 |
| 1. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (club mix) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:13 |
| 2. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (instrumental) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:13 |
| 3. |
"Let's Get It" (club mix) |
Coleman, Graham, Ross, Green, Hodge |
4:16 |
| 4. |
"Let's Get It" (remix) |
Coleman, Graham, Ross, Green, Hodge |
4:01 |
| 5. |
"Can't Believe" (club mix) |
Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Mechalie Jamison, Michael Jones, Jack Knight, Andre Young, Chris Taylor, Nasir Jones, Jermain Baxter, Anthony Cruz |
3:49 |
| 6. |
"Hoodfellaz" (club mix) |
Graham, Ronald Smith, Chris Moss, Kamau Herbert, Goss |
4:03 |
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Total length:
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24:35 |
| 1. |
"Bad Boy for Life" |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 2. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (instrumental) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 3. |
"Let's Get It" (remix) |
Coleman, Graham, Ross, Green, Hodge |
5:19 |
| 4. |
"Let's Get It" (instrumental) |
Coleman, Graham, Ross, Green, Hodge |
4:30 |
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Total length:
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18:07 |
| 1. |
"Bad Boy for Life" |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 2. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (instrumental) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
4:09 |
| 3. |
"Let's Get It" (remix) |
Coleman, Graham, Ross, Green, Hodge |
5:19 |
| 4. |
"Bad Boy for Life" (music video) |
Wesley, Curry, Ross, Fisher, Goss |
5:56 |
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Total length:
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19:33 |
Credits and samples
- "Bad Boy for Life"
- Performed by P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry
- Produced by Megahertz Music Group
- Vocal production by Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
- "Let's Get It"
- Performed by Three The... featuring G. Dep, P. Diddy and Black Rob
- Produced by Yogi
- Additional production by Mario "Yellow Man" Winans
- Vocal production by Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
- Contains excerpts of "Love & Happiness" by Al Green
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- "Let's Get It" (remix)
- Performed by Three The... featuring Kain, Mark Curry, Loon, G. Dep, P. Diddy and Black Rob
- "Can't Believe"
- Performed by Faith Evans featuring Carl Thomas
- Produced by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Mario "Yellow Man" Winans
- Contains excerpts from "Phone Tap" by The Firm
- "Hoodfellaz"
- Performed by The Hoodfellaz
- Produced by Yogi
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Chart performance
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