Which record label did Sean "Puffy" Combs found in 1993?

Sean "Puffy" Combs founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. The label, formally known as Bad Boy Entertainment, became one of the most influential hip-hop and R&B companies of the 1990s.

Combs launched the label after being fired from Uptown Records by Andre Harrell in 1993. Music executive Kirk Burrowes helped establish the company and served as its general manager. Combs then brought The Notorious B.I.G. into the new label and negotiated a distribution arrangement with Arista Records, led by Clive Davis.

Bad Boy's first release was Craig Mack's 1994 single "Flava in Ya Ear," followed by Mack's album "Project: Funk da World." The label soon became associated with major artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Mase, 112, Total, and The LOX. A frequent mix-up is confusing Bad Boy with labels founded by other rap executives, such as Death Row Records or Roc-A-Fella Records. Bad Boy's identity was closely tied to New York hip-hop and its polished blend of rap and R&B.