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Bad Boy Records controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1996

    Bad Boy–Death Row rivalry and the East Coast–West Coast conflict

    Bad Boy became a central participant in the public rivalry between East Coast and West Coast hip-hop, particularly through its conflict with Death Row Records and attacks directed at Sean Combs and The Notorious B.I.G. The associated violence and allegations generated extensive public scrutiny, but the available material does not establish that Bad Boy as a company caused the subsequent murders of Tupac Shakur or The Notorious B.I.G.