Bad Boy South was a

southern hip hop Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memph ...

spin-off label of

Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records (or Bad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs. It operates as an imprint of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. It has been home to many artists, including ...

. The label was founded by

Sean Combs Sean Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and record executive. Born in New York City, he worked as a talent directo ...

in 2003.

History

Bad Boy South was founded in 2003 after this signing of

8 Ball & MJG 8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album ''Comin' Out Hard''. They went on to release ''On the Outside Looking In ...

. The label was created to capitalize on the success of southern hip hop and to have one label simply focus on that genre so that the mainstream label could go out and search for other talents. For the first year, 8 Ball & MJG were the only artists on the label. In 2005, the label signed a deal with Russell "Block" Spencer to cross-promote artists on his label,

Block Entertainment Block Entertainment or Block Ent. Worldwide is a record label created by Russell "Block" Spencer and Andrew "Gotti" Couser. The label is known for creating southern group Boyz n da Hood (rap group), Boyz N Da Hood and releasing artist Yung Joc. ...

. This deal added acts

Boyz n da Hood Boyz n da Hood is an Americans, American Southern hip hop, Southern gangsta rap hip hop group, group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Jeezy, Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, B ...

Gorilla Zoe Alonzo Keith Mathis Jr. (born January 27, 1981), better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe (), is an American rapper originally from East Point, Georgia. He is best known for being a member of the rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album ...

, Big Gee, Jody Breeze, Duke, and

Young Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'', was released the followin ...

. Jeezy would leave the label before the group could release their debut album, which sparked controversy as he would start his own label and sign with

The Island Def Jam Music Group The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American recording music unit, formed on New Year's Eve 1998 by the Universal Music Group. It consists of labels devised and consisted under the basic operations of Island Records and Def Jam Recordin ...

. In late 2005, the label would sign

Yung Joc Jasiel Amon Robinson (born September 20, 1980), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2006 hit single " It's Goin' Down". and as a feature on T-Pain's US number-one single "Buy U a Drank (Shawt ...

, who would quickly become the face of the rising label. In 2006, his debut album ''

New Joc City ''New Joc City'' is the debut album by American rapper Yung Joc. It features the hit songs "I Know You See It" and " It's Goin' Down" which was produced by Nitti and reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Commercial performance ''Ne ...

'' would take the label to new heights as it would become the label's first Platinum release. In 2007, the label debuted Boyz n da Hood artist

, who became one of the more popular acts on the label. His hit single, " Hood Nigga", would propel his album to a Gold certification. He and Yung Joc both became the label's main two artists. 2007's other release was Joc's ''

Hustlenomics ''Hustlenomics'' (stylized as ''HUSTLENOMIC$'') is the second studio album by American rapper Yung Joc. It was released, by Bad Boy Records on August 28, 2007. The album contains the singles " Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin," both featuring rappe ...

'', with his hit "Coffee Shop" with Gorilla Zoe. The label's first act 8 Ball & MJG released their second album for the label, ''

Ridin High ''Ridin High'' is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on March 13, 2007, by Bad Boy South. It was originally scheduled for July 2006, under the title ''Pure American Pimpin, but was eventuall ...

.'' Yung Joc was later released from Bad Boy Records.

Artists

* Don Trip * MarVo * YC *

Jody Breeze Boyz n da Hood is an American Southern gangsta rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, and Big Duke. They have collaborated se ...

(Solo Deal with

Sho'nuff Records Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to wh ...

) *

* Chopper "Young City" *

* Big Duke *

Jacquees Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax (born April 15, 1994), better known as Jacquees (pronounced jah-kwees), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper from Decatur, Georgia. In 2015, he signed a recording and management contract with Cash Money Reco ...

Discography

References

External links

Bad Boy South Online
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