Continuing the 20th-anniversary celebration of Bad Boy Entertainment, music mogul Diddy will debut his forthcoming documentary Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
“I am blessed to be introducing our film at the Tribeca Film Festival," Diddy said in a statement sent to Billboard. "Tribeca brings the biggest names in entertainment and culture together with visionaries from across industries to celebrate the power of storytelling. There is no better place to share the story behind the Bad Boy movement and this unprecedented musical event."
The documentary, a Live Nation Productions directed by Daniel Kaufman, will take a behind-the-scenes look at the prolific label's legacy and offer an in-depth look at the two-night anniversary extravaganza that took place last May at Brooklyn's Barclays Center in honor of the late rap great, The Notorious B.I.G.
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13 Nostalgic Moments From Puff Daddy & The Bad Boy Family's Star-Studded 20th Anniversary Show
The 20th anniversary Bad Boy reunion bash at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Friday night (May 20) wasn't just a hashtaggable event (though #TBT And #FBF would be appropriate descriptors), but rather a celebration of the lateNotorious B.I.G. and a semi-deep dive into the crates spanning the legacy that Puffy and Co. built.
Three hours before what would have marked the late Notorious B.I.G.’s 44th birthday (May 21), Brooklyn was in party mode for night one of the hip-hop family affair. Rap and R&B royalty two-stepped and Diddy bopped across the stage from Sean Combs himself to Faith Evans, 112, Lil' Kim, Total, Carl Thomas, The Lox (Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch), Lil' Cease and Black Rob, each serving up their most notable Bad Boy-branded hits. Even B.B. affiliate French Montana came on board with a more millennial-friendly set that included "Off The Rip," "Pop That" and an appearance from Rick Ross for “Stay Schemin’.” The special guests carried a VIP list of mind-blowing cameos from Usher, Busta Rhymes, Jay Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige.
Below are the 13 most nostalgic moments from last night's star-studded Puff Daddy & The Bad Boy Family reunion.
1. “We did it Brooklyn! We did it!” Puff said at the top of the night with an opening medley that included the Family’s “Victory” off Puff’s 1997 debut, No Way Out, the 2015 dance floor magnet “Finna Get Loose” featuring Pharrell on a Jumbotron, “Bad Boy For Life” and the flossy Puff and Ma$e collabo “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down.” The latter marks the Bad Boy chief’s debut single, loaded with old school feels courtesy of a sample from Grandmaster Flash’s 1982 classic “The Message” with a hook referencing Matthew Wilder’s 1983 “Break My Stride.”
2. 112’s set provided the quintessential Ladies’ Night soundtrack as the R&B quartet -- comprised of Quinnes “Q” Parker, Marvin “Slim” Scandrick, Michael Keith and Daron Jones -- donned matching ensembles in true boy band fashion and delivered their hits “It’s Over Now,” “Dance With Me” and the steamy “Peaches and Cream.” During the night’s finale, they also sang their standout debut “Only You,” which featured Biggie and Ma$e, as well as the B.I.G. tribute “I’ll Be Missing You” alongside Puff and Faith Evans.
3. Bad Boy Records’ resident girl trio Total, clad in shiny silver numbers, re-emerged with their '90s cuts, launching into their Missy Elliott duet “Trippin’” (Misdemeanor didn’t hit the stage with Keima, Keisha and Pam, sadly) followed by “No One Else” and their slow jam “Kissin’ You.” They also lent their vocals to the closing medley with a live rendition of their first single “Can’t You See?” which featured Notorious B.I.G.
4. D-Block hit Flatbush Avenue when the Lox stomped onto the stage with street anthems in tow like the Biggie collaboration “Last Day,” “We Gonna Make It,” “I Get High” and “Wild Out.” Despite their falling out with Puff over a decade ago (see: the “Free The Lox” campaign and their November 2005 interview on Hot 97), beef was buried when Jada, Styles and Sheek hyped the crowd as part of the Bad Boy set.
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5. R&B singer Carl Thomas brought the feels to Barclays by gliding through his highest notes, including the chest-pounding “Emotional,” the groovy “Summer Rain” and the heartbreak anthem “I Wish.” Though Faith Evans was also on the bill, the pair did not reunite for their 2001 duet “Can’t Believe.”
6. A red-headed Faith Evans time-traveled back to 1995 with performances of her R&B gems like “You Used to Love Me” and “Soon as I Get Home,” which both contributed to making her debut studio effort, Faith, a platinum success.
7. In one-off performances of their charting successes, Mario Winansdelivered his 2004 hit “I Don’t Wanna Know,” Cassie brought back her 2006 single “Me & You” while Black Rob hit the crowd with the 2000 single “Whoa!” Birthday boy Busta Rhymes also hit the stage for a 2016 update of “Pass the Courvoisier,” which Diddy finessed into a shameless plug for his vodka, singing, “Pass the Ciroc this way.”
8. Barclays exploded with Jay Z's appearance during Puffy’s performance of the Dirty Money hit “Angels." Here, Hov segued into a rendition of the song’s original sample, his 1997 ode to Brooklyn “Where I’m From.” The two legends shared a sentimental moment as Puff praised the BK native for being a part of the extended Bad Boy family. “You’ve been there for me through my ups and downs. Whenever I get in trouble, this is the one I call. This is my strategist right here, this my brother, this B.I.G.’s brother, this Brooklyn’s own,” praised Puff before Jay launched into his classic hit “Public Service Announcement.
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