There was a time when Sean “Diddy” Combs didn’t just in hip-hop—he engineered its mainstream shine. In the ’90s, founding Bad Boy Records meant more than starting a label; it meant shaping a sound, a fashion language, and a whole “New York wins” attitude that still echoes through the genre.

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