The Hitmen
Bad Boy's in-house production team. Sean Combs gathered the producers who shaped the label's sound, working on their own or alongside him, for Bad Boy's artists and for acts outside the label. The team has been active since 1993; Kanye West was announced as a member in 2015.
- Songs with a Hitmen producer
- 515
- Releases
- 110
- Members credited
- 25
- Of credited songs in 1995
- 89%
Members as listed in Wikipedia's Bad Boy Records article (opens in a new tab); numbers from the producer credits on this site.
Members
Current
- Sean "Puffy" Combs
- Mario "Yellowman" Winans
- Stevie J
- Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
- Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
- Nashiem Myrick
- Ryan Leslie
- Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
- Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
- Richard "Younglord" Frierson
- Yogi
- Carlos "6 July" Broady
- Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool
- Rashad Smith
- Sean C & LV
- Kanye West
- Tony Dofat
- Craig "Klepto" Tucker
Past
- Chucky Thompson
- Easy Mo Bee
- Rob Holladay
- Anthony Dent
- Eric "Coptic" Matlock
- EZ Elpee
- Andreao "Fanatic" Heard
- Jack Knight
- Andre Ashford
- Funk'e Ray
- Jesse West
- Kelly Price
- Kory Harper
- Prince Charles Alexander
Year by year
Share of each year's credited songs with a Hitmen producer
- 1994 65% (24 of 37)
- 1995 89% (16 of 18)
- 1996 66% (23 of 35)
- 1997 86% (55 of 64)
- 1998 73% (59 of 81)
- 1999 82% (51 of 62)
- 2000 73% (41 of 56)
- 2001 51% (37 of 72)
- 2002 75% (3 of 4)
- 2003 51% (30 of 59)
- 2004 51% (46 of 90)
- 2005 28% (11 of 40)
- 2006 46% (29 of 63)
- 2007 23% (18 of 79)
- 2008 44% (32 of 73)
- 2009 25% (12 of 48)
- 2010 17% (3 of 18)
- 2011 0% (0 of 17)
- 2012 3% (1 of 35)
- 2013 10% (7 of 67)
- 2015 31% (8 of 26)
- 2016 62% (49 of 79)
- 2017 0% (0 of 33)
- 2018 0% (0 of 22)
- 2019 0% (0 of 33)
- 2020 0% (0 of 29)
- 2021 5% (1 of 22)
- 2022 0% (0 of 24)
- 2023 0% (0 of 14)
Biggest records
No.1s and Platinum plaques with Hitmen production
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No.1 Diamond Life After Death The Notorious B.I.G. · 1997 Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson
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No.1 7× Platinum No Way Out Puff Daddy · 1997 Prod. Stevie J, Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, Rashad Smith, Yogi, Carlos "6 July" Broady
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6× Platinum Juicy - Single The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994 Prod. Sean Combs
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6× Platinum Ready to Die The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994 Prod. Sean Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson
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6× Platinum Big Poppa - Single The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994 Prod. Easy Mo Bee
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No.1 4× Platinum Harlem World Ma$e · 1997 Prod. Sean Combs, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Nashiem Myrick, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Stevie J, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Chucky Thompson, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
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No.1 3× Platinum I'll Be Missing You - Single Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 · 1997 Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J
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No.1 2× Platinum Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - Single Puff Daddy featuring Mase · 1997 Prod. Sean Combs, Carlos "6 July" Broady, Nashiem Myrick
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No.1 2× Platinum Born Again The Notorious B.I.G. · 1999 Prod. Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, Harve Pierre, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Sean Combs, Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans, Easy Mo Bee, Nashiem Myrick, Tony Dofat, Stevie J, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Eric "Coptic" Matlock, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard
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No.1 2× Platinum Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack Various Artists · 2003 Prod. Harve Pierre, Sean Combs, Ryan Leslie, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Stevie J, Mario Winans, Tony Dofat
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No.1 2× Platinum Danity Kane Danity Kane · 2006 Prod. Mario Winans, Ryan Leslie, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
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2× Platinum 112 112 · 1996 Prod. Stevie J, Sean Combs
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2× Platinum Room 112 112 · 1998 Prod. Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, Stevie J, Sean Combs, Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Mario Winans
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No.1 Platinum Hypnotize - Single The Notorious B.I.G. · 1997 Prod. Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean Combs, Chucky Thompson
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No.1 Platinum Mo Money Mo Problems - Single The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase · 1997 Prod. Sean Combs, Stevie J
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No.1 Platinum Greatest Hits The Notorious B.I.G. · 2007 Prod. Sean Combs, Chucky Thompson, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Easy Mo Bee, Mario Winans, Harve Pierre, Nashiem Myrick, Stevie J, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool, Carlos "6 July" Broady