No Way Out

No Way Out is the debut studio album by New-York rapper Puff Daddy. The album was released on July 22, 1997 on Arista Records and Bad Boy Records. Puff Daddy raps with a combination of aggressive and introspective lyrics, and fresh production to share his emotional state before and after the death of Notorious B.I.G. The album contains features from The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Mase, Lil' Kim, Carl Thomas, Jay-Z, Black Rob, The LOX, Ginuwine, Twista, Foxy Brown, Faith Evans, and 112. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with 561,000 copies in its first week of sales. The album's single "I'll Be Missing You" became a worldwide hit, and the first Rap song to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Puff Daddy was nominated for five awards at the 40th Grammy Awards, winning the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. No Way Out is Puff Daddy's best-selling album, with over 7 million copies sold in the United States.

P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy (Sean John Combs, b. 1969) is a New-York based rapper, songwriter, record executive, clothing designer, and entrepreneur. Born in New York City, he got his start in the music business as a talent director at Uptown Records before establishing his own record label, Bad Boy Records in 1993. P. Diddy has known for producing and starting the music careers of artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher.