The Rise & Fall Of Craig Mack's Second Bad Boy Run: 2002 - 2005
Craig Mack and Bad Boy Records have a pretty interesting history together. As much as talking about Sean 'P. Diddy/Puff Daddy' Combs is understandably a negative subject nowadays it's extremely difficult to discuss Craig's career without mentioning Combs or his Bad Boy label. Craig saw huge success, in 1994, with the release of the classic hit 'Flava In Ya Ear', taken from his debut album 'Project: Funk Da World', which helped put Bad Boy on the map however with the rise of The Notorious B.I.G, and other acts on the label, Craig found himself lost in the shuffle and pushed aside despite being the one who struck gold for them. Craig eventually left the label and went on to release his second album 'Operation: Get Down', in 1997, to poor reviews and sales which saw him eventually disappear from the mainstream spotlight shortly after. Though Craig failed to capture the magic of his Bad Boy debut he continued on the Underground Hip-Ho