Bad Boy Records vs. Roc-A-Fella Records -- which label was better overall?

[Vandelay]

ROC had better lyricists and arguably better production, but Bad Boy put out the better complete projects. They did popular rap right, if that makes sense.

Rocafella signed some great bar spitters, but kinda let them do their own thing, which I know most artists want, but Bad Boy had that perfect balance to tweak shyt so it felt more complete. Someone like Mase couldn't hold a candle to most of Rocafella lyrically, but Harlem World was a better project than 85% of the stuff that came out on Rocafella. Hell, Lox wouldn't have crushed Dipset like they did without their time on Bad Boy.

I always felt like Biggie would've been Big L status without Puff. Imagine if Big L got signed to Bad Boy.

I say all this with Jay being my favorite rapper. But that's strictly off of depth of catalog. Jay got some projects that are straight duds.

 

[Neuromancer]

Bad boy was a juggernaut in their day. Roc wasn't so much that as one of the only games in town that oversaturated the airwaves.

 

[Carlton Banks]

Harlem World was a better project than 85% of the stuff that came out on Rocafella.

C'mon son

 

[Vandelay]

C'mon son

Aiight, 80%.

 

[Redwood]

shyt is hard to pick, but I'm going with Bad Boy because of they've had the slight edge of actually having more (and developing) R&B acts.

 

[seemorecizzy]

roc a fella only had a chance to blow up when bad boy began to fall off lol
at it's peak it wasn't even close
matter a fact, jayz was dressin up in shiny suits as well lol trying to be like bad boy artists

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

Bad boy easily. It's hard to even remember who was on roc a fella besides Jay Z, Kanye, CamRon

 

[Elim Garak]

I would have to say bad boy they managed to have a 90s run and a decent early 2000s run.

 

[Metal Face]

Harlem World >>>> Every Kanye, Dipset, Beans album

 

[Big Boss]

Bad Boy

 

[TheMailMan]

I'll take that take that bad boy but you can easily make a case for the roc as well.

 

[The Connoisseurs]

Bad Boy had higher peaks
Roc had more sustainability.

 

[JLova]

Bad boy

 

[hitmonlee]

Jay Z and Kanye West > Bad Boy


How is this even close

 

[Cat piss martini]

Puff is a rat fakkit.