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1999 album

Forever is the second studio album of American hip hop recording artist Puff Daddy, released on August 24, 1999 by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and sold 205,343 units in its first week. Despite this, Forever was met with mixed to unfavorable critical response and trailed the success of his previous album, No Way Out (1997).

Forever was Sean Combs' first album to be released under the name of "Puff Daddy", as his debut album, No Way Out was billed under "Puff Daddy & the Bad Boy Family". The album received mixed reviews from music critics. As with previous Bad Boy releases, much of the criticism was directed towards the over commercialization of the hip hop genre and its incorporation of dance pop, lower production quality and lackluster lyrics compared to its predecessor, many of which caused controversy at the time. In 2006, Q magazine included Forever in their list of the 50 worst albums of all time.

Nearly two years following the release of his first collaboration album, No Way Out, which debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number one and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in February 1998, whereas Combs (under the name "Puff Daddy"), was nominated for Best New Artist, which he lost. He also collaborated with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, for the single "Come with Me" for the 1998 film Godzilla. The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. During the summer of 1998, the recording for Forever began, and continued into the following year.

Forever received mixed reviews from critics, especially when compared to the critical acclaim of its predecessor, No Way Out. It was criticized for its over commercializing of the hip hop genre with its mix of pop and dance music & for its over reliance on guest appearances. Numerous critics would rank the album as among the worst of 1999.