5 years broRocafella 1998-2002
No Limit 1997-2001
Loud 1995-1999
Death Row 1992-1996
Priority 1988-1992
its Bad Boy, cuz their run went longer than 2000. And second has to be Cash Money when they made the come back with Wayne and Young Money. The question is whos 3rd?#1 has to be Bad Boy 1996-2000. When it comes to hits, impact, and diversity of successful people on the roster.
1996: They killed it with the R&B. Faith Evans, Total, 112. And Biggie was hopping on remixes.
1997: Easily the biggest label posse year ever. Life After Death, No Way Out, Harlem World. They were doing what other labels couldn't do, and that's bag mainstream hits. They had like 6 #1s this year or something wild like that.
1998: LOX dropped and the same 3 R&B acts from '96 ran it back and dropped again in '98
1999: Double Up, Born Again, 112 Anywhere burning up R&B
2000: Shyne, Black Rob, Carl Thomas
Shit, you could even make an arguement for 1994-1998 and 1999-2003 both being in the Top 5 GOAT label runs.
1994-1995 had Ready To Die, Craig Mack, Faith Evans, Total, etc.
2001-2003 had G-Dep, 112, Bad Boys II Soundtrack, I Need A Girl Part 1/2, Loon,Da Band, that Dream pop group, Mario Winans, etc.
That's 6 years. But I get what you mean.If we talk about sales Aftermath gotta be up there:
1999 - 2004
1999 - SSLP (5X Plat, 14million EAS)
1999 - 2001 (7X Plat... not sure on EAS sales but probably close to 20million)
2000 - MMLP (1X Diamond, 34million EAS)
2001 - The Wash OST (Gold)
2002 - Eminem Show (1X Diamond, 37.5million EAS)
2002 - Truth Hurts - Truthully Speaking (350,000)
2003 - Get Rich or Die Trying (9X Plat, not sure on EAS but prolly ridiculous numbers)
2004 - Encore (5X Plat, 18.6 EAS)
Thats crazy number, Dre must had made BANK... Plus they had tons of dope 12" and mixtapes from Eve, Knock, Game, 50, King T etc during that time...
That's 6 years. But I get what you mean.