"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (featuring Ma$e)"
Single by Puff Daddy
from the album No Way Out
Released	1997 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, CD maxi-single, cassette single, 7" single, 12 inch single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip-Hop/R&B
Label	Bad Boy Records
Writer(s)	Sean "Puffy" Combs Steve Jordan Carlos Broady Nasheim Myrick Mason Betha Greg Prestopino Matthew Wilder Sylvia Robinson Melvin Glover Clifton Chase Edward Fletcher
Producer(s)	Carlos Broady Nashiem Myrick Sean "Puffy" Combs Stevie J.
Chart positions
#1 (U.S.)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"No Time" (1997)	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (1997)	"I'll Be Missing You" (1997)
Ma$e singles chronology
—	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (1997)	"Mo Money Mo Problems" (1997)

"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is a hip-hop song by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs featuring Ma$e. It appears on Combs' debut album No Way Out and it was released as the first single in 1997. Mase, (born Mason Durrell Betha on August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean Puffy Combs hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. ... Image File history File links CantNobodyHoldMeDown. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969[1]) is an American entertainment mogul, record producer, actor and rapper. ... No Way Out is a 1997 album by (then) Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Family. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... Insert from the Winter cassette single by Tori Amos The cassette single was a music recording format that debuted in the 80s. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... (Redirected from 12 inch single) The 12-inch single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an East Coast hip hop record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Diddy Combs in 1993, and is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969[1]) is an American entertainment mogul, record producer, actor and rapper. ... Ill Be Missing You is a 1997 number-one hit single recorded by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist The Notorious B.I.G., who was murdered on March 9, 1997. ... Mase, (born Mason Durrell Betha on August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean Puffy Combs hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. ... Mo Money Mo Problems is the tenth track on the first disk of the Notorious B.I.G. album, Life After Death. ... Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969[1]) is an American entertainment mogul, record producer, actor and rapper. ... Mase, (born Mason Durrell Betha on August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean Puffy Combs hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. ... No Way Out is a 1997 album by (then) Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Family. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Combs was already a successful songwriter, producer and record label owner (Bad Boy Records) before he released his debut album as a performer. His first U.S. chart single, "No Time", was a top-twenty hit for Lil' Kim on which Puff Daddy was credited as a featured vocalist. "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" was the debut chart appearance for Atlanta-based rapper Ma$e. Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an East Coast hip hop record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Diddy Combs in 1993, and is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Mase, (born Mason Durrell Betha on August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean Puffy Combs hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. ...

The song combines elements of several previous singles, the most obvious being a slowed-down rhythm track sampled from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message". The track's chorus is an interpolation of "Break My Stride", a top-five single by Matthew Wilder from 1983. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... The Message is an old school rap song released in 1982, performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. ... In music, interpolation is an abrupt change of elements, with (almost immediate) continuation of the first idea. ... Break My Stride was a major hit single for Matthew Wilder in 1983. ... Matthew Wilder (born Matthew Weiner on January 24, 1953 in New York City) is an American musician best known for his 1983 hit Break My Stride. Wilder was one-half of the Greenwich Village folk group Matthew & Peter in the 1970s. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty-two in early 1997 and eventually spent six weeks at number one. It was the beginning of Combs' and Bad Boy Records' chart domination during the year — the Combs-produced "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G. would follow this song at number one, and the B.I.G. tribute song "I'll Be Missing You" spent eleven weeks at number one during the summer, only to be followed by another B.I.G. song, "Mo Money Mo Problems" and then the Combs-produced "Honey" by Mariah Carey. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Hypnotize is a hip-hop song recorded by Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. It was released as the first single from his album Life After Death in April of 1997. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ill Be Missing You is a 1997 number-one hit single recorded by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist The Notorious B.I.G., who was murdered on March 9, 1997. ... Mo Money Mo Problems is the tenth track on the first disk of the Notorious B.I.G. album, Life After Death. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. ...

The albums from Combs, Ma$e, B.I.G. and Carey would also dominate the top slots of the Billboard 200 during this time as well. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1997 (USA)

This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1997. ...

External link

• Music video for "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" at YouTube