Red Cafe Brings Bad Boy Swag To 'RapFix Live'

Bad Boy Records has a rich tradition. Since its inception in the early 1990s, label CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs has introduced some of hip-hop's most influential artists. Of course, there was the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, Ma$e and Black Rob. Now, Diddy is looking to launch the next generation of Bad Boy spitters like MGK and Wednesday's "RapFix Live" guest, Red Café.

The Brooklyn spitter began his career as a part of the group Da Franchise but later branched off with his solo career. Making his mark on New York's mixtape market, Red earned quite a few record deals but was never able to release his proper debut album, despite churning out a ton of notable singles like 2005's "Bling Blaow," 2008's "Paper Touchin' " and 2010's "I'm Ill."

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Now that he is signed to Bad Boy and Akon's Konvict Muzik in a joint venture, Café is set to release his The Shakedown album in 2012. His current single, "Fly Together," featuring Rick Ross and Ryan Leslie, is an ode to independent ladies that has begun to make waves on New York radio.

"Me and Ryan Leslie put this record together in New York," he said. "I was just excited to work with Ryan. I think Ryan is a genius. We did two days in the studio. The first day we was just vibing, just to like, just try to connect and get each other's vibe. And the second day we went in there and we created this record, and immediately I heard Ross' voice on there — I'm just a fan of what Ross do — and I reached out to him and played him the joint, and he loved it."

Catch Red Café on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com!