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Fidel Channer finds one of P. Diddy's successful R&B groups and talks about the Bad Boy days. 112 (one-twelve) is an R&B quartet from Atlanta made up of Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Quinnes "Q" Parker and Marvin "Slim" Scandrick. They met in high school in the early 1990s and formed the group Forte, performing at local churches and talent shows until they were discovered by management duo Courtney Sills and Kevin Wales. Sills and Wales introduced the group to hip-hip producers Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson, known professionally as Tim & Bob, who helped the group record demos. Wales secured an audition for the group at Atlanta's 112 Club for Sean "Puffy" Combs, CEO of Bad Boy Records. He signed the quartet and they subsequently changed their name from Forte to 112 as a tribute to the good fortune the club had brought them. After signing with Bad Boy, 112 moved to New York to record their self-titled debut album. 112, which was primarily produced by Tim & Bob, was released in 1996 and went double p