BadBoy’s Back 2 Basics Beach Party 2000

BadBoy's Back 2 Basics Beach Party 2000 was an event that was hosted by the MuchMusic television show BadBoy's Choice on September 4th, 2000, the Labour Day long weekend. The event's gimmick was that all the musical acts featured had the number "2" in the band name. Some of the acts featured included dance group 2 Unlimited playing their hit song "Get Ready For This", Soul II Soul playing their song "Back 2 Life", and controversial rap group 2 Live Crew playing a censored version of their song "The Fuck Shop," renamed here as "The Fun Shop." Also featured was the rave act SL2, though no one in attendance was familiar with the group as they had only charted in the UK in 1992. Sole member DJ Slipmatt played a happy hardcore set to the confusion of the partygoers.

The event was also the debut of Armando Ferraro, who would go on to become the second-longest actor to play BadBoy. Ferraro amazed the audience with his dance moves during the 2 Unlimited performance, transcending the show's cheesy gimmick and going on to define the BadBoy character as not only a hype-man, but a dancing icon for the early 2000s.