Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)

Single infobox
Name= Juicy


Artist= The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Total
from Album= Ready to Die
Released= August 8 1994
Recorded= 1994
Format= CD
Genre= East Coast hip hop
Length= 5:02
Label= Bad Boy/Universal
Producer= Poke and Sean "Puffy" Combs
Chart position =

• #3 (Hot Rap Singles)
• #1 (Hot Dance Music/Club Play)
• #14 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
• #27 (Billboard Hot 100)

Reviews =
Last single = "Flava in Ya Ear (remix)"
(1994)
This single = "Juicy"
(1994)
Next single = "Big Poppa"
(1995)

"Juicy" is a song by hip hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. and his debut solo single from his 1994 debut album "Ready to Die". It was produced by Bad Boy Records producers Poke and Sean "Puffy" Combs. Its melody is sampled from Mtume's "Juicy Fruit", and has an alternative chorus sung by R&B girl group Total. The song is considered by many to be among the greatest hip-hop songs of all-time. [ [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#singles 100 Best Rap Albums: ] ] [ [http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_9.htm Top 100 Rap Songs ] ]

The song is a "rags-to-riches chronicle"cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:rghe4jj72wav | title = Ready to Die at Allmusic.com | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006] detailing his early years in poverty, his initial dreams of becoming a rap artist and early influences, his time in drugs and crime, and his eventual success in the music business. He talks about the "one room shack" that he grew up in, which is countered by his mother in the documentary "Biggie & Tupac".

Production controversy

Producer Pete Rock, who was commissioned to remix the track, alleged that Puffy stole the idea for the original song's beat after hearing it from him during a visit. As he explained in an interview with Wax Poetics: [ [http://peterock.tribe.net/thread/032f66d2-a223-400c-a902-fe166be14676 Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net ] ]

Rock's remix for "Juicy" uses the same sample as the original.

Reception

*Blender Magazine ranked it #168 on its Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s list in 2005.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/S2078.htm | title = Juicy at Acclaimedmusic.net | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*Bruce Pollock put it on his The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 list in 2005.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/S2078.htm | title = Juicy at Acclaimedmusic.net | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*Ego Trip ranked it #4 on its Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 list in 1999.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/ego_trip_page1.htm | title = Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists at rocklistmusic.co.uk | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*Pop magazine ranked it #3 on their Singles of the Year list in 1994.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/S2078.htm | title = Juicy at Acclaimedmusic.net | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*Q magazine ranked "Juicy" the ninth greatest hip hop song of all time.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q150lists.htm | title = 150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever at rocklistmusic.co.uk | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*Spex included it on The Best Singles of the Century list in 1999.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/spex20jh.htm#singles | title = Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*The Boston Phoenix included it on their The 90 Best Songs of the 90s list in 1999.cite web | last = Pappademas | first = Alex | url = http://72.166.46.24//archive/music/99/12/23/90_of_90_index.html | title = Juicy from The Boston Phoenix | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*The Source included it on their The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time list in 1998.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#singles | title = 100 Best Singles at rocklistmusic.co.uk | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]
*It was certified by RIAA as gold on November 8, 1994 very soon after its release.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp | title = Gold & Platinum Searchable Database at RIAA.com | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23 | accessyear = 2006]

Albums containing "Juicy"

*"Ready to Die" - The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 debut album
*"Big Phat Ones of Hip Hop, Vol. 1" - 1995 hip hop compilation album released by BOXtunes Records
*"New Millennium Hip-Hop Party" - 2000 hip hop compilation album released by Rhino Records
*"New Millennium Party" - 2000 multi-genre compilation album released by Rhino Records
*"More Music From 8 Mile" - 2002 soundtrack of songs included in "8 Mile"
*"Night Ripper" - 2006 album by mashup artist Girl Talk. The song is featured in the track "Smash Your Head" alongside Elton John's "Tiny Dancer".
*"The Greatest Hits" - 2007 compilation of The Notorious B.I.G.'s greatest hits.

ingle tracklist

12 inch

A-Side
# Juicy (Dirty Mix) (5:05)
# Unbelievable (3:45) (Produced by DJ Premier)
# Juicy (Remix) (4:42) (Produced by Pete Rock)B-Side
# Juicy (Instrumental) (5:05)
# Unbelievable (Instrumental) (3:45)
# Juicy (Remix Instrumental) (4:43)

Vinyl promo

A-Side
# Juicy (Radio Edit) (4:15)
# Juicy (Remix) (4:42)
# Unbelievable (Radio Edit) (3:46)B-Side
# Juicy (Dirty Mix) (5:05)
# Dreams (2:43) (Produced by Buttnaked Tim Dawg)
# Unbelievable (3:45)
# Juicy (Instrumental) (5:05)

Lyrical allusions

*"Word Up"
*Salt 'n' Pepa
*Heavy D
*Mr. Magic
*Marley Marl
*World Trade Center 1993 bombings
*Kid Capri
*Funkmaster Flex
*Lovebug Starski
*Robin Leach
*Moët et Chandon
*Alizé
*Indo
*Super Nintendo
*Sega Genesis
*The Source
*Private Stock (malt liquor)
*Rappin' Duke
*Le Tigre Clothing
*Lacoste

Trivia

*The same sample was used in 1993 by rapper Dre Dog for the song "The Ave."
*In P. Diddy's MTV television show "Making the Band", the group Da Band was told to memorize the lyrics to both "Juicy" and "Rapper's Delight" to prove their knowledge of hip hop's past.

References