Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)
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| Single by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Total from the album Ready to Die |
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| Released | August 8, 1994 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1994 | ||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 5:02 | ||||
| Label | Bad Boy/Universal | ||||
| Producer | Poke and Sean "Puffy" Combs | ||||
| The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Total singles chronology | |||||
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"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.[1][2]
The song is a "rags-to-riches chronicle"[3] 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 his "one room shack" he grew up in, which is referenced in the documentary Biggie & Tupac.
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[edit] 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:[4]
I did the original version, didn't get credit for it. They came to my house, heard the beat going on the drum machine, it's the same story. You come downstairs at my crib, you hear music. He heard that **** and the next thing you know it comes out. They had me do a remix, but I tell people, and I will fight it to the end, that I did the original version of that. I'm not mad at anybody, I just want the correct credit.
Rock's remix for "Juicy" uses the same sample as the original.
[edit] Reception
- Blender Magazine ranked it #168 on its Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s list in 2005.[5]
- Bruce Pollock put it on his The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 list in 2005.[5]
- Ego Trip ranked it #4 on its Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 list in 1999.[6]
- Pop magazine ranked it #3 on their Singles of the Year list in 1994.[5]
- Q magazine ranked "Juicy" the ninth greatest hip hop song of all time.[7]
- Spex included it on The Best Singles of the Century list in 1999.[8]
- The Boston Phoenix included it on their The 90 Best Songs of the 90s list in 1999.[9]
- The Source included it on their The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time list in 1998.[10]
- It was certified by RIAA as gold on November 8, 1994 very soon after its release.[11]
[edit] 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
- The Greatest Hits - 2007 compilation of The Notorious B.I.G.'s greatest hits.
[edit] Single tracklist
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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
[edit] Trivia
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- 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.
- In the song, Biggie says, "Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade". This a reference to the World Trade Center 1993 bombings, not the September 11, 2001 attacks.
[edit] References
- ^ 100 Best Rap Albums:
- ^ Top 100 Rap Songs
- ^ Ready to Die at Allmusic.com. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net
- ^ a b c Juicy at Acclaimedmusic.net. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists at rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ 150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever at rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ Pappademas, Alex. Juicy from The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ 100 Best Singles at rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
- ^ Gold & Platinum Searchable Database at RIAA.com. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
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