A 1994 hip-hop single by The Notorious B.I.G., built on a sample of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit," recounting his rise from Brooklyn to stardom.
Composition
Juicy was produced by Pete Rock and Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) with a sample of Mtume’s 1983 song “Juicy Fruit.” The Notorious B.I.G.’s lyric narrates a rise from struggling youth in Brooklyn to commercial success in hip-hop.
Reception
Released as the lead single from “Ready to Die,” Juicy reached the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the U.S. R&B chart. The album became one of the best-selling and most influential hip-hop releases of the 1990s.
Legacy
Juicy is widely cited as one of the defining hip-hop autobiographies of the 1990s and a model for the rags-to-riches narrative within the genre. The song’s opening dedication to those who said the artist would not succeed has been widely quoted.
Find more songs by letter
Juicy starts with J and ends with Y. Browse other songs along the same letter.
Songs that contain a letter from "Juicy":