The Notorious B.I.G. dropped his classic record “Juicy” back in August of 1994. Sampled from old school R&B and funk artist Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit,” the track appears on Biggie’s debut album, Ready to Die. Diddy, CEO of Bad Boy Records, the label B.I.G. was signed to before his tragic death in 1997, and Total, who was signed to the label as well, both added a sultry and flavorful element to the track.
Biggie Smalls’ rags-to-riches story about living in the poverty-stricken streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., selling drugs and providing for his family to later living a life of luxury peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Nov. 5, 1994.
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