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"Juicy"
"Juicy"
Single by the Notorious B.I.G.
from the album Ready to Die
B-side	"Unbelievable"
Released	August 9, 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:13
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Wallace
Producer(s)	Poke; Sean "Puffy" Combs; Pete Rock (uncredited);
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
Music video
	"Juicy" on YouTube

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"Juicy" is the first single by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G. from his 1994 debut album, Ready to Die. It was produced by Poke of the duo Trackmasters and Sean "Puffy" Combs. "Juicy" contains a sample of Mtume's 1983 song, "Juicy Fruit", though it is directly sampled from the song's "Fruity Instrumental" mix, and has an alternative chorus sung by Bad Boy Records cohorts, the girl group Total and label founder Combs. The song is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.^[1]^[2]

Music video

The music video for Juicy was directed by Sean Combs and premiered in August 1994.^{[citation needed]} In it, the Notorious B.I.G. raps the song first on the stairs in front of a house and later in the form of an interview with a reporter as well as on the street, in prison and at a pool party. Individual scenes are based on the content of the song and show how the Notorious B.I.G. is arrested for selling drugs or arguing with his mother when they lived in poverty, while he now glorifies his wealth. The Notorious B.I.G. also had a small part of the video at one of P. Diddy's parties.

Content

The song is a "rags-to-riches chronicle".^[3] The Notorious B.I.G. chronicles his childhood years living in poverty, his initial dreams of becoming a rapper, early musical influences, his time dealing drugs, criminal involvement, and his eventual success in the music industry and current lavish lifestyle.

One of the song's lines reads, "Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade," referencing the February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.^[4]^[5]

Production controversy

Producer Pete Rock alleged that Puffy stole the idea for the original song's beat after hearing it at Rock's house. In an interview with Wax Poetics, he said:

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 shit 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.^[6]^{[better source needed]}

Pete Rock's remix of "Juicy" uses the same sample as the original. During an appearance on the Juan Epstein Podcast, Rock said that he has no hard feelings about how "Juicy" came about, but wished he had gotten the proper credit, although he did admit to harboring some ill feelings at the time.^[7]

Biggie appeared in the "Unsigned Hype" column of the March 1992 issue of The Source as "the Notorious B-I-G,"^[8]^[9] and he was also listed as "the Notorious B.I.G." on a 1992 single by Neneh Cherry when he was signed to Uptown/MCA.^[10] Aside from sharing the same sample source, both songs share little in common otherwise, most notably in regards to subject matter.^[11]^[12]

Accolades

ego trip ranked it number 1 on its Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980–98 list in 1999.^[13]
Pitchfork Media ranked the song at number 14 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s.^[14]
Pop ranked it number 1 on their Singles of the Year list in 1994.^{[citation needed]}
Q ranked "Juicy" the ninth greatest hip hop song of all time.^[15]
Rolling Stone ranked the song number 424 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, moving to #32 in the 2021 revision.^[16]
Spex included it on the Best Singles of the Century list in 1999.^[17]
The Boston Phoenix included it on their The 90 Best Songs of the 90s list in 1999.^[18]
The Source included it on their 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time list in 1998.^[19]
VH1 ranked it number 7 on its "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever", and number 1 on its "40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90s".^[20]
BBC ranked it number 1 on its "Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time".^[21]

Track listing

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)

Official versions

"Juicy" (album version)
"Juicy" (instrumental) – 5:05
"Juicy" (dirty mix) – 5:05
"Juicy" (remix) – 3:42
"Juicy" (remix instrumental) – 4:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–95)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[22]	72
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[23]	16
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[24]	58
US Billboard Hot 100^[25]	27
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[26]	14
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)^[27]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[28]	Gold	45,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[29] sales since 2009	Gold	50,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[30]	2× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[31]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In other media

On July 3, 2022, Juicy was added to the online Battle Royale video game Fortnite as a purchasable lobby music track.^[32] In September 2024, a "Jam Track" version of the song was added for Fortnite Festival alongside other songs from the Notorious B.I.G.

References

^ "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022.
^ Adaso, Henry. "100 Greatest Rap Songs". About.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
^ "Ready to Die at Allmusic.com". Retrieved 2006-12-23.
^ Gaillot, Ann-Derrick. ""Biggie 9/11" is Twitter's best search". The Outline. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ Herbert, David Gauvey. "The Notorious B.I.G. & 9/11: Radio Censorship, Illuminati Conspiracy Theories and Everything In Between". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Fact: Ciph is a F*cking Douchebag!". Rosenberg Radio. 2008-05-23. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
^ khari (2014-08-06). "The Source |Unsigned Hype Revisited: The Notorious B.I.G. (March, 1992)". The Source. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
^ "The Source hip hop magazine issue 30 march 1992**Notorious BIG unsigned hype** | #495490625". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
^ Neneh Cherry - Buddy X (Remix), retrieved 2022-07-26
^ Notorious B1 - Big Daddy (Explicit ), retrieved 2022-07-26
^ The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (Official Video) [4K], retrieved 2022-07-26
^ "Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists at rocklistmusic.co.uk". Archived from the original on January 22, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
^ "Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^ "150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever at rocklistmusic.co.uk". Retrieved December 23, 2006.
^ "Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
^ "Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de". Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
^ Pappademas, Alex. "Juicy from The Boston Phoenix". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
^ "100 Best Singles at rocklistmusic.co.uk". Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
^ "The 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All Time (via VH1)". Retrieved October 25, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Brown, T. M. "The greatest hip-hop songs of all time". bbc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
^ "Notorious B.I.G: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-10-29. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
^ "The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ Billboard Singles - AllMusic
^ "Danish single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ "Italian single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "British single certifications – Notorious Big – Juicy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "Fortnite Gets Juicy New Notorious BIG Music Pack". 3 July 2022.

[1] "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022.

[2] Adaso, Henry. "100 Greatest Rap Songs". About.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.

[AMG-3] "Ready to Die at Allmusic.com". Retrieved 2006-12-23.

[4] Gaillot, Ann-Derrick. ""Biggie 9/11" is Twitter's best search". The Outline. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[5] Herbert, David Gauvey. "The Notorious B.I.G. & 9/11: Radio Censorship, Illuminati Conspiracy Theories and Everything In Between". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[wp-6] Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Fact: Ciph is a F*cking Douchebag!". Rosenberg Radio. 2008-05-23. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

[8] ri (2014-08-06). "The Source |Unsigned Hype Revisited: The Notorious B.I.G. (March, 1992)". The Source. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

[9] "The Source hip hop magazine issue 30 march 1992**Notorious BIG unsigned hype** | #495490625". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

[10] Neneh Cherry - Buddy X (Remix), retrieved 2022-07-26

[11] Notorious B1 - Big Daddy (Explicit ), retrieved 2022-07-26

[12] The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (Official Video) [4K], retrieved 2022-07-26

[Rocklist1-13] "Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists at rocklistmusic.co.uk". Archived from the original on January 22, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2006.

[14] "Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

[Rocklist2-15] "150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever at rocklistmusic.co.uk". Retrieved December 23, 2006.

[Rolling_Stone-16] "Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

[German-17] "Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de". Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2006.

[Boston-18] Pappademas, Alex. "Juicy from The Boston Phoenix". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2006.

[Source-19] "100 Best Singles at rocklistmusic.co.uk". Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2006.

[20] "The 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All Time (via VH1)". Retrieved October 25, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[21] Brown, T. M. "The greatest hip-hop songs of all time". bbc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Notorious_B.I.G-22] "Notorious B.I.G: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[sc_UKrandb_Notorious_B.I.G-23] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[24] "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-10-29. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

[sc_Billboardhot100_The_Notorious_B.I.G.-25] "The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_The_Notorious_B.I.G.-26] "The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[allmusic-27] Billboard Singles - AllMusic

[DenmarkNotorious_B.I.G.JuicysingleCertRef-28] "Danish single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[ItalyNotorious_B.I.G.JuicysingleCertRef-29] "Italian single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[United_KingdomNotorious_BigJuicysingleCertRef-30] "British single certifications – Notorious Big – Juicy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[United_StatesNotorious_B.I.G.JuicysingleCertRef-31] "American single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[32] "Fortnite Gets Juicy New Notorious BIG Music Pack". 3 July 2022.

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-| Name= Juicy
+| name          = Juicy
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+| cover         = The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy.jpeg
+| alt           =
-| Artist = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
+| type          = single
-| from Album = [[Ready to Die]]
+| artist        = [[the Notorious B.I.G.]]
-| Released = August 9, 1994
+| album         = [[Ready to Die]]
-| Recorded = 1993-94
+| B-side        = Unbelievable
-| Format = [[Compact Disc|CD]]
+| released      = August 9, 1994
-| Genre = [[Conscious hip hop]], [[gangsta rap]]
-| Length = 5:03
+| recorded      = 1994
-| Label = [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]], [[Arista Records|Arista]]
+| studio        = [[The Hit Factory]] ([[New York City]])
+| genre         = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
-| Writer = [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]], Hunter McIntosh, [[Sean Combs]], [[Pete Rock]], [[Jean-Claude Olivier]], [[Samuel Barnes (songwriter)|Samuel Barnes]]
+| length        = 4:13
-| Producer = [[Trackmasters|Poke of Trackmasters]], [[Pete Rock]]
+| label         = {{flatlist|
-| Chronology = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] singles
+* [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]
-| Last single =
+* [[Arista Records|Arista]]
-| This single = "'''Juicy'''" <br>(1994)
-| Next single = "[[Big Poppa]]"<br>(1995)
-{{External music video|{{YouTube|_JZom_gVfuw|“Juicy”}}}}
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+| writer        = [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]]
+| producer      = {{flatlist|
+* [[Trackmasters|Poke]]
+* [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]
+* [[Pete Rock]] (uncredited)
+}}
+| chronology    = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
+| prev_title    = [[Party and Bullshit]]
+| prev_year     = 1993
+| next_title    = [[Flava in Ya Ear#Remix|Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)]]
+| next_year     = 1994
+| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_JZom_gVfuw|"Juicy"}}}}
+}}
+"'''Juicy'''" is the first single by American rapper [[the Notorious B.I.G.]] from his 1994 debut album, ''[[Ready to Die]]''. It was produced by Poke of the duo [[Trackmasters]] and [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]. "Juicy" contains a [[Sample (music)|sample]] of [[Mtume]]'s 1983 song, "[[Juicy Fruit (song)|Juicy Fruit]]", though it is directly sampled from the song's "Fruity Instrumental" mix, and has an alternative chorus sung by [[Bad Boy Records]] cohorts, the girl group [[Total (band)|Total]] and label founder Combs. The song is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-20121205/notorious-b-i-g-juicy-19691231|title=The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144837/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-150547/notorious-b-i-g-juicy-96252/|archive-date=July 1, 2022|date=December 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_9.htm|title=100 Greatest Rap Songs|last=Adaso|first=Henry|publisher=About.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208134810/http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_9.htm|archive-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+==Music video==
-"'''Juicy'''" is the debut single by American [[hip-hop music|hip hop]] artist [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] and his first single from his 1994 debut album ''[[Ready to Die]]''. It was produced by [[Trackmasters|Poke of Trackmasters]] & [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]. It contains a [[sample (music)|sample]] of [[Mtume]]'s "[[Juicy Fruit (song)|Juicy Fruit]]", but is directly sampled from the song's "Fruity Instrumental" mix, and has an alternative chorus sung by [[girl group]] [[Total (band)|Total]]. The song is considered by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' and [[About.com]] as one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-20121205/notorious-b-i-g-juicy-19691231 The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time]</ref><ref>[http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#singles 100 Best Rap Albums:<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_9.htm Top 100 Rap Songs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  The song has sold over 607,000 copies.
+The music video for Juicy was directed by [[Sean Combs]] and premiered in August 1994.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} In it, the Notorious B.I.G. raps the song first on the stairs in front of a house and later in the form of an interview with a reporter as well as on the street, in [[prison]] and at a [[pool party]]. Individual scenes are based on the content of the song and show how the Notorious B.I.G. is arrested for selling drugs or arguing with his mother when they lived in [[poverty]], while he now glorifies his wealth. The Notorious B.I.G. also had a small part of the video at one of P. Diddy's parties.
 ==Content==
-The song is a "rags-to-riches chronicle"<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203800|pure_url=yes}} | title = Ready to Die at Allmusic.com| publisher = | accessdate =2006-12-23}}</ref> 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 and current lavish lifestyle.
+The song is a "[[Rags to riches|rags-to-riches]] chronicle".<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r203800|pure_url=yes}} | title = Ready to Die at Allmusic.com| access-date =2006-12-23}}</ref> The Notorious B.I.G. chronicles his childhood years living in poverty, his initial dreams of becoming a rapper, early musical influences, his time dealing drugs, criminal involvement, and his eventual success in the music industry and current lavish lifestyle.
+One of the song's lines reads, "Time to get paid, blow up like the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade]]," referencing the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing|February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gaillot |first1=Ann-Derrick |title="Biggie 9/11" is Twitter's best search |url=https://theoutline.com/post/3542/biggie-911-conspiracy-twitter |website=The Outline |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Herbert |first1=David Gauvey |title=The Notorious B.I.G. & 9/11: Radio Censorship, Illuminati Conspiracy Theories and Everything In Between |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7767469/notorious-big-juicy-biggie-9-11-radio-censorship |magazine=Billboard |access-date=27 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
-In the song, he makes a statement to his success as "Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade", comparing his success to the construction and popularly of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]. This line is often falsely misinterpreted to be a referring to the 1993 bombings of the World Trade Center that happened a year before this song was released, but this is not the case given the context.{{fact|date=December 2016}}
 ==Production controversy==
-Producer [[Pete Rock]] alleged that Puffy stole the idea for the original song's beat after hearing it from him during a visit. Rock explained this in an interview with ''[[Wax Poetics]]'':<ref>[http://peterock.tribe.net/thread/032f66d2-a223-400c-a902-fe166be14676 Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+Producer [[Pete Rock]] alleged that Puffy stole the idea for the original song's beat after hearing it at Rock's house. In an interview with ''[[Wax Poetics]]'', he said:
-{{quote|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 shit 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.|}}
+{{cquote|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 shit 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.<ref name=wp>[http://peterock.tribe.net/thread/032f66d2-a223-400c-a902-fe166be14676 Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220125121/http://peterock.tribe.net/thread/032f66d2-a223-400c-a902-fe166be14676 |date=2012-02-20 }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is a forum post quoting the original article.|date=May 2023}}}}
+Pete Rock's remix of "Juicy" uses the same sample as the original. During an appearance on the ''Juan Epstein Podcast'', Rock said that he has no hard feelings about how "Juicy" came about, but wished he had gotten the proper credit, although he did admit to harboring some ill feelings at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rosenbergradio.com/2008/05/23/fact-ciph-is/ |title=Fact: Ciph is a F*cking Douchebag! |publisher=Rosenberg Radio |date=2008-05-23 |access-date=2014-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607010855/http://www.rosenbergradio.com/2008/05/23/fact-ciph-is/ |archive-date=2014-06-07 }}</ref>
-Rock's remix for "Juicy" uses the same sample as the original.
+Biggie appeared in the "Unsigned Hype" column of the March 1992 issue of ''The Source'' as "the Notorious B-I-G,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=khari |date=2014-08-06 |title=The Source {{!}}Unsigned Hype Revisited: The Notorious B.I.G. (March, 1992) |url=https://thesource.com/2014/08/06/unsigned-hype-revisited-the-notorious-b-i-g-march-1992/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Source hip hop magazine issue 30 march 1992**Notorious BIG unsigned hype** {{!}} #495490625 |url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/source-hip-hop-magazine-issue-30-495490625 |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Worthpoint |language=en}}</ref> and he was also listed as "the Notorious B.I.G." on a 1992 single by Neneh Cherry when he was signed to Uptown/MCA.<ref>{{Citation |title=Neneh Cherry - Buddy X (Remix) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/169642-Neneh-Cherry-Buddy-X-Remix |language=en |access-date=2022-07-26}}</ref> Aside from sharing the same sample source, both songs share little in common otherwise, most notably in regards to subject matter.<ref>{{Citation |title=Notorious B1 - Big Daddy (Explicit ) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2TzqCuJchw |language=en |access-date=2022-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (Official Video) [4K] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JZom_gVfuw |language=en |access-date=2022-07-26}}</ref>
-On the Juan Epstein podcast,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosenbergradio.com/2008/05/23/fact-ciph-is/ |title=Fact: Ciph is a F*cking Douchebag! |publisher=Rosenberg Radio |date=2008-05-23 |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref> Pete Rock discussed this briefly as well, mentioning that it was he has no hard feelings about how "Juicy" came about, just that he had wished he'd gotten the proper credit, although he did harbor some ill feelings at one time.
 ==Accolades==
-*[[Blender Magazine|''Blender'' Magazine]] ranked it #168 on its Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s list in 2005.<ref name="Acclaim">{{cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=321 | title = Juicy at Acclaimedmusic.net | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
+*''[[ego trip (magazine)|ego trip]]'' ranked it number 1 on its Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980–98 list in 1999.<ref name="Rocklist1">{{cite web | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/ego_trip_page1.htm | title = Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists at rocklistmusic.co.uk | access-date = December 23, 2006 | archive-date = January 22, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070122174837/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/ego_trip_page1.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
+*[[Pitchfork Media]] ranked the song at number 14 on their ''Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ |title=Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s |access-date=2010-09-03 |archive-date=2012-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-*Bruce Pollock put it on his The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 list in 2005.<ref name="Acclaim"/>
+*''[[Pop (fashion magazine)|Pop]]'' ranked it number 1 on their Singles of the Year list in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
-*''[[ego trip (magazine)|ego trip]]'' ranked it #1 on its Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 list in 1999.<ref name="Rocklist1">{{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 | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
+*''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' ranked "Juicy" the ninth greatest hip hop song of all time.<ref name="Rocklist2">{{cite web | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q150lists.htm | title = 150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever at rocklistmusic.co.uk | access-date = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
-*[[Pitchfork Media]] ranked the song at #14 on their ''Top 200 Tracks of the 90s''.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s]</ref>
+*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the song number 424 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, moving to #32 in the 2021 revision.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-notorious-b-i-g-juicy-20110527 | title = Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | access-date = April 7, 2011 }}</ref>
-*''[[Pop (fashion magazine)|Pop]]'' ranked it #1 on their Singles of the Year list in 1994.<ref name="Acclaim"/>
-*[[Q magazine|''Q'' magazine]] ranked "Juicy" the ninth greatest hip hop song of all time.<ref name="Rocklist2">{{cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q150lists.htm | title = 150 Greatest Rock Lists Ever at rocklistmusic.co.uk | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
+*''[[Spex (magazine)|Spex]]'' included it on the Best Singles of the Century list in 1999.<ref name="German">{{cite web | url = http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/spex20jh.htm#singles | title = Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de | access-date = December 23, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120706022353/http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/spex20jh.htm#singles | archive-date = July 6, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
-*[[Rolling Stone]] ranked the song #424 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/the-notorious-b-i-g-juicy-20110527 | title = Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time | work = | publisher = | accessdate = April 7, 2011 }}</ref>
+*''[[The Boston Phoenix]]'' included it on their The 90 Best Songs of the 90s list in 1999.<ref name="Boston">{{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 | access-date = December 23, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071009175552/http://72.166.46.24/archive/music/99/12/23/90_of_90_index.html | archive-date = October 9, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
-*''[[Spex (magazine)|Spex]]'' included it on The Best Singles of the Century list in 1999.<ref name="German">{{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 | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
+*''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' included it on their 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time list in 1998.<ref name="Source">{{cite web | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#singles | title = 100 Best Singles at rocklistmusic.co.uk | access-date = December 23, 2006 | archive-date = August 7, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170807103112/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#singles | url-status = dead }}</ref>
+*[[VH1]] ranked it number 7 on its "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever", and number 1 on its "40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90s".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hiphopspeakeasy.com/2012/06/the-100-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-via-vh1/source.htm#singles | title = The 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All Time (via VH1) | access-date = October 25, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
-*''[[The Boston Phoenix]]'' included it on their The 90 Best Songs of the 90s list in 1999.<ref name="Boston">{{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 | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
+*[[BBC]] ranked it number 1 on its "Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20191007-the-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time|title=The greatest hip-hop songs of all time|last=Brown|first=T. M.|website=bbc.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>
-*''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' included it on their The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time list in 1998.<ref name="Source">{{cite web | last = | first = | url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#singles | title = 100 Best Singles at rocklistmusic.co.uk | work = | publisher = | accessdate = December 23, 2006 }}</ref>
-*[[VH1]] ranked it #7 on its "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever", and #1 on its "40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90s".
-==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]]
-*''[[8 Mile (soundtrack)|More Music From 8 Mile]]'' – 2002 soundtrack of songs included in ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]''
-*''[[Night Ripper]]'' – 2006 album by mashup artist [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]]. The song is featured in the track "Smash Your Head" alongside [[Elton John]]'s "[[Tiny Dancer]]".
-*''[[The Greatest Hits (The Notorious B.I.G. album)|The Greatest Hits]]'' – 2007 compilation of The Notorious B.I.G.'s greatest hits.
-*''[[Notorious Soundtrack]]'' – the soundtrack of Biggie's biopic.
-*''[[In Defense of the Genre]]'' – 2007 album by alternative rock band [[Say Anything (band)|Say Anything]] in the track "No Soul" performed by Anna Waronker.
-* ''[[the notorious xx]]'' – album remixed by [[wait what]] and features the song [[VCR (song)|VCR]] by [[The XX]] with Juicy.
-* ''This Is The Remix'' – [[Extended play|EP]] released by Metal Ring and Butterfly that features a remix of the song's first verse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metalringandbutterfly.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-the-remix-ep |title=This Is The Remix EP &#124; Metal Ring And Butterfly |publisher=Metalringandbutterfly.bandcamp.com |date=2013-02-14 |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
-===12 inch===
+===12-inch===
 '''A-side'''
-# Juicy (Dirty Mix) (5:05)
+# "Juicy" (Dirty Mix) (5:05)
-# Unbelievable (3:45) <small>(produced by [[DJ Premier]])</small>
+# "Unbelievable" (3:45) <small>(produced by [[DJ Premier]])</small>
-# Juicy (Remix) (4:42) <small>(produced by [[Pete Rock]])</small>
+# "Juicy" (Remix) (4:42) <small>(produced by [[Pete Rock]])</small>
 '''B-side'''
-# Juicy (Instrumental) (5:05)
+# "Juicy" (Instrumental) (5:05)
-# Unbelievable (instrumental) (3:45)
+# "Unbelievable" (instrumental) (3:45)
-# Juicy (remix instrumental) (4:43)
+# "Juicy" (remix instrumental) (4:43)
 ==Official versions==
@@ Line 80: / Line 80: @@
 * "Juicy" (remix instrumental) – 4:43
-==Chart positions==
+==Charts==
 ===Weekly charts===
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 !Chart (1994–95)
-!Peak<br>position
+!Peak<br/>position
 |-
-{{Singlechart|UKchartstats|72|artist=Notorious B.I.G|song=Juicy|songid=22424|accessdate=2011-07-21}}
+{{Single chart|UKsinglesbyname|72|artist=Notorious B.I.G|access-date=2011-07-21}}
 |-
-{{Singlechart|UKrandb|30|artist=Notorious B.I.G|song=Juicy|date=2013-01-19}}
+{{Single chart|UKrandb|16|artist=Notorious B.I.G|song=Juicy|date=20130119}}
 |-
+|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-29.pdf|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=1994-10-29|page=6|accessdate=2023-05-20}}</ref>
-{{Singlechart|Billboardhot100|27|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|artistid=36757|accessdate=2011-07-21}}
+| style="text-align:center;"|58
 |-
-{{Singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|artistid=36757|accessdate=2011-07-21}}
+{{Single chart|Billboardhot100|27|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|artistid=36757|access-date=2011-07-21}}
 |-
+{{Single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|14|artist=The Notorious B.I.G.|artistid=36757|access-date=2011-07-21}}
-|US [[Hot Rap Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="allmusic">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p44889/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles- allmusic.com]</ref>
+|-
+|US [[Hot Rap Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="allmusic">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44889/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles - AllMusic]</ref>
 | style="text-align:center;"|1
 |}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|id=10692|relyear=1994|certyear=2021|artist=Notorious B.I.G.|title=Juicy|access-date=October 26, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=2024|artist=Notorious B.I.G.|title=Juicy|access-date=March 11, 2024|note=sales since 2009|id=12176}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2007|certyear=2022|artist=Notorious Big|title=Juicy|access-date=April 27, 2022|id=13270-2295-1}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=1994|certyear=2022|artist=Notorious B.I.G.|title=Juicy|access-date=May 20, 2022}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
+==In other media==
+On July 3, 2022, ''Juicy'' was added to the online Battle Royale video game [[Fortnite Battle Royale|''Fortnite'']] as a purchasable lobby music track.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thegamer.com/fortnite-juicy-notorious-big-music-pack/ | title=Fortnite Gets Juicy New Notorious BIG Music Pack | date=3 July 2022 }}</ref> In September 2024, a "Jam Track" version of the song was added for ''[[Fortnite Festival]]'' alongside other songs from the Notorious B.I.G.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Songs written by Pete Rock]]

v t e The Notorious B.I.G.
Songs Discography Awards and nominations Death
Studio albums	Ready to Die Life After Death
Posthumous albums	Born Again Duets: The Final Chapter The King & I
Compilations	Greatest Hits Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Singles	"Party and Bullshit" "Juicy" "Big Poppa" / "Who Shot Ya?" "One More Chance" "Hypnotize" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Sky's the Limit" "Dead Wrong" "Notorious B.I.G." "Nasty Girl" "Spit Your Game" "Old Thing Back"
Featured singles	"Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" "Can't You See" "The Points" "Runnin' from tha Police" "This Time Around" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Victory" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
Other songs	"Just Playing (Dreams)" "Notorious Thugs" "Going Back to Cali" "Ten Crack Commandments"
Related articles	Bad Boy Entertainment Sean Combs Faith Evans Junior M.A.F.I.A. Conspiracy "Player's Anthem" "I Need You Tonight" "Get Money" Lil' Cease Lil' Kim East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry "I'll Be Missing You" Biggie & Tupac Notorious City of Lies