

I did the original version, didn't get credit for it. In an interview with Wax Poetics, he said: Producer Pete Rock alleged that Puffy stole the idea for the original song's beat after hearing it at Rock's house.

One of the song's lines reads, "Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade," referencing the Februbombing of the World Trade Center. 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. The song is a " rags-to-riches chronicle". The song is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time. "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 boss, Combs. It was produced by Poke of the duo Trackmasters and Sean "Puffy" Combs. " Juicy" is the first single by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G.
