Artist
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G. appears 2 times in our Golden Age Hip-Hop and 1994 lists, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 2
- Appears on
- Golden Age Hip-Hop and 1994
- Year
- 1994
- Highest placing
- No. 8 in Golden Age Hip-Hop
- Updated
- 2026-08-29
Appears on
Juicy
1994 · Bad Boy
Ranked No. 8 in Golden Age Hip-Hop
The rags-to-riches story told so well it became the template for every one that followed. Biggie's timing over the Mtume loop is effortless in a way nobody has replicated.
Also on 1994
Juicy
1994 · Bad Boy
Picked by 1994
Released within months of the entry above, arguing the opposite case: that a hard record could be a pop record without giving anything up. Both were right, and hip-hop spent the rest of the decade splitting the difference.
Also on Golden Age Hip-Hop