Hot Rap Songs

Week of September 10, 1994

Hot Rap Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Flava In Ya Ear

Craig Mack

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

C.Mack, O.S.Harvey,Jr.

Producer(s):

Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

Erick Sermon Remembers Battle-Rapping & Producing for the Late Craig Mack: 'That Boy Was Walking Love'

Hot Rap Songs

Week of September 10, 1994

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Flava In Ya Ear
  Craig Mack
- 2
- 1
- 5
- - 2
  - 1
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

C.Mack, O.S.Harvey,Jr.

Producer(s):

Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Tootsee Roll
  69 Boyz
- 1
- 1
- 15
- - 1
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Da' S.W.A.T. Team

Producer(s):

95 South

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rip-It

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Juicy/Unbelievable
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 4
- 3
- 3
- - 4
  - 3
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

C.Wallace

Producer(s):

Diddy, J.C.Olivier

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

4
- Funkdafied
  Da Brat
- 3
- 1
- 15
- - 3
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Dupri Mauldin, S.Harris, R.Isley, R.B.Isley, E.J.Isley, M.Isley, O.Isley, C.H.Jasper

Producer(s):

J.Dupri, M.Seal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Work/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- This D.J.
  Warren G
- 5
- 3
- 7
- - 5
  - 3
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.Griffin

Producer(s):

Warren G

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Violator/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- Fantastic Voyage
  Coolio
- 6
- 2
- 19
- - 6
  - 2
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

Ivey, Dobbs, Alexander, Beavers, Craig, McCain, Shelby

Producer(s):

Dobbs The Wino

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Bop Gun (One Nation)
  Ice Cube Featuring George Clinton
- 8
- 7
- 7
- - 8
  - 7
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

O.Jackson, Q.D. III, G.Clinton,Jr., G.Shider, W.Morrison

Producer(s):

Q.D.III, Ice Cube

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Priority

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Back In The Day
  Ahmad
- 7
- 3
- 19
- - 7
  - 3
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

A.A.Lewis, S.K.Gordy

Producer(s):

Kendal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Nuttin' But Love
  Heavy D & The Boyz
- 11
- 9
- 11
- - 11
  - 9
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Kid Capri, Heavy D

Producer(s):

Heavy D, Kid Capri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/MCA

10
- Romantic Call
  Patra Featuring Yo-Yo
- 9
- 9
- 6
- - 9
  - 9
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Howie Tee, D.Smith, Y.Whitaker

Producer(s):

Howie Tee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

11
- Take It Easy
  Mad Lion
- 17
- 11
- 10
- - 17
  - 11
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Mad Lion

Producer(s):

KRS-One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weeded/Nervous

Gains In Performance

12
- I Saw It Cummin'
  PMD
- 20
- 12
- 2
- - 20
  - 12
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Smith, Spivey, Noland, Morrison, Jones, Bonner, Middlebrook

Producer(s):

Smith, Spivey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

PMD/RCA

Greatest gainer this week

13
- Funky Y-2-C
  The Puppies
- 10
- 6
- 13
- - 10
  - 6
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Hayes

Producer(s):

C.Mills II, C.Mills

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Work/Columbia

14
- Thuggish Ruggish Bone
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 19
- 14
- 4
- - 19
  - 14
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

D.J.U-Neek, Bone

Producer(s):

D.J.U-Neek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- Afro Puffs
  The Lady Of Rage
- 13
- 10
- 5
- - 13
  - 10
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

The Lady Of Rage, Dat Nigga Daz

Producer(s):

Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row/Interscope/AG

16
- Give It Up
  Public Enemy
- 12
- 5
- 9
- - 12
  - 5
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

G.G-Wiz, Chuck D, Studdah Man, A.Isbell

Producer(s):

G.G-Wiz, C.Ryder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

17
- Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
  OutKast
- 14
- 9
- 10
- - 14
  - 9
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

A.Patton, A.Benjamin, Organized Noize

Producer(s):

Organized Noize

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

18
- Action
  Terror Fabulous Featuring Nadine Sutherland
- 15
- 15
- 7
- - 15
  - 15
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

D.Kelly

Producer(s):

D.Kelly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

19
- Nappy Heads
  Fugees
- 16
- 12
- 15
- - 16
  - 12
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

N.Jean, S.Michel, L.Hill, S.Scott

Producer(s):

Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

20
- Black Hand Side
  Queen Latifah
- 21
- 20
- 9
- - 21
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

D.Owens, S.Reynolds, T.Rebel

Producer(s):

S.I.D., KayGee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

21
- Where My Homiez?
  Ill Al Skratch
- 18
- 8
- 16
- - 18
  - 8
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

LG, Ill, A.Skratch, Tony P.

Producer(s):

LG Experience, Lo Rider

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

22
- Recognized Thresholds Of...
  Boogiemonsters
- 22
- 22
- 6
- - 22
  - 22
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Jackson, M.McCann, A.Meyers, S.Myers, S.Pollard

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pendulum/EMI

23
- It's Real
  Mic Geronimo
- 27
- 23
- 2
- - 27
  - 23
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Mic Geronimo

Producer(s):

Irv Gotti

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blunt/TVT

24
- Regulate
  Warren G & Nate Dogg
- 23
- 1
- 19
- - 23
  - 1
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

W.Griffin III, N.Jones

Producer(s):

Warren G

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row/Interscope/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

25 NEW
NEW
- Dwyck
  Gang Starr
- -
- 25
- 1
- - -
  - 25
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

Gains In Performance

26
- Hip Hop Ride
  Da Youngsta's
- 37
- 26
- 2
- - 37
  - 26
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Q.Goodman, T.Goodman, T.Dawson, C.Harte, M.Marl

Producer(s):

M.Marl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/AG

Gains In Performance

27
- Black Superman
  Above The Law
- 30
- 27
- 6
- - 30
  - 27
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Cold 187 UM, KM.G, K-oss, J.Russell

Producer(s):

Cold 187um

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

Gains In Performance

28
- Diary Of A Madman
  Gravediggaz
- 26
- 8
- 11
- - 26
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

P.Huston, R.F.Diggs, A.Berkeley, A.Hamilton, D.Collins, W.Reed

Producer(s):

RNS, RZA

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gee Street/IDJMG

29
- Pump
  Volume 10
- 25
- 14
- 22
- - 25
  - 14
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

D.Hawkins, E.Vidal, N.Vidal, A.Miller, R.Troutman

Producer(s):

Baka Boys

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/RCA

30
- Can It Be All So Simple
  Wu-Tang Clan
- 28
- 24
- 12
- - 28
  - 24
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Wu-Tang Clan, A.Bergman, M.Bergman, M.Hamlisch

Producer(s):

Prince Rakeem

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud/RCA

31
- Wrong Side Of Da Tracks
  Artifacts
- 31
- 26
- 7
- - 31
  - 26
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Brown, W.Williams, Sr., T.Ray, H.Anadon

Producer(s):

T-Ray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Beat/AG

32
- In The PJ's
  Big Daddy Kane
- 39
- 31
- 4
- - 39
  - 31
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Big Daddy Kane

Producer(s):

Big Daddy Kane

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

Gains In Performance

33
- Gucci Dance Live
  Sam "The Beast"
- 24
- 24
- 4
- - 24
  - 24
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Siren

34 NEW
NEW
- Check The Vibe
  Dred Scott
- -
- 34
- 1
- - -
  - 34
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tuff Break/A&M

Gains In Performance

35
- It's Your Birthday
  Luke
- 34
- 34
- 5
- - 34
  - 34
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

L.R.Campbell

Producer(s):

D.Rudnick

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Luke

36
- Distortion To Static
  The Roots
- 41
- 36
- 3
- - 41
  - 36
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

T.Trotter, A.Thompson, Basit-Smart, Hubbard, S.S.Storch

Producer(s):

A.Thompson, Kelo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

Gains In Performance

37
- No Guns, No Murder
  Rayvon
- 29
- 27
- 7
- - 29
  - 27
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

A.Taylor, A.M.Brewster

Producer(s):

Da Big Daadee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

38
- Old To The New
  Nice & Smooth
- 47
- 6
- 11
- - 47
  - 6
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Barnes, G.Mays, L.Vega

Producer(s):

L.Vega

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

39
- Live Evil
  Flatlinerz
- 46
- 35

Hot Rap Songs

Week of September 10, 1994

Hot Rap Songs

Flava In Ya Ear

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Producer(s):

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Erick Sermon Remembers Battle-Rapping & Producing for the Late Craig Mack: 'That Boy Was Walking Love'

Hot Rap Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Flava In Ya Ear

Songwriter(s):

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Tootsee Roll

Songwriter(s):

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Juicy/Unbelievable

Songwriter(s):

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Funkdafied

Songwriter(s):

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This D.J.

Songwriter(s):

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Fantastic Voyage

Songwriter(s):

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Bop Gun (One Nation)

Songwriter(s):

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Back In The Day

Songwriter(s):

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Nuttin' But Love

Songwriter(s):

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Romantic Call

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Take It Easy

Songwriter(s):

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I Saw It Cummin'

Songwriter(s):

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Funky Y-2-C

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Thuggish Ruggish Bone

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Afro Puffs

Songwriter(s):

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Give It Up

Songwriter(s):

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Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

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Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Action