Hot Rap Songs

Week of January 28, 1995

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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Big Poppa/Warning

The Notorious B.I.G.

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

C.Wallace, B.F.Bacharach, H.David

Producer(s):

C.Thompson, Diddy, Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Greatest gainer this week

The Notorious B.I.G. Is Headed to the Metaverse

Hot Rap Songs

Week of January 28, 1995

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Big Poppa/Warning
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 4
- 1
- 2
- - 4
  - 1
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

C.Wallace, B.F.Bacharach, H.David

Producer(s):

C.Thompson, Diddy, Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Greatest gainer this week

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

2
- Get Down
  Craig Mack
- 5
- 2
- 5
- - 5
  - 2
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

C.Mack

Producer(s):

Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- Tootsee Roll
  69 Boyz
- 1
- 1
- 35
- - 1
  - 1
  - 35

Songwriter(s):

Da' S.W.A.T. Team

Producer(s):

95 South

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rip-It

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- Cocktales
  Too $hort
- 6
- 4
- 3
- - 6
  - 4
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

T.A.Shaw, Shorty B

Producer(s):

Shorty B

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dangerous/Jive

5
- I Never Seen A Man Cry (I Seen A Man Die)
  Scarface
- 2
- 2
- 12
- - 2
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.T.Jordan, J.Johnson, M.G.Dean

Producer(s):

B.Jordan, N.O.Joe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe

6
- Flava In Ya Ear
  Craig Mack
- 3
- 1
- 25
- - 3
  - 1
  - 25

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Whutcha Want?
  Nine
- 8
- 6
- 8
- - 8
  - 6
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.Keyes, R.Lewis

Producer(s):

R.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Profile

Gains In Performance

8
- Bring The Pain
  Method Man
- 7
- 4
- 12
- - 7
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

C.Smith, R.F.Diggs

Producer(s):

Prince Rakeem

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

9
- Kitty Kitty
  69 Boyz
- 9
- 8
- 11
- - 9
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Da' S.W.A.T. Team

Producer(s):

The Bass Mechanics

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rip-It

Gains In Performance

10
- Mad Izm
  Channel Live
- 12
- 10
- 6
- - 12
  - 10
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Green, V.Morgan, KRS-One

Producer(s):

KRS-One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

11
- The Most Beautifullest Thing In...
  Keith Murray
- 10
- 3
- 15
- - 10
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

K.Murray, E.Sermon, C.H.Jasper, E.J.Isley, M.Isley, R.B.Isley, O.Isley, R.Isley

Producer(s):

E.Sermon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive

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NEW
- Tour
  Capleton
- -
- 12
- 1
- - -
  - 12
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

C.Bailey, R.M.L.Walters

Producer(s):

S.Brown, Dynamik Duo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Signet/RAL

Gains In Performance

13
- Thuggish Ruggish Bone
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 11
- 2
- 24
- - 11
  - 2
  - 24

Songwriter(s):

D.J.U-Neek, Bone

Producer(s):

D.J.U-Neek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- Black Coffee
  Heavy D & The Boyz
- 13
- 4
- 13
- - 13
  - 4
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

O.S.Harvey,Jr., P.Phillips, Heavy D

Producer(s):

Easy Mo Bee, P.Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/MCA

15
- Nika
  Vicious
- 35
- 15
- 10
- - 35
  - 15
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Q.Riley, Isley Brothers, C.H.Jasper

Producer(s):

Super Super DJ Clark Kent

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic Street/Epic

Gains In Performance

16
- Record Jock
  Dana Dane
- 14
- 11
- 7
- - 14
  - 11
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

McLeese, Gilliam, Salmon, Johnson

Producer(s):

Battlecat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lifestyles/Maverick/Warner Bros.

17
- Rodeo
  95 South
- 24
- 17
- 2
- - 24
  - 17
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Da' S.W.A.T. Team

Producer(s):

The Bass Mechanics

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rip-It

Gains In Performance

18
- Playaz Club
  Rappin' 4-Tay
- 16
- 10
- 20
- - 16
  - 10
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

A.Forte

Producer(s):

Franky J, C.Estaban

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

19
- Take It Easy
  Mad Lion
- 32
- 5
- 30
- - 32
  - 5
  - 30

Songwriter(s):

Mad Lion

Producer(s):

KRS-One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weeded/Nervous

Gains In Performance

20
- Nuttin But Flavor
  Funkmaster Flex & The Ghetto Celebs
- 20
- 20
- 3
- - 20
  - 20
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

A.Taylor, Biz Markie, Ol Dirty Bastard, C.Brown

Producer(s):

Funkmaster Flex

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wreck/Nervous

Gains In Performance

21
- Daaam!
  Tha Alkaholiks
- 31
- 20
- 9
- - 31
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

E.Brooks, J.Robinson, R.Smith

Producer(s):

E.Swift

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud/RCA

Gains In Performance

22
- Breakdown
  Fu-Schnickens
- 21
- 7
- 16
- - 21
  - 7
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

R.Roachford, L.Maturine, R.Kirkpatrick, L.Troutman, R.Troutman

Producer(s):

R.Kirkpatrick

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive

23
- Pimp Of The Year
  Dru Down
- 27
- 14
- 12
- - 27
  - 14
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Robinson, A.Moon, T.Thomas

Producer(s):

Ant Banks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Relativity

Gains In Performance

24
- Tic Toc
  Lords Of The Underground
- 22
- 17
- 14
- - 22
  - 17
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

D.Kelly, A.Wardrick, Marley Marl

Producer(s):

M.Marl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pendulum/EMI

25
- Party
  Dis `N' Dat
- 17
- 11
- 20
- - 17
  - 11
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

McGowan, Orange, Bryant, Casey, Finch

Producer(s):

Diamond Music Group

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic Street/Epic

26
- Vocab
  Fugees
- 23
- 22
- 11
- - 23
  - 22
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

N.Jean, S.Michel

Producer(s):

S.Remi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

27
- Rockafella
  Redman
- 19
- 10
- 11
- - 19
  - 10
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Noble, G.Clinton, B.G.Worrell, W.Collins, L.Haywood

Producer(s):

Redman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

28
- Fa All Y'All
  Da Brat
- 18
- 5
- 16
- - 18
  - 5
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.Dupri Mauldin, S.Harris

Producer(s):

J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Work/Columbia

29
- Tha Butterfly
  Way 2 Real
- 15
- 15
- 7
- - 15
  - 15
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.A.M., G.T., Bodiee M.C.

Producer(s):

B.Alexander, G.T., Bodie M.C.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So-Lo Jam/Intersound

30
- Heaven & Hell
  Raekwon Feat. Ghost Face Killer
- 33
- 29
- 12
- - 33
  - 29
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.F.Diggs, C.Woods

Producer(s):

Prince Rakeem

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud/RCA

Gains In Performance

31
- Git Up, Git Out
  OutKast
- 26
- 13
- 15
- - 26
  - 13
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Patton, Benjamin, Burton, Gipp, Organized Noize

Producer(s):

Organized Noize

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

32
- Ride Out
  D.J. Trans
- 34
- 23
- 8
- - 34
  - 23
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Nash, G.Roberts, T.Weeks

Producer(s):

T.Weeks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Attitude

33
- Proceed I
  The Roots
- 29
- 29
- 5
- - 29
  - 29
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

The Grand Negaz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen

34
- Do You See
  Warren G
- 30
- 11
- 9
- - 30
  - 11
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Violator/Def Jam/IDJMG

35
- Juicy/Unbelievable
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 28
- 3
- 23
- - 28
  - 3
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

C.Wallace

Producer(s):

Diddy, J.C.Olivier

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

36
- Supa Star
  Group Home
- 37
- 36
- 5
- - 37
  - 36
  - 5

Hot Rap Songs

Week of January 28, 1995

Hot Rap Songs

Big Poppa/Warning

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The Notorious B.I.G. Is Headed to the Metaverse

Hot Rap Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Big Poppa/Warning

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Get Down

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Tootsee Roll

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Cocktales

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I Never Seen A Man Cry (I Seen A Man Die)

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Flava In Ya Ear

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Whutcha Want?

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Bring The Pain

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Kitty Kitty

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Mad Izm

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The Most Beautifullest Thing In...

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Tour

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Thuggish Ruggish Bone

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Black Coffee

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Nika

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Record Jock

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Rodeo

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Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Playaz Club