| "Flava in Ya Ear" | ||||
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| Single by Craig Mack | ||||
| from the album Project: Funk da World | ||||
| Released | July 2, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
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| "Flava in Ya Ear" on YouTube | ||||
"Flava in Ya Ear" is a song by American rapper Craig Mack. It was released as the lead single from his debut studio album Project: Funk da World on July 2, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. It was remixed with the addition of rappers The Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes.
The single peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States.[2][3] The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995, losing to "U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah. It was ranked as the 422nd greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2021.[4] The beat of the song was also ranked as the fourth greatest hip-hop beat of all time by Rock the Bells in 2024.[5]
- ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Craig Mack". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
riaawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 21, 1995. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "ROCK THE BELLS RADIO NAMES "SHOOK ONES PT. II" GREATEST HIP-HOP BEAT". Rock The Bells. January 2, 2024.