"Flava in Ya Ear" is a single by Craig Mack

Craig Mack

Craig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...

. The original single was released first and the remix

Remix

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 was followed soon after. It featured performances by labelmate The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

 (the first and only time they collaborated), Rampage

Rampage (rapper)

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, LL Cool J

LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...

 and Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

. It also contains Puff Daddy

Sean Combs

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 as a promoter

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 and brief appearances by Keisha Epps and Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

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. The video features guest appearances by Das EFX, Mic Geronimo, and Irv Gotti though none perform on the song. The original song is widely regarded as a classic rap song.

During an interview, The Notorious B.I.G. was asked whether Craig Mack would appear on any tracks for Ready to Die

Ready to Die

Ready to Die is the debut album of American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Bad Boy Records. The first release on the label, it features production by record producer and Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse,...

. Biggie responded simply by saying: "Nah, I don't fuck with that dude."

The song appeared on Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits

Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits

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album. The single itself peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

This song is slated to appear in the upcoming video game Dance Central for the Xbox 360

Reception

The original song is now considered a hip hop classic. Flava in Ya Ear was selected as one of many songs to hear and download in the musical reference book, 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download. It was voted #38 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. The single was also #28 on Vh1's Top 40 Greatest One Hit Wonder's of the 90's.

Peak positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	9
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	81