Wholesale Juicy suit is a song by hip hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. and his debut solo single from his 1994 debut album Ready to Die. It was produced by Bad Boy Records producers Poke and Sean "Puffy" Combs. Its melody is sampled from Mtume's "
Wholesale Juicy suit", and has an alternative chorus sung by R&B girl group Total. The song is considered by many to be among the greatest hip-hop songs of all-time.
The song is a "
Juicy suit" detailing his early years in poverty, his initial dreams of becoming a rap artist and early influences, his time in drugs and crime, and his eventual success in the music business. He talks about the "one room shack" that he grew up in, which is countered by his mother in the documentary Biggie & Tupac.