Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s death. In memory of the iconic rapper, numerous artists including Puff Daddy (who was a close friend of Biggie and is also credited with discovering him and signing him to the Bad Boy Records roster), Nas, Missy Elliott, Danny Brown, Maxwell, Questlove, DJ Premier, Flatbush Zombies, and Cypress Hill have taken to social media to share their thoughts on his influence. See some of their posts below. Read Pitchfork’s new reviews of Biggie’s Ready to Die, Life After Death, and Born Again, as well as Puffy Daddy & The Family’s No Way Out.
#wemissyouBIG pic.twitter.com/OrgrhOyVXl
— Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) March 9, 2017
20 years ago today we lost the greatest rapper of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. #WeMissYouBIG pic.twitter.com/00ZEnOe8Vq
— Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) March 9, 2017
#BIGGIE u were AHEAD of your time LYRICALLY DELIVERY PUNCHLINES & with your songs u painted a picture for us listeners🤴🏾1ofTheBest #FACTS💯🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/Z1I55ofyhW
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) March 9, 2017
A post shared by Maxwell (@maxwell) on Mar 9, 2017 at 3:17am PST
“in loving memory of the notorious b.i.g.” #brooklyn #gemini #badboy #1990X #20years
A post shared by Maxwell (@maxwell) on Mar 9, 2017 at 2:51am PST
Greatest rapper of All time died on March 9th .. God bless his soul R.I.P. B.I.G. .. because of him now at least I know what beef is
— Danny Brown (@xdannyxbrownx) March 9, 2017
Notorious BIG is @nicosegal ‘s favorite rapper. #hiphopfacts
— Peter CottonTale (@RealCottontale) March 9, 2017
Notorious B.I.G. Saved my Life.
— Fleezus Christ (@MeechIsDEAD) March 9, 2017
R.I.P. to the Notorious B.I.G. – You are missed!! pic.twitter.com/MVdU8cVQCq
— Cypress Hill ™ (@cypresshill) March 9, 2017
Notorious Day. March 9th. Brooklyn! We did it!
A post shared by Talib Kweli (@talibkweli) on Mar 9, 2017 at 5:04am PST
A post shared by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Mar 9, 2017 at 4:48am PST
HIPHOP SAVED MY LIFE SO I PUT BIGGIE RIGHT WHERE JESUS IS
— Erick The Architect (@erickarcelliott) March 9, 2017
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