Puff Daddy, Maxwell, Danny Brown, Nas, More Remember the Notorious B.I.G.

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

“i learned of his tragic death from @angiemartinez on hot97 upon arrival from LA after winning 4 soul train awards.. i haven’t seen those awards as they are sadly connected to a great joy followed by an incredible sadness. your influence lives on and brooklyn will never forget” #brooklyn #gemini #badboy #biggiesmalls #notoriousbig #20yearanniversary #restinpeace

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

My MONTHLY party #BowlTrain rolls on the track tonight at @BrooklynBowl paying tribute to one of the illest: 20 years ago today we lost one of the best ever: #NotoriousBIG tonight I spin the music of #BIG #BadBoyRecords & the production of #Diddy & #TheHitmen making music for 25 years. Come On Down! #RipBiggie #WeMissYouBig

A post shared by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Mar 9, 2017 at 4:48am PST

20 YEARS…LOVE YOU BIG…

A post shared by @djpremier on Mar 9, 2017 at 6:40am PST

Bless up 👑

A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) on Mar 9, 2017 at 9:11am PST

HIPHOP SAVED MY LIFE SO I PUT BIGGIE RIGHT WHERE JESUS IS

— Erick The Architect (@erickarcelliott) March 9, 2017

No pen. The Notorious B.I.G

A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Mar 9, 2017 at 9:49am PST

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