B.I.G. MEMORIES
On this, the 20th anniversary of his death, music services are remembering hip-hop icon Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G.
Spotify's Rap Caviar playlist pays tribute to Biggie by incorporating some of his key rhymes alongside an array of artists on whom he exercised a profound influence.
Apple Music features a salute heavy on the hits, kicking off with the indelible "Hypnotize." You can jump into that here.
Vevo has posted a thoughtful essay by Timmhotep Aku tracing the outsize rapper's extraordinary legacy. The piece is studded with classic videos, of course.
The socials, meanwhile, are filled with tributes and recollections.
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
Check out some of Biggie’s best slow jams, curated by the one and only @CiphaSounds: https://t.co/3nbnueKmhA #RIPBIG pic.twitter.com/BK9B7CPEvp
— TIDAL (@TIDALHiFi) March 9, 2017
"...only make moves when your heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘sky’s the limit.'” – Biggie Smalls #RIPBIG #wemissyouBIG #BIG20 pic.twitter.com/Iw0hPWgouF
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) March 9, 2017
Gone but never forgotten. #RIPBIG #BiggieSmalls pic.twitter.com/sDQiDWpYS1
— LLCOOLJ. (@llcoolj) March 9, 2017
Sunday night, the @BrooklynNets will honor Biggie's life with "Biggie Night." #RIPBIG via @NBCNewYork https://t.co/JxGflc1AuP pic.twitter.com/GtElVMov7Q
— NBC BLK (@NBCBLK) March 9, 2017
"He had the total package." @LilCease remembers Notorious B.I.G. #BiggieSmalls #RIPBIG https://t.co/QzDLeVtNCO pic.twitter.com/6O3hBIQDST
— SiriusXM (@SIRIUSXM) March 9, 2017
Remembering #BiggieSmalls who left us 20 years ago today and left a notoriously big impact on music and pop culture. #NotoriousBIG pic.twitter.com/RhQYcZ1gVd
— UPTOWN Magazine (@UPTOWNmagazine) March 9, 2017
The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th! #RIPBIG #BiggieSmalls #20years #roughsketchz pic.twitter.com/qTbVJXZJ5U
— Rough Sketchz (@roughsketchz) March 9, 2017
IT WAS ALL A DREAM!! The man himself, BIGGIE! Beautiful mural I had to snap a picture#Drummer #NYC @BiggieTribute #BiggieSmalls #Champ pic.twitter.com/FQ8xDBfJEp
— Curtis Watts (@WattsDrums) February 26, 2017
It's the Brooklyn way #WeMissYouBIG #BiggieSmalls pic.twitter.com/SJ4cfR5GGN
— Alena (@AntyEnaStarGyal) March 9, 2017
