Perhaps Biggie would have enjoyed the sick joke we play by honoring his death day. Arent they concerned with the image of Notorious B.I.G.s as a ghostly figure that haunts us every year, instead of a great man who once blessed the world with his music? One would imagine that journalists and rap industry veterans would act responsibly and choose Biggies birthday as a more appropriate time. We cant get over the fact that hes dead, so we use his demise to mourn what we have lost. It marks the moment when he transformed from an amazing artist into a martyr, a symbol of unrealized potential.

Instead, we use March 9, 1997, the day he was shot down in a hail of bullets, to commemorate one of the greatest MCs who ever lived.

In two months, he would have been 35 years old. And on March 6, Bad Boy Records released the Notorious B.I.G.s Greatest Hits.Ĭhristopher Wallace was born on May 21, 1972. Numerous websites offer stories explaining why many consider Biggie the best MC of all time. Mick Boogie and Mister Cee have compiled mixtape tributes. On the tenth anniversary of his murder several rap mags and other music publications have marked the occasion with splashy covers and heartfelt stories. This year, that question is more relevant than ever. But are we celebrating Biggies life, or his death? Every year around March 9, the rap world honors the late Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G.

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