It’s been 20 years since Hip-Hop lost an icon.

The Notorious B.I.G. was more than Brooklyn’s son, he was one of Hip-Hop’s reigning kings who was known for dominating any track he touched. Although his tenure was cut short on March 9, 1997, Biggie’s two before death album releases and one posthumous produced a slew of hits that can rock any party today, but for every record on his album was an even hotter collaboration that shined due to his infamous “uh” adlib and story-like flow.

In his three short years in the mainstream game, Biggie managed to cause the greatest debates on who the greatest rapper of all time is, but one thing everyone will agree on is that Biggie Smalls was the illest. In celebration of the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., RESPECT. has curated a list of some of Biggie’s most dope collabs, honoring one of the most “unbelievable” lyricist that ever touched the mic.

“Flava In Your Ear” (Remix)- Craig Mack feat. Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Rampage, Busta Rhymes

“Can’t You See” (Remix) – Total feat. Notorious B.I.G.

“Brooklyn’s Finest”- Jay Z feat. Notorious B.I.G.

“Notorious Thugs”- Notorious B.I.G. feat. Bone Thugs in Harmony

“The What”- Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man

“Dead Wrong”- Notorious B.I.G. feat. Eminem

“All About the Benjamins”- Puff Daddy feat. Notorious B.I.G., The Lox, Lil Kim

“F*cking You Tonight”- Notorious B.I.G. feat. R. Kelly

“Mo Money, Mo Problem”- Notorious B.I.G. feat. Ma$e

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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 20: Jay Z (L) and Sean “Diddy” Combs aka Puff Daddy perform onstage during the Puff Daddy and The Family Bad Boy Reunion Tour presented by Ciroc Vodka And Live Nation at Barclays Center on May 20, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation)

There was a Brooklyn Takeover last night, and that was by none other than Bad Boy and Puff Daddy among other close celebrity friends in the building with their classic cameos. The Bad Boy Reunion tour kicked off the 25-city tour on Friday, May 20th and what a night to remember! Ironically the tour kicked off a night before what would have been Biggie‘s 44th birthday.  Puffy was in rare form in the Barclay Center dominating the stage while hosting and performing.  Puff was also accompanied by his Bad Boy legendary crew.

The family took us back with Mase hitting the stage, The LOX, 112 performed “Dance With Me,“ Faith Evans sang her heart out on “Soon as I Get Home” and Mary J. Blige killed it; Puff also complimented the Queen of Hip Hop Soul by saying, “There would be no Bad Boy without you.”  Lil’ Kim made you put your lighters up, Total, Carl Thomas, Mario Winans, Usher, and Busta Rhymes reminded us all why we were fans of that era.  Jadakiss made a special appearance on stage with The Lox, while French Montana gave us a dose of new-school flava in hip-hop.

Jay-Z and Nas made honorable appearances during reunion kick off night, with hits like, “Public Service Announcement” and “Made You Look.“  Jay-Z traveled 5,000 miles home to Brooklyn to be apart of this historical hip-hop night.

The crowd was hype filling the room with energy, chanting “Bad Boy” as Puff lit the arena and fans bought shirts in representation and honor of Notorious B.I.G.  They also sipped on cocktails that were made with Puff Daddy’s own Ciroc vodka.  Everyone was reacting and social media, including Puff himself posting pictures and discussing the moments of the greatest show on earth.

Check out some of the action on stage with Puff and Jay below:

Make sure to get tickets in a city near you!

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Bad Boy come out and play…

Since Diddy and his crew took the stage at the 2015 BET Awards to celebrate Bad Boy Records 20th anniversary, fans have sat hoping and praying for a Bad Boy Reunion tour to happen. Whispers from artist camp said it was in the works but nothing has come to fruition until now.  Well…there’s still no tour, but we’re about to get a taste of what we can expect from said tour.

Diddy announced that he and the gang will perform a One Night Only concert at the Brooklyn Barclays Center on May 20th to honor The Notorious B.I.G.‘s 44th birthday.

“This isn’t just another concert, this is hip-hop history,” Diddy told REVOLT. “The Bad Boy Family includes some of the biggest names in music and songs that helped define a whole generation of music. Also, we are celebrating one of the greatest of all time, Notorious B.I.G. This will be a night to remember. I can’t wait to see you all there.”

The concert is scheduled to have epic performances from Faith Evans, Ma$e, Lil Kim, The Lox, Mario Winas, 112, Total, and French Montana.  Also, Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige are scheduled special guests to perform.

Tickets for B.I.G’s One Night Only bash go on sale Saturday April 2nd at 11am.

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