Diddy officially inducted The Notorious B.I.G. into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (November 7) during a ceremony broadcast on HBO. The special segment included tributes from JAY-Z, Nas, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Biggie’s mother Voletta Wallace, daughter Tyanna Wallace and son C.J. Wallace.
Diddy, who signed Biggie to his Bad Boy Records imprint in 1993, delivered an impactful speech about his late friend and collaborator, pointing out his inimitable swagger.
“Big just wanted to be biggest, he wanted to be the best, he wanted to have influence and impact people in a positive way, and that clearly has been done all over the world,” Diddy said. “Nobody has come close to the way Biggie sounds, to the way he raps, to the frequency that he hits. Tonight we are inducting the greatest rapper of all time into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Notorious B.I.G. representing Brooklyn, New York, we up in here!”
JAY-Z, who also spoke, compared Biggie’s songwriting to the work of celebrated filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
“They were these tales that was disturbing, but they all had a purpose,” Hov said. “The human side of him came through in his music, and I think it moved the molecules in the world. I know for a fact that he pointed me in a direction and I’m sure that’s happened to millions and millions of people worldwide.”’
Nas then stepped up to the podium and talked about Biggie’s trailblazing ways.
“Rap music is all about who’s gonna be the king,” he said. “The West Coast, they was sellin’ millions of records, and before Big, I felt like there was only so far New York rap could go as far as sales. Biggie changed all of that.”
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The segment closed with Biggie’s children speaking on his legacy.
“Our father was one of the founding fathers of Hip Hop,” C.J. said. “He helped revolutionize what was a young art form for the Black community and the world. I’m honored to share his name and his dedication to Black music, creativity, self-expression and Black freedom. I love you, Meemaw.
“Thanks for teaching us who Christopher Wallace was as a son, friend, poet, artist, and father. We love you Meemaw. We love you dad. Brooklyn, we did it!”
Biggie was shot and killed in March 1997 at the age of 25. His murder remains unsolved. Watch Tyanna and C.J.’s speeches below and find the ceremony here.
He deserves it. He is the goat. Rip Big
Fuck Biggie, Fuck Puff & Jay Z
MAY GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS BIGGIE SMALLS BEAUTIFUL ANGEL FOREVER HE WILL BE REMEMBERED IN A BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL POSITIVE WAY
And if u wanna be down with Bad Boy, fuck u too!
Why Nas just couldn’t be there, Fuck Puffy and Jay-Z….
Actually, Nas is the least appropriate person to be up there out those three individuals. Puff and Jayz were friends with BIG. Nas was beefing with him when he was alive .
Was that when Nas was smoking blunts with Biggie and was supposed to be on Biggie’s album Ready to Die but got too high due to the monster blunts they were smoking and had to leave the studie they were chilling at?…..
Was that when Nas and Biggie were competing for who is king of New York before that but kept it in lyrics and Biggie made a song to dis Nas and Tupac thought it was about him and got angry when Biggie was sending a message to Nas but out of respect for Nas did not use his name?….
Jay-Z stole lots of lyrics from Biggie and went around after Biggie died telling everyone that he is better than Biggie…..
Puff Daddy screwed Biggie with a bad recording contract and Biggie’s family should have about 100 million dollars more but Puffy spent them on his lavish lifestyle.
And fucking dudes
True statement bruh… you know your hip hop! Please never listen to these young clowns on here. They no nothing about Nas Nad Biggie’s relationship!
You defeated your own argument when said yourself that BIG wrote a diss aimed at Nas. BIG never wrote diss records aimed at Jayz or Puff because they were his close friends. Nas, on the other hand, was his competition.
Maybe because J and puff was two of his two closest friends in fact if you don’t know the commission was I suggest you do your homework and he didn’t even fuck with nas you must don’t know biggie or his music
Sorry my ego and ignorance was the cause of your death BIG. PS; it gets hot here sometimes
MAY GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS BIGGIE SMALLS BEAUTIFUL ANGEL AND MAY GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS TUPAC SHAKUR A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL. BOTH OF THEM WILL BE MISSED AND REMEMBERED FOREVER IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL POSITIVE WAY BEAUTIFUL ANGELS ?????????????????????????????
No pac, it was my fault from the beginning, I was a pawn for puffy. Plus when puffy was paying Orlando and keffe to snatch chains and kill Suge Knight, I knew you would get involved. I was bragging in Cali on the radio, that got me down here. Hell is Hot like DMX Album…. Didn’t know I would still be FAT in the afterlife….
Biggie is overrated. He only had one album at the time of his death. He is not nor was the king of new york. People need to stop the bs
You should fall back in line. Cuz either your a hater or you simply ignorant. Either way you sound DUMB!!
Nothing wrong with being overrated. If I was a artist I would rather be overrated than underrated and average. MAY GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS BIGGIE SMALLS BEAUTIFUL ANGEL AND MAY GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS BIGGIE SMALLS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. BIGGIE SMALLS WILL BE REMEMBERED FOREVER IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL POSITIVE WAY BEAUTIFUL ANGEL ? ???????????
He had one albumn but it is a classic.
Just because he released one album while he was alive you should also note that if he had lived a little longer LIFE AFTER DEATH would be released by him as well. Even though he had one of the sickest flows and rhymes to date! He is the most influential rapartist when it comes to other rappers using his lyrics in their rhymes.
GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS BIGGIE SMALLS BEAUTIFUL ANGEL AND MAY GOD AND JESUS CHRIST BOTH CONTINUES TO BLESS BIGGIE SMALLS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY WITH PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS FOREVER
Love BIG and someone already said it though- while awesome he is criminally overrated. Simple ass rhymes and one album before his death. People take the sympathy shit into consideration way too much