The legendary Brooklyn rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, died in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997 nearly six months after the murder of Tupac Shakur.
Both murders remain unsolved.
Many took to social media on Thursday to post remembrances of Notorious B.I.G., also nicknamed Biggie Smalls.
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
Gone but never forgotten. #RIPBIG #BiggieSmalls pic.twitter.com/sDQiDWpYS1
— LLCOOLJ. (@llcoolj) March 9, 2017
The Notorious B.I.G's wit and skills are timeless, just ask @rickyrozay! Share your love for #Biggie w/ us using #BIGGIE20! 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/iFx36EEwoy
— BET (@BET) March 9, 2017
Biggie, the Notorious B.I.G., was killed 20 years ago today. Here in Hip Hop Brooklyn, this is always a day of mourning… #biggie20years pic.twitter.com/eL5stL8xcF
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) March 9, 2017
Spread Love it's the Brooklyn way#Biggie #Notorius #NotoriousBIG #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/U1nVzWyWLt
— Dave Hoj (@TheHojer) March 9, 2017
"Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood, and it's still all good" - #NotoriousBIG #RIPBiggie pic.twitter.com/mETWC1SVLp
— Trill.I.Am (@bored_in_jersey) March 9, 2017
Today we remember the passing of The Notorious B.I.G.
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 9, 2017
We look forward to celebrating his legacy this Sunday. pic.twitter.com/ckW5IplnMD
Why so many Biggie references in Hamilton? Because as a storyteller, he's unmatched. He set the bar: we're all reaching for it. #RIPBig
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 9, 2017
Can't believe it's been 20 years ago, today, since we lost you. Rest in Power, Biggie.#LegendsHonorLegends #Biggie20 pic.twitter.com/3Htsu182jT
— R. Kelly (@rkelly) March 9, 2017
Fresh off the block #NotoriousBIG @diddy #20Years pic.twitter.com/uH9W72vwdZ
— Vibe Magazine (@VibeMagazine) March 9, 2017
Biggie performing on The Grind during MTV's spring break in a short-sleeve Coogi is still one of my favorite hip-hop moments#RIPBIG pic.twitter.com/QeGmfVdeAd
— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) March 9, 2017
You died months before I was born yet somehow, you still had an effect on my life... rip B.I.G. ❤😈 #RIPBIG pic.twitter.com/vXS4p94KLn
— Professer Finesser😬 (@eberhard_keenan) March 9, 2017
