P Diddy to Honor Notorious B.I.G. in Brooklyn

The Notorious B.I.G.’s longtime friend and collaborator P. Diddy is throwing a bash to honor the deceased rapper.  The party will take place in Biggie’s hometown of Brooklyn on March 9.

“We’re trying to make March 9th a national hip-hop holiday,” Diddy told MTV News.  “It already is, on the low.  MTV is going to have a big special.  We’re doing a party.  I’m going to Brooklyn.  I’m from Harlem.  Everybody in Harlem know you don’t usually go over the bridge to Brooklyn.  It’s a big, big deal.  Me being such a Harlemite, I’m going there to pay respect to my man.  It’s gonna be a big party in Brooklyn with Mister Cee.  It’s a big day.  It’s a day to celebrate his life.  It’s a day to celebrate the life of the man.  We done did the movie, the records.  It’s something that, I guess, as a label we’re obsessed with: making sure people don’t forget about this man in a positive way.  March 9 is Biggie Day… Bump Biggie all day, feel good and positive.”

On March 9, MTV Jams will also be paying respect to the Notorious B.I.G. by playing his music videos as well as other artists who have passed away: 2Pac, Aaliyah, Big Pun, Michael Jackson, and the Lost Boyz to name a few.  

Katherine Epstein for Citadel Interactive © 2010