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Watch Notorious B.I.G. x Puff Daddy Live In The UK, Ca. 1995

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Tomorrow, March 9th, is a very sad anniversary in hip-hop history. It was on this date in 1997 that we lost the great Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie SmallsTo celebrate the life of one of Brooklyn's finest, Tim Westwood has uploaded a live video of Biggie taken from London's Hammersmith Palais (<-- Clash fans, insert Joe Strummer joke here) in 1995. At this launch party for Westwood joining Radio 1, Big Poppa was accompanied on stage by Puff Daddy (back 10 names ago) and the two run through many of Ready to Die's most memorable songs.  Peep the clip below and prepare to get your ass outta your seat because the two really know how to bring it live (and throw your hands in the air if you's a UKplayer):