MTV News' Jayson Rodriguez has quotes from Biggie's mom Voletta Wallace and former LAPD detective Russell Poole, who investigated the murder of Biggie, on the 13th anniversary of his death.

Today marks 13 years since the premature passing of Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G.

Biggie's memory is kept alive by his family, fans, friends, admirers, peers, family, Bad Boy Records and, of course, Diddy. If an artist has had more impact than Biggie while finishing only two albums in his lifetime, I'd like to know who that artist is.

Rest in peace, B.I.G.

If you have any thoughts you'd like to add or share, please feel free to post them in the comments.

A new track either by or featuring Dawn Richard has appeared online, and it's a riff on the Phil Collins classic "In the Air Tonight." The song features heavy contribution from what sounds like DJ Webstar, so it's unclear if he's the featured artist or she is.

In an interview with The Hip Hop Chronicle, SRC Records founder and CEO Steve Rifkind shared a bit about his relationship with Diddy and had a lot of kind words, as well. He talked about how the "Big Mack" campaign back in the early nineties was "the most genius thing I've ever seen in my f****** life." Check it out below. The part about Diddy starts at 2:30.

Spin's William Goodman reports from a listening party held in New York for Janelle Monae's upcoming album "The ArchAndroid."

Diddy, on hand via webcam from Paris, spoke glowingly about Monae. "Janelle is my most artistic signing yet," he said. "She's not afraid to dream. I'm known for my hype, but her music speaks for itself."

"Suite II Overture" and "Mushrooms and Roses" were two of the songs played during the evening.

At the end of February, we reported on the Diddy-hosted party in Brooklyn that will commemorate the 13th anniversary of the untimely passing of The Notorious B.I.G. on March 9.

Flanked by Janelle Monae, Diddy spoke with MTV News' Shaheem Reid about the event. Check out the video below.


Via the New York Post.

According to Shaheem Reid of MTV News, on March 9, the MTV Jams network (note: this is a different channel than MTV) will be playing the videos of various deceased artists, including The Notorious B.I.G. March 9 will mark 13 years since the passing of Biggie.

Following this, on March 14 on MTV2, Diddy will host a special "Sucker Free Sunday," which will serve as a tribute to Biggie. The show will air at 12:00 PM ET, according to MTV's website.

Liz Farmer of The Daily Record reports that, as part of a business themed trip to New York City, 20 high school students from Baltimore will visit the Bad Boy offices and meet Diddy.

While there, they will also present him with marketing plans that they have developed focused on micro-enterprise, environmentally conscious business ventures and a new product line for women aged 35 and up. The trip is sponsored by the Baltimore chapter of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

In the two clips below, Grind Music Radio interviews Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie and he talks about several different Bad Boy related topics. This includes how D-Dot came to work at Bad Boy, how Biggie ended up being featured on "It's All About the Benjamins," Diddy's vision for The Hitmen and more. It's entertainment and a must watch for Bad Boy fans.

Regarding "Benjamins," D-Dot said that Biggie recorded his verse shortly before he died. He rhymed over the original beat, but Stevie J. put the alternate beat under his verse, the one that ended up on the finished cut, making it "epic."

Via Nah Right.

Check out the clip below for a DJ Premier appearance on Grind Music Radio. Premo tells some pretty interesting stories about working with Biggie and Diddy as well as the creation of "Kick in the Door." Regarding the track, he explains how a certain line was directed at Jeru the Damaja and Premier, because of Premier's involvement in "One Day," a record that took some shots at Diddy and Bad Boy.