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I am a hip-hop artist, as you probably know. My hip-hop name is Big Smalls.

— Jo Brand

As with all the other rappers I've worked with, Biggie and I shared common ground. Even though Biggie grew up in Brooklyn and I…

— R. Kelly

I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was a bad…

— Estelle

Biggie was the King Of New York as a rapper. There's a lot more dangerous guys than Biggie Smalls out there, you know what…

— Jay-Z

I was a big hip hop girl, and still am, I listened to artists like Wu Tang, and K'Naan, but I was a particular…

— Zoe Buckman

Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as…

— R. Kelly

Notorious B.I.G. was one of my favorites. I started getting into hip-hop around the Bad Boy era.

— Big Sean

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

— Paul Pierce

What really got me into hip hop was like, Biggie, Nas, Big Daddy Kane.

— Dylan Alcott

I like Biggie. Like 'Pac, he was one of the best rappers in the business. Why would I try to do something to him?

— Suge Knight

I'm a California guy, but in my opinion I think Biggie is the best rapper.

— Spencer Dinwiddie

I grew up part of the MTV generation. I saw Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z on TV and I thought: 'Wow, look at these powerful…

— Ashley Walters