Big’s right-hand man did his annual tribute to Chris earlier today on Hot 97, and the NMC’s first lady was on hand to grab the whole thing for those who missed it.

DOWNLOAD: Mister Cee’s Notorious B.I.G. Mix

Cause the greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th…

DOWNLOAD: Maino – March 9th | Mediafire

With today marking the 14th year of Big’s tragic passing, his former manager Wayne Barrow (now of Bystorm Entertainment), DJ Clark Kent and former protege (that’s all I’m going to refer to her as) Lil Kim open up about their life and times with the fallen rapper.

“When Biggie called for me to go put this hook on the record, I was souped,” Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels recalled in the MTV offices Monday. “I got a call from Diddy, and Puff was like, ‘Yo, D, we wanna make that the chorus.’ ”

The hook, originally snatched from the Run-DMC record “Together Forever,” saw D back in the recording booth where he and partner Rev Run made countless smash records. “But that’s not all/ MCs have the gall/ To pray and pray for my downfall,” D spewed on the track’s chorus.

“My Downfall” would go on to be one of the defining moments on Life After Death. B.I.G.’s lyrics spoke of a man battling turmoil among his rap peers, and DMC, no stranger to fame and misfortune, gladly accepted the opportunity to appear on the track.

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Treacherous Records’ in-house producer updates the Big L classic.

DOWNLOAD: Big L – Deadly Combination (Komplex Remix) f. 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G | Mediafire
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Prepare your verbal armaments for this impending song…

Shyne is ready to get back in the spotlight and tomorrow XXLMag.com will be world premiering the formerly incarcerated MC’s new song, named after his South American homeland, “Belize.”

Featuring posthumous appearances from former Bad Boy label mate The Notorious B.I.G. and Bob Marley, “Belize” finds Shyne Po rhyming over a laid back sample of the reggae legend’s track, “Sun is Shining.” – XXL

*violent face* at this entire idea. Good grief.

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Christopher George Latore Wallace, May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997.

DOWNLOAD: Notorious B.I.G. – You’re Nobody Till Somebody Kills You (Original Version) | Mediafire

The man behind Video Music Box and J. Period link up to pay homage to Biggie with a collection of remix videos called March 9: Video Remix Collection.

No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. “Flava in Ya Ear” over the track from Jay-Z’s “P.S.A.” (previewd above) “Hypnotize” over the track from Eric B and Rakim’s “Paid in Full.” “One More Chance” over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls’ “All Night Long” and the Gap Band’s “Outstanding.”

“This thing was kinda the next evolution of the March 9th remix project I started on the 10th anniversary of Big passing with my man G. Brown,” Period explained. “I been speaking to Ralph for a minute — I love what he does; he likes what I do with the mixtapes — about finding a way to collabo. This seems like the best first step: Find somebody like Big, take the remixes and see what happens. When you set it to video, it takes it to life in a whole new way.”

After the show at S.O.B’s on Tuesday night, artists like Asher Roth, Donny Goines, Immortal Technique, Pharoahe Monch, Crooked I, and Royce Da 5’9″ all paid their respects to the late, great Notorious B.I.G. Take a look at some of the eulogies, memories, and moments they shared with Christopher Wallace. – The Source

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I’ve always said that I much rather prefer to celebrate the life of an artist who passed on their birthday rather than their death day, as it just seems morose to do it on the latter. However, with virtually everybody in New York treating this day like it’s some sort of urban holiday, I decided that I’d whip up a freEP of B.I.G. tracks that were sampled in his first album. Tracklist and link down bottom.

For the first time (to my knowledge) 40 Water discusses the infamous situation that went down between himself and Biggie. If you’re unaware of what’s what, check the video above first (fast forward to the :36 mark).

DOWNLOAD: E-40 Discusses Notorious B.I.G. Situation [via NR]

Earlier today, the NMC were shooting the breeze about random-ass shit (808s & Heartbreak, Young Jeezy’s adlibs and whatnot) when the topic swung around to the original version of Biggie’s Life After Death closer. Figured, why not give it some shine for those who’ve never heard it before. Don’t know why this version wasn’t the final product, as the album’s version lifts basically the same sample. But any B.I.G. music > most of the stuff that’s dropped lately.

DOWNLOAD: Notorious B.I.G. – You’re Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You) (Original Version) (prod. DJ Enuff) | Mediafire