Puff Daddy announces Bad Boy Family Reunion show for Biggie's birthday
Puff Daddy is getting the old gang back together for a show to honor the Notorious B.I.G.
The show will bring together the Bad Boy Records roster in Biggie's hometown, Brooklyn, the day before what would have been his 44th birthday.
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Members of the Bad Boys crew of past and present including Mase, 112, Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, French Montana, the Lox, Tota and Mario Winans will perform at Barclay's Center with appearances by Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z.
"This isn't just another concert—this is hip-hop history,” Puff Daddy said in a press release. “The Bad Boy Family includes some of the biggest names in music and songs that helped define a whole generation of music. Also, we are celebrating one of the greatest of all time—Notorious B.I.G. This will be a night to remember. I can't wait to see you all there.”
Biggie's wife, Faith Evans, revealed her plans to release a posthumous album with Biggie, The King and I, back in 2014.
She announced the first single will be out this summer with the full album coming in September on the Dame Dash Radio Show on Monday. She also discussed her plans to create a Biggie hologram show, but it is unclear if that will be incorporated into the Bad Boy concert.
Puff Daddy released Duets: The Final Chapter, a posthumous album featuring the work of the Notorious B.I.G. back in 2005.
Lil' Kim, another one of the evening's most high-profile performers, dropped a new mixtape, Lil' Kim Season, featuring original songs and a cover of Drake's "Summer Sixteen" on Monday.
The Bad Boy Records crew also reunited at the 2015 BET Awards.
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Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.
