Busta Rhymes mines Notorious B.I.G.’s verses from the vault on “I Knock You Out,” a posthumous collaboration between the two spitters. Touting rhymes from Biggie’s “All Men Are Dogs,” the soulful cut features boisterous lyrics from Bussa Buss about the ladies and his fallen friend.

“B.R. and B.I. get cream/ People always sayin’ what the hell does that mean?/ Bitches always see me and they can’t understand how I once was a little boy and became a man,” raps Busta.

Listen to the two chop it up like old pals.

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Fourteen years after the unexpected death of the Notorious B.I.G., fans across the world still covet the fallen MC as one of the greatest lyricists of all time. With his laidback flow and remarkable gift of wordplay, Christopher Wallace translated his life as a drug dealer in Brooklyn into often dark, but vivid anthems, inviting listeners to share in his experiences from the streets while entertaining with his whip-smart rhymes.

On the anniversary of the day we lost Biggie, Rap-Up.com shares five classic videos from Big Poppa, still one of the best rappers to ever do it.

“Juicy” (1994)

Revered as one of his best singles, “Juicy” represented the everyman struggle and eventually managing to overcome it. Its video portrayed B.I.G.’s rise to the top, from looking back on his one-room shack to giving interviews poolside.

“Big Poppa” (1995)

Biggie celebrated one of his most successful singles by throwing a killer house party in the video for “Big Poppa.” Bathed in a red light, guests including Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, and more toasted to the good life while sipping champagne and laying up in the Jacuzzi.

“One More Chance (Remix)” (1995)

Brooklyn was represented in the Hype Williams-directed video for “One More Chance.” The house party featured Puff tickling the ivories, Heavy D taming the crowd outside, and singers like Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Aaliyah, and Total singing the hook.

“Hypnotize” (1997)

Bad Boy helped usher in the shiny suit era with the cinematic video for “Hypnotize,” a lavish mini-movie where Puff and Biggie got run down by helicopters that trailed their yacht. The chase heated up on land where the duo sped away from a gang of motorcyclists and ended up in the confines of their home, where they partied in style.

“Sky’s the Limit” (1997)

As one of the few tracks to get the visual treatment following his death in 1997, “Sky’s the Limit” found a way to make Big little. Director Spike Jonze cast a handful of children to portray him, Puffy, Lil’ Kim, and Busta Rhymes, showing the adolescent crew lounging around a mansion and living the high life.

Swizz Beatz double dips with this week’s Monster Mondays series, releasing his second freebie featuring DMX. Following today’s earlier joint “Change Is Gonna Come,” Swizzy links back up with his Ruff Ryder cohort for “Time to Get Paid,” boasting a Notorious B.I.G. sample from the classic anthem “Juicy.” X goes in on the gritty street tune, growling, “Gotcha soft like funeral music, cut it out/ For real, f**k is all the noise about?” Get your double dose below.

DMX f/ Notorious B.I.G. – “Time to Get Paid”

The police haven’t given up just yet. Nearly 14 years after the Notorious B.I.G.’s untimely death in 1997, a task force of local and federal law enforcement agencies have “reinvigorated” the unsolved case in the rapper’s murder as a result of new information.

Though sources for CNN wouldn’t say what sort of info breathed life back into the famous mystery, two people close to the action claim that they are actively pursuing leads in the murder of the Brooklynite, who was slain on March 9, 1997 while driving away from an industry party in Los Angeles.

Police originally claimed that a sole gunman pulled up next to Biggie’s ride, opening fire on the rapper who was in the passenger seat. The unsolved murder has haunted the rap industry for years, sparking conspiracy theories in the wake of the infamous East Coast vs. West Coast battles.

“Come on now, you’re messing with lives here and that’s exactly what happened. Two lives were lost as a result of what? Stupidity?” Voletta Wallace, Biggie’s mother, said of the case. Retired L.A.P.D. Detective Russell Poole, who worked on the case at its onset, believed that it was Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight who ordered the hit on B.I.G.

“I think I was getting too close to the truth,” said Poole, who also helped the late lyricist’s family with their wrongful death suit. “I think they feared that the truth would be a scandal.”

The Notorious B.I.G. lives again. Missy Elliott recycles a verse from Biggie’s “I Love the Dough” off 1997′s Life After Death on the old-school remix to Monica’s chart-topping single “Everything to Me.”

Download: Monica f/ Notorious B.I.G. & Missy Elliott – “Everything to Me (Remix)”

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Men in black Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Diddy, Red Café, and Rick Ross celebrated the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G. during a party at Brooklyn club the Lab on Monday (March 9), the 13th anniversary of the rapper’s death.

“We’re trying to make March 9 a national hip-hop holiday,” Diddy told MTV News. “March 9 is Biggie Day. … Bump Biggie all day, feel good and positive.”

Thirteen years ago hip-hop lost one of its greatest talents. On the anniversary of his death, we remember the legendary Notorious B.I.G. Check out some vintage footage of a 17-year-old Biggie during his early days rapping in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, to one of his now classic videos for “Hypnotize.”

We’ll always love Big Poppa.

Nelly stunts with Diddy on their party anthem “1000 Stacks,” which samples Biggie’s “Everyday Struggle.” The St. Louis rapper is working on his new album, slated for a November release.

Nelly f/ Diddy & Notorious B.I.G. – “1000 Stacks”

Today marks the twelfth anniversary of the passing of the Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at the age of 24. We’ve posted one of our favorite classic Biggie joints, “Sky’s the Limit,” featuring 112 and directed by Spike Jonze. They don’t make videos like this anymore.

R.I.P. Big Poppa.