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Wednesday marks 25 years since the rapper Notorious B.I.G. was fatally shot in Los Angeles, and in the quarter century since, identifying the perpetrators has proven elusive. The Brooklyn native born Christopher Wallace was leaving a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in the early hours of March 9, 1997, when a car pulled up alongside his and opened fire.

The rapper, also known as Biggie Smalls, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries at the age of 24. To this day, the legacy of Biggie Smalls lives on, as does his feud with Tupac Shakur, who was fatally shot in Las Vegas the year prior and whose murder also remains unsolved. Allegations of responsibility have been leveled at music industry figures, gang members and even Los Angeles Police Department officers, but still, no one has been convicted. ...

The 25th anniversary of Biggie Smalls' death is just days away, and artists created a one-of-a-kind original piece to pay tribute at the fifth annual Notorious B.I.G. art exhibit. The fifth annual "Think Big Art show" is a full art exhibit inspired by the life and legacy of Christopher Wallace. March 9 marks 25 years since the rapper's death. The exhibit will be held at 958 Atlantic Ave. in Crown Heights from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will include live performances and free giveaways. The art displayed will also be for sale. ...

A new soaring ride that gives participants a bird’s-eye view of New York City opened Wednesday in Times Square RiseNY, paired with museum exhibit galleries saluting iconic aspects of the city, officially opened with a star-studded celebration at 160 West 45th St.
Gallery highlights include: Madonna’s hand-painted Keith Haring jacket; Bruce Springsteen’s guitar used while writing “Born to Run”; Ringo Starr’s Beatles’ 1964 U.S. Tour drumhead; a Cab Calloway-worn suit; Bob Dylan’s guitar gifted by John Lennon. Also on display are the Notorious B.I.G.’s worn tracksuit, Cardi B’s bodysuit, ...

The Estate of Christopher Wallace has announced a super deluxe box set of the Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 sophomore album Life After Death, as Complex notes. It’s due out June 10 through Bad Boy, Rhino, and Atlantic Records. The box set consists of the original album and 12" releases of “Hypnotize,” “Mo Money Mo Problems,” “Sky’s the Limit,” and “Nasty Boy.” It also includes a commemorative booklet with rare photos, liner notes by Pitchfork contributor Sheldon Pearce, and commentary from team members who worked on the original release. ...

In keeping with the spirit of the Notorious RBG book, the exhibit riffs off the pop-culture connection between Ginsburg (Notorious RBG) and famed rapper Notorious B.I.G. Playing on that theme, each gallery section alludes to a song or lyric from the late hip-hop star. Ginsburg’s briefs and other writings, including some of her famously searing dissents, also are woven throughout the exhibit, according to a press release. ...

Carnevale said other metaverse experiences the museum hopes to include are Grandmaster Flash scratching records at block parties in the 1970s and Notorious B.I.G. rapping on a Bed-Stuy street corner in 1989. The city’s first brick-and-mortar hip hop museum in the Bronx will have a fresh online edge to it, featuring both real-world and online exhibits, The Post learned last week during an exclusive tour of the under-construction space. ...