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Published on 09-02-2017 12:17 AM
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When Notorious B.I.G.’s funeral procession rolled through his native Bed-Stuy in 1997, mourners began blasting his track “Hypnotize,” and it subsequently turned the rapper’s wake into a party. Just weeks later, it gave Biggie (a k a Christopher Wallace) his first Billboard No. 1, and was instantly established as his signature song.
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