Song Of The Day: The Notorious BIG Big Poppa

Notorious B.I.G.'s Life Celebrated On 15th Anniversary Of His Death Hip-hop icon was fatally gunned down 15 years ago today at age 24 March 9, 1997: There was absolutely nothing that could have prepared hip-hop fans for the tragic event that took place on that grim day. Then again, there was not much warning when the Notorious B.I.G. entered the hip-hop world either. Sure, there were key cameos on records with Mary J. Blige and reggae star Super Cat, but when all was said and done and B.I.G. was gunned down 15 years ago today, it became clear that rap had lost one of the great ones — perhaps the greatest one of all time.