Now, before you go getting all upset about my choice, I will acknowledge that there are many songs that, of course, deserve major accolades on this 20th Biggie anniversary. Cole even took to the stage to perform a mash-up of "Hypnotize" during a concert in L.A., which certainly points out the importance that the song continues to hold in hip-hop history. Then there was that one time in 2012, when the Kardashian family made a music video to the tune during their vacay in the Dominican Republic. While a major hit for the rapper in the late '90s, the number-one single also saw a surprising reemergence onto the Billboard charts just a few years ago, garnering an uptick of more than 633 percent from the previous week and racked up more than 4 million plays during March 2015, all thanks to modern technology and a viral video of Earl Sinclair from the early 1990s' television series, The Dinosaurs, appearing to rap along with the iconic tune. But I'd definitely be kidding myself if I didn't acknowledge that "Hypnotize" would be just as popular in 2017 as it was when it first dropped in early 1997. I mean, there have been tons of rap songs and hip-hop jams created in the years since that fateful night where Biggie was tragically gunned down after an awards ceremony in L.A. songs that have the same impact today as they did back when they were released in the '90s. Despite the passing of two decades, there are actually Notorious B.I.G. I probably don't have to remind everyone that Biggie Smalls is still, in fact, "the illest" 20 years after his untimely death on March 9, 1997.
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