B.I.G. Brooklyn Bash To Honor Biggie Smalls

Diddy hits up Brooklyn for the first time in years to head a huge celebration of the life, times and music, of Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka The Notorious B.I.G.

The extravaganza takes place tonight, March 9, at The Lab in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. DJ Mister Cee is set to spin at the event, with Diddy and his Dirty Money crew to perform.

Says Puff:

“We’re trying to make March 9th a national hip-hop holiday,” Diddy told MTV News. “It already is, on the low. MTV is going to have a big special. We’re doing a party. I’m going to Brooklyn. It’s gonna be the first time I’m throwing a party in Brooklyn. I’m from Harlem. Everybody in Harlem knows you don’t usually go over the bridge to Brooklyn. It’s a big, big deal. Me being such a Harlemite, I’m going over there to pay respect to my man. It’s gonna be a big party in Brooklyn with Mister Cee. It’s a big day. It’s a day to celebrate his life. It’s a day to celebrate the life of the man. We done did the movie, the records. It’s something that, I guess, as a label we’re obsessed with: making sure people don’t forget about this man in a positive way. March 9 is Biggie Day. … Bump Biggie all day, feel good and positive.”

Sadly, the word is that the event is invite-only. We’ll post video and additional info as it comes in.

UPDATE: The DJ Mister Cee annual Hot 97 Tribute Throwback at noon (courtesy of MissInfo.tv) – Download link