Every year on the 21st of May, Hip Hop celebrates Rolling Stone's "Greatest Rapper That Ever Lived" and Billboard's "Greatest Rapper of All Time." It comes in the form of birthday wishes, vintage photos, videos, art, special messages, and more, but for milestone years, like Biggie's 50th in 2022, the whole city of New York shows out with events, and significant city staples, like the subway, and monuments, like the Empire State Building, show homage to the certified King of New York. This year, on what would have been Biggie's 52nd birthday, the messages flooded in from fans and entities of hip hop culture, all paying tribute to the man, the rapper and the cultural icon, The Notorious B.I.G.

Birthday Wishes To The Man, The Icon, The Notorious B.I.G.

Fat Joe

"My brother @thenotoriousbig well love you forever hbd King 🙏🏽❤️"

Lil Cease

"Big Happy 52nd Birthday To My Big Brother Big Poppa @thenotoriousbig

Happy B.I.G. Day!! We Miss You & Love You Forever!! Thank You EVERYTHING 🖤

We Celebrating Life For You Tonight Wit The Family At @nowandthennyc In Brooklyn!!

R.I.P. B.I.G. For Life 🙏🏾"

Lil Kim

"Happy BIG Day 🤘 Luv U 4Eva baby ❤️"

Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs N Harmony

"Happy Heavenly 52 birthday Biggie Smalls we been keeping the legacy alive on our end every night on stage wish we could’ve did more but we appreciate the Gem 💎 you left us thank you 🙏🏽"

DJ Clark Kent

"Happy Born Day To The Greatest.. Christopher George Latore Wallace • The Notorious B.I.G. • We Miss You, C-Dub •"

Easy Mo Bee

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIGGIE🎂🎈🎉🙏❤
#ChristopherLetoreWallace aka #BiggieSmalls
#Biggie #BIG #NotoriousBIG or simply B.I.G 👑
Sunrise: May 21, 1972 • Sunset: March 9, 1997🕊"

Karl Kani

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG @thenotoriousbig Brooklyn finest . #geminiseason 🦅"

Rhino Records

"Happy birthday in hip-hop icon heaven to the legend Christopher Wallace, AKA Biggie Smalls, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., born May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York, NY. He’s seen here rocking the mic live in London, UK, 1995 (Photo by Des Willie/Redferns)."

Complex

"The Notorious B.I.G. would have turned 52 today 🙏"

The Source

"Giving a Happy Heavenly Birthday shout out for The Notorious B.I.G.! Salute!🫡🎂♊️"

"Happy Heavenly BDay, Big! We’ll always love Big Poppa. RIP. Salute!🫡👑"

The Shade Room

"#TSRBirfdayz: Join us in celebrate the late #BiggieSmalls on his heavenly birthday! He would’ve turned 52 today."

Rap

"Happy Birthday to #Biggie ‼️🎉
He would’ve been 52 years old today 🙏"

Hot 97

"Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Notorious B.I.G. 👑

He would've been 52 years old today. 🕊️"

Rock The Bells

"He honestly needs no introduction, but he was known as Brooklyn’s finest, Frank White - The King of New York and Biggie Smalls. In a short period of time and only 2 albums he grabbed the world’s attention and cemented himself as one of the greatest to ever do it. Happy Heavenly Birthday The Notorious B.I.G."

103.5 The Beat Miami

"Happy heavenly birthday @thenotoriousbig! The iconic rapper would’ve been 52 today."

Hip Hop DX

"Happy heavenly birthday to #TheNotoriousBIG 🎂 He would have been 52 today 🕊️⁠"

REVOLT

"Happy heavenly birthday, B.I.G. 🕊️"

"The only.💯

#HappyBirthdayBiggie 🕊️"

"There’s no doubt #Biggie was one of the best with the pen ✍🏾 In honor of his birthday, vibe with us as we revisit some of our favorite verses of his ➡️"