On the recordMarch 9, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from Maryland for yielding. It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine. Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine, Hangin' pictures on my wall, Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl. Those were the words of the late great Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, Frank White, the King of New York. He died 20 years ago today in a tragedy that occurred in Los Angeles, but his words live on forever. I have got the privilege of representing the district where Biggie Smalls was raised. We know he went from negative to positive and emerged as one of the world's most important hip-hop stars. His rags- to-riches life story is the classic embodiment of the American Dream. Biggie Smalls is gone, but he will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, Notorious B.I.G. Where Brooklyn at? {time} 1945
