Ill Be: Missing You (feat. Faith Evans & 112)

The collaboration featured those closest to Biggie: his best friend and label head (Puff Daddy), his widow (Faith Evans), and his Bad Boy Records labelmates (112).

Released on May 27, 1997, is a Grammy Award-winning tribute song by Puff Daddy (now Diddy) and Faith Evans, featuring the R&B group 112. It remains one of the most culturally significant memorial songs in music history, created to honor The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) after his tragic murder in March 1997. Origin and Inspiration Ill Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans & 112)

It was the first rap song to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , where it stayed for 11 consecutive weeks. The collaboration featured those closest to Biggie: his

The track is famous for its "blatant plundering" of 1980s pop to create a crossover hit. (Christopher Wallace) after his tragic murder in March 1997

Although Puff Daddy is the primary performer, the lyrics were penned by Brooklyn rapper Sauce Money . Puff Daddy initially approached Jay-Z to write it, but Jay-Z declined, feeling Sauce Money was better suited for the somber task. Musical Composition and Samples

It heavily samples the melody and rhythm of The Police ’s 1983 hit "Every Breath You Take" .

Beyond the tribute to Biggie, the song resonated globally as a universal anthem for anyone mourning a lost loved one. Billboard later named it the #1 "Greatest of All Time Song of the Summer". The Music Video