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Thirteen years after B.I.G.’s death, we look back on his life as hip-hop’s brightest star. Notorious B.I.G. Photo: MTV News Tuesday (March 9) is a day not to mourn, but to celebrate the life and legacy of one of music’s most gifted artists: the Notorious B.I.G. His voice, his flow, his rhymes, his swag — whatever you wanted, B.I.G

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The Notorious B.I.G.’s MTV Interviews: A Look Back

Paige Miles and Katie Stevens, however, might not have done enough to make the top 12. By Gil Kaufman Didi Benami Photo: Fox With last week’s medical drama behind them, the top eight ladies took the “American Idol” stage Tuesday night (March 9) in the final performance before this year’s top 12 is chosen. In what is becoming an Adam Lambert-like bit of déjà vu, leading contender Crystal Bowersox nailed it again, while Siobhan Magnus, Lacey Brown and Didi Benami had solid enough nights to likely make it to next week. First up, singing Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway,” was 17-year-old Katie Stevens, the high-schooler who smartly chose a contemporary artist to combat complaints from the judges that she was coming off as too old

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‘American Idol’ Ladies Night: Didi Benami And Crystal Bowersox Shine

More than a decade after the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, our Mixtape Daily team is still hashing it out. By Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes Notorious B.I.G. Photo: Getty Images Legacy Salute: Biggie’s Best, Part 1 Tuesday (March 9) marks the 13th anniversary of the death of the Notorious B.I.G. There aren’t enough accolades to give the Brooklyn bone-crusher

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Biggie’s Best: Debating The Brooklyn MC’s Finest, 13 Years Later

Paige Miles and Didi Benami need to step it up, while Crystal Bowersox and Lilly Scott should keep doing their thing. By Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox on “American Idol” last week Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images This is the week we’ve all been waiting for. Following Tuesday and Wednesday night’s performances, we will be down to season nine’s top 12, and the competition on “American Idol” will start to get serious.

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‘American Idol’ Top Eight Women: What They Need To Do

‘Right now, you are the one everyone has to beat,’ Simon says after Tracy Chapman cover. By James Montgomery Crystal Bowersox Photo: Fox If her straight-outta-the-hospital performance on last week’s “American Idol” established Crystal Bowersox as the unlikely front-runner, well, her Tuesday night (March 9) performance definitely put some distance between her and the rest of the field. Miles of it. Bowersox roared though a version of Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason,” armed with an electric guitar and a newfound sense of confidence — perhaps influenced by “Idol” judge Simon Cowell’s praise of her during an appearance on Monday night’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” She positively blew away the competition, earned a much-deserved standing ovation and absolutely wowed the judges

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Crystal Bowersox’s ‘Give Me One Reason’ Dominates ‘American Idol’

‘American Idol’ judge brings his fiancée onstage during lengthy ‘Tonight Show’ interview. By Kyle Anderson Simon Cowell appears on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Photo: NBC Simon Cowell paid a visit to NBC on Monday night’s edition of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.” During the conversation, the “American Idol” judge and the late-night host discussed Cowell’s looming departure from “American Idol,” his upcoming wedding and whether or not he is “grumpier” this season than last. “I thought I was in a good mood,” Cowell told Leno, who then ran the clip of Cowell’s reaction to Haeley Vaughn’s rendition of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” last week.

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Simon Cowell Endorses Crystal Bowersox On ‘Leno’

Adopted son Michael Bryan, 18, committed suicide on February 26. By Gil Kaufman Marie Osmond (file) Photo: Steven Lawton/ FilmMagic The Osmond family gathered in Provo, Utah, on Monday for the funeral of 18-year-old Michael Bryan, Marie Osmond’s son who committed suicide on February 26. “He was a man of his word.

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Marie Osmond Honors Son Michael At Funeral

DJ looks back on ‘one of the illest live hip-hop performances of all time.’ By Shaheem Reid Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Photo: MTV News One of the greatest freestyles in hip-hop history took place at, of all places, a Patti LaBelle concert. The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur came onstage together in New York for a legendary performance

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Notorious B.I.G. And Tupac’s Famous Freestyle Remembered By Mister Cee

‘I just want to pick her up and put her in my pocket and feed her animal crackers,’ Liz Lee tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena Liz Lee Photo: MTV News Liz Lee bid a fond farewell to Burleson, Texas, on Monday night’s season finale of “My Life As Liz” and made her way to New York. When she’s not busy getting an education in the Big Apple, she’s hanging with the “Jersey Shore” cast at work functions and tweeting with Snooki .

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‘My Life As Liz’ Star Says ‘Jersey Shore’ Guidette Snooki Is ‘So Sweet’

‘It’s a big deal,’ Richie says of her upcoming nuptials to Joel Madden. By Jocelyn Vena Nicole Richie Photo: NBC Joel Madden recently told us that when it comes to planning his wedding with Nicole Richie, the couple are taking their time . Richie chatted with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show on Tuesday (March 9) and echoed Madden’s sentiment. “I am [engaged].

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Nicole Richie Tells Ellen She’s ‘Not Sure’ About Wedding Details