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Details Lead Performances: Sean P. Diddy Combs and Faith Evans; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

On this maudlin ''tribute'' to the Notorious B.I.G., the late rapper's former mentor (Puff Daddy) and wife (Faith Evans) team up to say their farewells to the big man on a song that ''samples'' (regurgitates is more like it) the Police's ''Every Breath You Take.'' With lyrics like ''Know you're in heaven, smiling down/Watching us as we pray for you,'' ''I'll Be Missing You'' gives the lie to those who claim hip-hoppers are above self-serving sentimentality. D

Originally posted May 30, 1997 Published in issue #381 May 30, 1997 Order article reprints

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