Best Hip-Hop Instagrams of the Day

Today, (March 9) marked the 18th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.'s untimely death. For the past two decades, fans have heavily mourned from the tragic loss of the 24 year-old icon, and today was no different. Everyone from Faith Evans to Snoop Dogg paid homage to the fallen star, but Diddy had an extra special message encouraging fans to also lift of the rapper's spirit. Beneath a picture of a childhood photo of Biggie, his former partner wrote, "Today is March 9, 2015. 18 years ago today we lost one of my best friends in the greatest rapper of all time the notorious B I G #RIPBIG post your favorite BIG picture. And how you feel about him." The post resulted in an outpouring of classic Notorious B.I.G. photos.

Shad Moss celebrated his 28th birthday. Providing entertainment since the mere age of 13, this birthday marked 15 years in show business for the CSI CYBER star. "Woke up on my 28th birthday like...," wrote Shad under a video in which he was teasing his fiancé, Erica Mena.

Meek Mill showed Big Sean some love on IG by blasting his new album. The Philly rapper posted a video singing "Blessings," Sean's new single featuring Drake and Kanye West.

The Game also took some time to praise the West Coast. Have a look below.

Today is March 9, 2015. 18 years ago today we lost one of my best friends in the greatest rapper of all time the notorious B I G #RIPBIG post your favorite BIG picture. And how you feel about him.
A photo posted by Sean Diddy Combs (@iamdiddy) on Mar 9, 2015 at 11:28am PDT