21 Moments From the Bad Boy Reunion Shows That Make You Wish You Were There
Over the weekend, NYC was star-studded thanks to the two Bad Boy Reunion shows featuring Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, Mase, Total, The LOX, French Montana, Faith Evans and a host of others. The two-day Barclays event had an undeniably reputable line-up of its own, bringing together two decades of Bad Boy Records' premiere acts, not to mention the all-star surprise guests that swung through. Jay Z, DMX, Swizz Beatz, Desiigner, Shyne, Nas, Rick Ross and Fabolous were also all in the house at one point during two day extravaganza and it's only the beginning as an entire Bad Boy Reunion Tour will commence in August.
The shows had so many surprises in store that both exceeded all expectations and has built a real buzz for the forthcoming tour. Puffy has really pulled out the big guns for this Bad Boy run and the hype will continue throughout the summer into the fall. The 25-city tour will be making stops at all the major cities around the country before wrapping on October 8th in Oakland, Calif. Like the shows in NYC; Carl Thomas, 112 and certainly plenty of unnamed surprise guests will additionally take the stage and maybe even a Notorious B.I.G. hologram will pop up too.
Biggie's mom confirmed that a hologram is in the works and it's rumored that it may make an appearance during the Bad Boy Reunion Tour. “I am very pleased to announce that the estate of my son Christopher Wallace – also known to the world as Biggie or Notorious B.I.G – we have partnered with ARHT Media, a technology company, to create a Humagram of Christopher’s image, body and movements, ” Voletta Wallace said back in April. “No other company has the rights to any hologram or his name or likeness or imaging. We are humbled and very excited about this new venture with ARHT Media and the endless opportunities it presents to further extend my son’s legacy.”
While we wait for the tour to kick off and the Biggie hologram, check out the some photos from the recent Bad Boy shows in NYC.