A senior Democratic congressman paid tribute on the House floor Thursday to a dead rapper.
While his fellow party members are busy stonewalling the implementation of President Donald Trump’s agenda, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries used his time to eulogize rap artist Biggie Smalls, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., Big Poppa and Frank White.
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Just paid tribute to late/great #BiggieSmalls on House flr. Gone but never forgotten. #WhereBrooklynAt @OmariHardwick @diddy @MichaelSkolnik pic.twitter.com/2QaXOkmJdp
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) March 10, 2017
Clip via Hakeem Jeffries’ Twitter feed
Thursday marked the 20th anniversary that the rapper, born Christopher Wallace, was shot and killed in Los Angeles by another black male while Wallace was in his SUV at a traffic light.
“Biggie Smalls, Frank White, the king of New York. He died 20 years ago today in a tragedy that occurred in Los Angeles. But his words live on forever,” the New York Democrat said alongside a blown up photo of the rapper.”
“I got the privilege of representing the district where Biggie Smalls was raised. We know he went from negative to positive and emerged as one of the world most important hip hop stars. His rags-to-riches life story is the classic embodiment of the American dream,” Jeffries continued. “Biggie Smalls is gone but he will never be forgotten. Rest in piece Notorious B.I.G.. Where Brooklyn at?”
Jeffries tweeted:
Just paid tribute to late/great #BiggieSmalls on House flr. Gone but never forgotten. #WhereBrooklynAt @OmariHardwick @diddy @MichaelSkolnik pic.twitter.com/2QaXOkmJdp
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) March 10, 2017
Even fans of the late rapper were far from enthusiastic for this homage taking up the House’s business. Some saw it as nothing more than an exercise in cheap pandering for votes.
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@AwakenOne16 @thehill Dem going Nuts…?
— Deplorableaurora (@DeplorableAuror) March 10, 2017
@RepJeffries @OmariHardwick @diddy @MichaelSkolnik pic.twitter.com/rlLAWzrgUf
— Liz 4Real (@AwakenOne16) March 10, 2017
@thehill THIS is where our tax dollars go?! DRAIN THE SWAMP!!
— Karalot (@Karalot1) March 10, 2017
@RepJeffries seems to me memorializing on the house floor an admitted drug dealer who likely commissioned at least one murder is a bad idea.
— Daliman (@daliman13) March 10, 2017
@thehill wow. Really? Really???
— CDM (@1ChrisMoore) March 10, 2017
@RepJeffries @rolandsmartin @OmariHardwick @diddy @MichaelSkolnik yeah I love BIG but this seems not the place for this
— Gemini ?Jones (@THEREALGEMINIJ) March 10, 2017
Wallace’s murderer was never caught and the case remains unsolved to this day. The Los Angeles Times reported that the key suspect was likely a member of the Crips and that the motive was financial.
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