--- description: New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries took time on Thursday to pay tribute to Biggie by reciting his lyrics to the classic 1994 hit "Juicy" title: A New York Congressman Rapped Biggie Lyrics on the House Floor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt528853dfa121df4e/6988be010b72e313416eced3/biggie-floor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Congress](/tag/congress/) ## Congress Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # New York Congressman Hakeem Jefferies Rapped Biggie Lyrics on the House Floor by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2017 8:35 PM CUT  Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on the floor of Congress Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on the floor of Congress by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2017 8:35 PM CUT March 9 marked the 20th anniversary of legendary rapper [Notorious B.I.G’s death](http://time.com/4696904/diddy-on-biggie-death/ "undefined"), and his legacy reverberated from the networks of social media to the halls of [Congress](http://time.com/4697551/epa-scott-pruitt-carbon-dioxide/ "undefined"). Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took some time on Thursday to pay tribute to Biggie by reciting the lyrics to his classic 1994 single “Juicy.” > [](https://twitter.com/RepJeffries/status/840003718166794242) Jeffries, who represents parts of Brooklyn — Biggie’s hometown — concluded the verse, before adding: “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. I got the privilege of representing the district where Biggie Smalls was raised.” The Congressman then capped off his homage by asking, “Where Brooklyn at?” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4698624/new-york-congressman-hakeem-jefferies-rap-biggie-lyrics/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4698624/new-york-congressman-hakeem-jefferies-rap-biggie-lyrics/"},"headline":"New York Congressman Hakeem Jefferies Rapped Biggie Lyrics on the House Floor","datePublished":"2017-03-10T20:35:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:47:40.351Z","description":"\"Where Brooklyn at?\"","url":"https://time.com/4698624/new-york-congressman-hakeem-jefferies-rap-biggie-lyrics/","keywords":["Congress","Music","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt528853dfa121df4e/6988be010b72e313416eced3/biggie-floor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt528853dfa121df4e/6988be010b72e313416eced3/biggie-floor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BIGGIE FLOOR","caption":"Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on the floor of Congress","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4698624/new-york-congressman-hakeem-jefferies-rap-biggie-lyrics/","name":"New York Congressman Hakeem Jefferies Rapped Biggie Lyrics on the House Floor"}}]}] ```