He was so cool, so funny and calm.вЂќДЄt around 12:35 a.m., fire marshals shut down the party, apparently because of overcrowding. These girls were dancinвЂ™ for him, and he was just sittinвЂ™ there, not even movinвЂ™ his cane. вЂњI was throwinвЂ™ paper at him, tellinвЂ™ him how much I liked his record. вЂњI was sitting across from Biggie for most of the night,вЂќ said Def Jam president and CEO Russell Simmons. Everybody was dancinвЂ™ together artists hugging each other, congratulating each other on the awards they won.вЂќ Shortly before midnight, the DJ blew up the spot with BigвЂ™s new single, вЂњHypnotize.вЂќ вЂњNothing but celebs there, people having a good time. вЂњThe party was a nice scene, especially after the stress of the Soul Train Awards,вЂќ said Kevin Kim, security guard for BigвЂ™s ex-wife, Faith Evans. He looked confident and relaxed, a long black cane supporting the slight limp heвЂ™d acquired in an automobile accident six months before. When Biggie showed up at the Peterson Automotive Museum in L.A.вЂ™s Mid-Wilshire district Saturday night for a party cosponsored by VIBE, Qwest Records, and Tanqueray, he was dipped in a black suede shirt, a gold chain with a Jesus pendant, and clear-framed wraparound shades. The day before, heвЂ™d presented a Soul Train Award to Toni Braxton before spending the evening in his plush hotel suite, watching the awards show on TV, and talking with a journalist about how far heвЂ™d come in his 24 years. The big man had spent much of the day with his agent, Phil Casey, discussing his upcoming tour with Dru Hill, BLACKstreet, and Heavy D. Saturday, and he was chillinвЂ™ like a star. Our deepest condolences go out to the Wallace family, Bad Boy Entertainment, and all of BiggieвЂ™s fans.Д®verything was looking good for Biggie Smalls on March 8. Let us all pray that this is the last time we at VIBE have to cover the murders of our musicвЂ™s heroes. We have passed the point for words now is the time for action and change. If we simply allow things to stay as they are, if weвЂ™re afraid to take a moral stand, there will be blood on all of our hands. We all need to come together and take responsibility for ourselves and for each other before more lives are lost. ThereвЂ™s a wonderful diversity of individuals in the hip hop community, and in that diversity lies strength. The juxtaposition of these grim stories-BiggieвЂ™s murder, SugeвЂ™s incarceration-with the remnants of our Sex issue may seem strange, but itвЂ™s no stranger than the situation we find ourselves in: We set out to write about sex but ended up, once again, having to confront death. As soon as we heard about Biggie, we knew that this issueвЂ™s cover had to change. But as long as our icons keep dying in bursts of gunfire, that kind of fun needs to take a back seat so we can begin rebuilding. ItвЂ™s our intention that VIBE cover the whole spectrum of urban culture, including the fun stuff. This month we had planned a special Sex issue, an exploration of matters of the heart and the flesh.

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