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\"We all know what a miraculous singer Whitney was, perhaps the greatest voice of our time,\" Keys said of the woman whose \"music will live forever\" as \"her final generous gift to us.\"

The Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was the only rapper to be inducted at this year's virtual ceremony, where Sean \"Diddy\" Combs, Jay-Z and \"Hamilton\" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda spoke on the impact of one of the greatest rappers of all time.

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\"His voice, first and foremost, was something so unique, and his style, his mental approach, was like, 'Oh my god' I found something rare,\" said Diddy, who signed Biggie to his Bad Boy Record label in 1993.

Jay-Z also said he was \"worried for himself as an artist\" after listening to Biggie's \"incredible\" \"Life After Death\" demo, Biggie's last album to be released before his death in 1997.

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