The lyrics to “Juicy” color the story of The Notorious B.I.G.’s youth. Before he was Biggie Smalls, Christopher Wallace was earning his money to buy mixtapes and Rap magazines by bagging groceries in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. In those days, the neighborhood was defined by a specific kind of street-level entrepreneurship—a world of corner store conversations and local bookies that predated the modern era of digital convenience. Today, as Clinton Hill continues to transform, the same sidewalk where residents once gathered to talk sports or gamble is now filled with commuters checking the morning headlines, browsing the best online sportsbook for the latest odds, or simply adjusting their headphones as they head toward the subway. Yet, for all the change, the foundation remains. The same supermarket where Biggie worked as a teenager in the late 1980s remains, Key Food, at the intersection of Fulton Street and St. James. Just minutes from Wallace’s childhood, this corner side face of Key Foods will now carry his immortal likeness.

According to DNA Info, Key Foods ownership and Leroy McCarthy have organized a commission by muralist Danielle Mastrion to paint The Notorious B.I.G. on the side of the grocery store.

“This is about his roots and not the rap icon that he became,” said the artist, who recently did a Beastie Boys mural on the Lower East Side, side. “It will be of him as a child sitting on the steps of his brownstone, like any other kid in the neighborhood.”

Painting will begin this month.

This Monday (March 9) marked 18 years since Christopher Wallace was tragically murdered in Los Angeles, California.

Read the full report in DNA Info.

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