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Although Puff Daddy aka Diddy approached Rich about the feature in 1997, the actual song wouldn’t have been released till eight years later. In 2005, Bad Boy Records released Biggie Smalls second posthumous release with Duets. At the time the West Coast rapper Rich Rich was signed to Def Jam which was led by music executive Lyor Cohen. As the very first artist from the Bay Area to sign with Def Jam, appearing on a song with Biggie Smalls indeed could have risen his stock. But, Rich’s loyalty to Tupac came in to play.