The Notorious Lamb?

I'd like to think that Puffy's use of Samuel Barber's "Agnus Dei" was meant to convey his sacrificial interpretation of Biggie's death. Either way, it was a brilliant intro for a brilliant song. Barber's Adagio has been redone so many different ways, but this is the only significant arrangement that Barber made of it. Another direction entirely would be William Orbit's remix.

(Which makes me think of sacred voices and beats and the Enigma-like remix of Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up".)

Did this guy die for rap's sins?