It's big for Biggie Small fans, as the local community board is a step closer to co-naming a block in memory of the late rapper.

It's been more than 20 years since The Notorious B.I.G. last rapped about growing up in Brooklyn. The hip-hop legend was shot dead in 1997, but he continues to be celebrated in the music industry and in his home borough.

"He somehow managed to turn his life around in a way that it added value not only the neighborhood but to a whole cultural revolution," one Clinton Hill resident resident.

The rapper, also known as Biggie Smalls, grew up poor on St James Place between Fulton Street and Gates Avenue and was called by many the greatest rapper of all time.

Now, there's a new proposal to co-name the street for his real name, Christopher Wallace, a proposal that drew mostly positive reaction from folks on the street.

"I think it's a blessing. He was big for the community," a Biggie Smalls fan said.

The street co-naming was presented to Community Board 2's transportation committee Thursday night for a vote. The meeting was contentious, with some pointing to his checkered past and offensive lyrics.

"Look at this language, it's so disgusting," one opponent said.

There were similar arguments five years ago when the proposal was first brought to the board for a vote and failed. But this time, it passed overwhelmingly, 8-1, with one abstention.

LeRoy McCarthy initiated the street naming in 2013 and is thrilled it's finally moving forward. It now goes on to the full board for a vote. It that passes, it goes to the City Council for approval.

"Hopefully next year we'll hang that sign, and there will be a big celebration Brooklyn style," said McCarthy, who is leading the campaign.

Images of Biggie are featured throughout the borough, such as artwork at the supermarket where he worked, which now sells organic food. A memorial is displayed at the barbershop where he got haircuts, and in Fort Greene, it's hard to miss a gigantic mural of the rapper. And those who now live in the building that Biggie once called home say fans stop by all the time.

"A lot of international people come here. You see them walking by here taking pictures," a Clinton Hill resident said.

"Sometimes, people shoot a little impromptu music video or something like that," said another. "Flowers and gifts on his birth and death anniversaries. So we see a lot."

Now they may soon see a new street sign erected on the corner.