> Like the article is titled "Ten Database Commandments", but the entire intro is all about the 25th anniversary of Biggie's sorrowful death.

I am huge fan of 1990s hip-hop. I try to incorporate elements of it (e.g., Biggie, Tupac, WuTang) in my academic courses on databases (https://www.youtube.com/c/CMUDatabaseGroup) and at the OtterTune company.

We even put out our own record label for database/otter-themed hip-hop music:

https://ottertune.bandcamp.com/

> The advice itself is really weak, like "never run your app on the same server as your DBMS", which is already common knowledge to database admins.

The commandments are targeting anybody deals with databases, not just DBAs.

Never get high on your own supply is obvious too but it's still one of Biggie's commandments.

> Is this article meant to be for Biggie fans?

Yes.

> Database admins?

Yes.

> Is it in memory of Biggie or making fun of him?

The former, not the latter.

> And what does The Notorious B.I.G. have to do with databases in the first place?

I'm not sure how one can listen to Biggie's lyrics and not think of databases.