Def Jam legend who created cover of Biggies Ready to Die takes on Mets logo in massive NYC collage

He went from Def Jam to a Mets jam.The legendary Def Jam graphic artist who created the cover of Biggie Small’s “Ready to Die” has been reimagining the Mets’ logo in a colossal collage he called an “emotional passion project.”Def Jam Recordings creative director Cey Adams has had the team’s archives at his fingertips — but no solid plans — as he quite literally paints the Amazins’ rich history on the wall of the Mets House, a brand-new dedicated fan space in Union Square.“I’ve never rooted for another team,” Adams told The Post Sunday from inside the spot.“It’s just my favorite team and I get an opportunity to make an original piece of art and to be able to go into the Met’s archives and look at my childhood heroes from when I was a kid.This is great … I’m an 8-year-old kid again.”For Adams’ yet-to-be-finished artwork, the devil is in the details.

From a distance, the 7-foot-by-7-foot logo appears similar to the original — with the iconic city skyline and Queensboro Bridge silhouette on a baseball.But with a closer look, old photographs, city maps and game tickets can be found pasted in every space.Even a miniature version of the Mr.

Met — a version from 1969 when his baseball head was double the size it is today — can be found lurking beside a skyscraper.All the pieces are sourced from the Mets’ very own catalogs and, for the most part, are plucked and pasted onto the collage at random.“I’m trying not to have a preconceived idea of what I want to make.I’m just making it on-site in real-time,” Adams explained.Adams first picked up the paintbrush on Friday, but isn’t sure when the piece will be finished.

The process has ebbs and flows, he said, admitting that a heavy stream of Mets fanatics visiting the space has slowed down the schedule — though the interruptions are more than welcome.“That’s the whole idea! I’m an artist that loves to engage with people, and these are all my favorite things coming...