Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City. The Notorious B.I.G. was killed when he was 24 ...

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The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is an undisputed icon in hip-hop history. The Brooklyn-bred rapper popularized the gangsta rap movement in New York in the 1990s, and eventually changed his ...

*Music publishing powerhouse Primary Wave is reportedly on the verge of securing a substantial share of Notorious B.I.G.’s catalog, including rights to his name and likeness. The deal, which could be ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is one of the most respected and beloved hip-hop icons of all time. The Brooklyn-bred rapper rose to prominence in the 1990s and had a style unlike any ...

A friend of Biggie Smalls (L) reveals in a new documentary that the rapper's mother Voletta Wallace (R) once threw out his crack. Courtesy of Netflix / George DuBose Here’s an eleventh entry to ...

"I have no memory of my dad, but I've been told so many stories about him and how much we are similar," C.J. Wallace tells PEOPLE of his late father Biggie Smalls, who died when he was a baby It's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. American rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She’s reunited with her son again. The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom, Voletta Wallace, has died. Wallace passed away at 78 on Friday ...

The larger-than-life Notorious B.I.G. sculpture that wowed crowds at Cadman Plaza and DUMBO’s Clumber Corner last year has finally made its way to the late rapper’s neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant.