Jan 28, 2025 · Biggie Smalls, born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York, emerged as a monumental figure in East Coast hip hop. Known for his …

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), best known as The Notorious B.I.G. (formerly Biggie Smalls), was an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Wallace is …

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper, …

Apr 5, 2007 · Among Notorious B.I.G.’s numerous aliases was Biggie Smalls, a name he captured from the 1975 film Let’s Do It Again.

Jun 27, 2023 · Biggie Smalls was a name he took after a character in the 1975 film Let’s Do It Again, where Biggie Smalls was played by actor Calvin Lockhart. However, in the early 1990s, …

Often skipping school, he dropped out at the age of 17 and began dealing crack unbeknownst to Voletta. [5][6] After spending nine months in jail for being busted on a trip to North Carolina, he …

Christopher George Latore Wallace, known by his stage names Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G, or Biggie, was an American rapper. This biography profiles his childhood, music career, …

Mar 9, 2017 · Twenty years ago today (March 9, 1997), Hip-Hop lost a true king when Biggie Smalls died. The MC also known as The Notorious B.I.G. had risen to form in less than five …

Nov 15, 2022 · In the early ’90s, a young West Coast rapper by the name of Biggy Smallz started recording music when he was just 12 years old. At the time, West Coast rappers were gaining …

Biggie Smalls, popularly known as "The Notorious B.I.G.," was a well-known hip-hop musician and the face of gangsta rap on the East Coast. He was shot and murdered on March 9, 1997.

May 19, 2011 · Hip-Hop music star Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G., was part of an East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry that included Tupac Shakur …

Jun 26, 2017 · 1993 was also the year that "Biggie Smalls" became "The Notorious B.I.G.". He first used the new name when he was featured on the remix to Mary J. Blige's "Real Love".

Mar 9, 2014 · When he found out that Biggie Smalls was already taken, he changed his name to The Notorious B.I.G. He still fondly referred to himself as Biggie, Big Poppa or Frank White …

Feb 21, 2025 · Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78.

Feb 4, 2025 · Eager to forge peace after the fatal shooting of friend-turned-rival Tupac Shakur, the 24-year-old rapper instead met the same fate in the early morning hours of March 9, 1997.