On Sept. 13, 1994, the same day President Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls, or the Notorious B.I.G ...

Known as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls or Biggie, the Brooklyn rapper made a huge impact on the world of hip hop. On March 9, 1997, he was assassinated; gunned down in Los Angeles ...