But before he became a superstar, he was just Biggie Smalls — a name he shared with another rapper at the time. In the early 1990s, a rapper by the name of Biggy Smallz rose to prominence on the ...

Due to his murder at the age of 24, the Notorious B.I.G. has remained forever young in our eyes. Tomorrow is May 21, the day that would've been Biggie's 41st birthday, and the Howard Theatre (620 ...