Voletta Wallace, the mother of rapper Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace who spent decades preserving her late son's legacy, has died at the age of 78. Thomas Yanac, coroner for Monroe ...

Voletta Wallace, the mother of rapper Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace who spent decades preserving her late son’s legacy, has died at the age of 78.

Voletta Wallace, who maintained her son Notorious B.I.G.’s memory after his 1997 killing, is dead. She was 78. Wallace’s family confirmed her death in a statement through the rapper’s estate ...

In 2005, Wallace published a memoir, “Biggie: Voletta Wallace Remembers Her Son, Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G.," to pay tribute to Biggie, describing losing him so young as feeling ...

Voletta Wallace, the mother of Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace who spent decades preserving her late son’s legacy, has died at the age of 72.

"I hope you meet your son in Heaven and are at peace now." The Notorious B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher George Latore Wallace, was one of the rap's most prominent performers of the 1990s.

Christopher Wallace aka “Biggie Smalls” and Sean Combs aka “P Diddy” attend 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in this March 7, 1997 file photo at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Voletta Wallace, mother of rapper The Notorious B.I.G. who kept her son's legacy alive, died at her Pennsylvania home at age 78.