These five standout quotes showcase Notorious BIG’s brilliant perspective on getting money, building wealth, and embodying a boss mentality.

Born Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls or just Biggie ... here are The Notorious B.I.G.’s best 21 quotes of all time. 1. “I cleaned up my act, and I made this rap thing work for ...

Although Diddy helped Biggie Smalls break into the music industry, some questioned how the music mogul treated his protégé. Rap artist Mark Curry claimed Smalls was essentially broke after ...

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 ...

Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls performing at Meadowlands, New Jersey, 29 June 1995. (Photo credit: David Corio/Redferns via Bang Media) The sage of Biggie Smalls continues, as Angie Martinez ...

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso unveiled an interactive statue of legendary Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace — better known as Biggie Smalls — in honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary on ...

Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls performing at Meadowlands, New Jersey, June 29, 1995. (Photo credit: David Corio/Redferns via Bang Media) The belief for a long time is that Notorious B.I.G ...

Biggie Smalls’s mother, a preschool teacher and devout Jehovah’s Witness, didn’t listen to her son’s music until his death. After his killing in 1997, Voletta Wallace’s life’s work ...

"You can't talk about the story of hip-hop without mentioning the name Biggie Smalls," Tinsley says. "He's also a reminder of what the genre has survived. Like, [along with Tupac Shakur], this ...