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 ...

Voletta Wallace, mother of Biggie Smalls, became advocate In 2020, after Biggie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wallace told Billboard how "proud" she was of her late son.