Biggie Smalls, also known as the Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death in Los Angeles in March 1997. He was 24. ... Life After Death” among the greatest rap albums of all time.

Smalls died in 1997 ... “Biggie lived through two albums and never went on tour,” says Elliot Osagie, founder of Willingie, a digital media company that collaborated on the event.

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 ...

Biggie Smalls, born Christopher Wallace, became one of the best-selling and most respected hip-hop artists of all time, ... “Life After Death,” among the greatest rap albums of all time.

The estate released the posthumous albums Born Again and Duets: The Final Chapter in 1999 and in 2005. She was a producer on the 2009 biopic Notorious as well.

Primary Wave partnered with the Notorious B.I.G. estate to acquire a stake in the rapper's music publishing and recordings, as well as other rights.

Legendary rapper the Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed on March 9, 1997. Here’s everything to know about the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder and the legacy he left behind.

Fans of the late Notorious B.I.G. (more commonly referred to as Biggie Smalls) are in for a treat. The rapper’s estate and Meta (the Facebook parent company) are coming together to honor his ...

Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, Biggie Smalls’ children and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Christian attended the funeral of the Notorious B.I.G.'s’ mother, Voletta Wallace.

Right: A mural commemorating Brooklyn icon Biggie Smalls in Bed-Stuy. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell/Scott Beale via Creative Commons In celebration of the hip-hop legacy of Brooklyn’s Christopher ...

Wallace — better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie — was just 24 years old when he was killed. The new public art display was made possible by the Downtown ...