The album pretty much threw Biggie into the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop feud of the ’90s, making him a central figurehead. He is considered one of the greatest rappers and hip-hop artists of all ...

‘P Diddy would rather die than let go of rights to Biggie Smalls’ music’: How Diddy was at the epicentre of both Tupac and Biggie’s death Rapper Biggie Smalls also known as the Notorious B.I.G, was ...

One of the more positive moments of their friendship was when Biggie’s debut album, “Ready to Die,” exploded onto the scene in September 1994.

Despite his towering presence in hip hop, Biggie only released one studio album while alive. His debut, Ready to Die, came out in 1994 and solidified his reputation as a powerful storyteller with a ...

While musicians may die, their art lives on, and so do the tales of their sudden deaths, as is the case for several notable names in Hollywood who have passed under mysterious circumstances. From ...

He went from Def Jam to a Mets jam. The legendary Def Jam graphic artist who created the cover of Biggie Small’s “Ready to Die” has been reimagining the Mets’ logo in a colossal collage he ...

The musician — born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and also known as Biggie Smalls — released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994 and posthumously ...

Notorious B.I.G. Catalog Sale in the Works (Exclusive) The late rapper’s publishing and publicity rights have a suitor in Primary Wave, with the asking price of $100 million to $150 million.

Voletta Wallace, the mother of rapper Biggie Smalls’ mom, is dead at 78 after a stay in hospice care.

Also known as Biggie Smalls, the rapper released just one album during his lifetime, 1994’s Ready to Die.

Ms. Wallace in 2019 at a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s album “Ready to Die” in Brooklyn. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images ...

The long, complicated saga of Will Smith’s public life is about to enter another phase. Smith is apparently getting ready to release his first album in 20 years, and he recently teamed up with ...