Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 debut album for Bad Boy Records, “Ready to Die,” has sold over six million units as of 2018, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and included ...

Notorious B.I.G.‘s 1994 debut album for Bad Boy Records, “Ready to Die,” has sold over six million units as of 2018, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and included the hits ...

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and protector of his legacy, died Friday morning. She was 78.

A representative for the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. did not immediately respond to a request for comment. FILE - Voletta Wallace poses for a portrait on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in New York.