Voletta Wallace, the mother of Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace who spent decades preserving her late son’s legacy, has died at the age of 72.

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 1995, file photo, rapper Notorious B.I.G., who won rap artist and rap single of the year, clutches his awards at the podium during the annual Billboard Music Awards in New York.

Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 debut album for Bad Boy Records, “Ready to Die,” has sold over 6 million units as of 2018, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and included ...