Voletta Wallace and Faith Evans attend the screening of A&E “Biography Presents: Biggie: The Life Of Notorious B.I.G” at DGA Theater on August 17, 2017 in New York City.

Voletta Wallace and Faith Evans attend the screening of A&E “Biography Presents: Biggie: The Life Of Notorious B.I.G” at DGA Theater on August 17, 2017 in New York City.

Wallace’s service was held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on New York City’s Upper East Side, the same funeral home where the service for Biggie — born Christopher George Latore ...

Voletta died at 78 years old in February 2025, and prior to her passing, she agreed to sell Primary Wave a 50% stake in the estate. The deal was reportedly worth $100 million, according to the outlet.

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*Faith Evans honored the late Voletta Wallace in a post shared on social media, highlighting the deep connection they shared over the years. Wallace, the mother of rap icon The Notorious B.I.G ...

Voletta Wallace died on Feb. 21 in Stroudsburg, Pa. Monroe County Coroner, Thomas Yanac, confirmed to XXL that Wallace had been in hospice care leading up to her death, which was the result of ...

Voletta’s service was held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on New York City’s Upper East Side, the same funeral home where her son’s funeral was held in 1997 and singer Aaliyah’s ...

NEW YORK — 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.

Biggie’s estate partnered up with Primary Wave as they acquired a stake in BIG’s publishing and recordings, as well as certain name, image and likeness rights for $200M Voletta Wallace got the ...

There was a public viewing in Manhattan for the mother of The Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace, following her death on Feb. 21, at the same funeral parlor where her son had his funeral service in ...