The Notorious B I G

Relationships

No, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. were not close friends. They moved in different regional circuits and had only limited, indirect interactions before their deaths. There is no...

Relationships

Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G. are connected by music, marriage, and legacy. This relationship explainer outlines how they met, their creative work together, the context o...

status

Christopher George Latore Wallace Jr. (commonly known by his stage name CJ Wallace) is the son of The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) and Faith Evans. Born in 1996, he is...

Relationships

The phrase "Biggie badies boyfriend died" refers to the partner of Christopher Wallace's then-girlfriend, singer and actress Bad Bunny, who passed away in a motorcycle accident...

Status Updates

Christopher George Latore Wallace, widely known as Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G., died on March 9, 1997, at age 24. He was born May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York, and...

true_crime

On March 9, 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. was in Los Angeles following the Soul Train Awards. After leaving the event, he was in a fatal drive-by shooting. The core group present i...

relationship

The relationship between The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans is one of the most documented partnerships in hip-hop history. This explainer outlines their meeting, marriage, pub...

hip-hop

On March 9, 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls) was fatally shot in Los Angeles after leaving the 11th annual Soul Train Music Awards. In the immediate aftermath, reports...

Crime & Justice

The Notorious B.I.G. remains one of hip-hop’s most studied figures, yet confusion often surrounds who actually went to jail in relation to him. While Biggie himself faced no c...

music-industry

The Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous album Life After Death has sold approximately 8 million copies in the United States and over 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the...