Faith Evans and Lil’ Kim, along with Biggie Smalls’ children and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Christian, came together on Wednesday for the funeral of the late rapper’s mother, Voletta Wallace, who passed ...

The Notorious B.I.G.'s mom Voletta Wallace has died at 78. The Monroe County Coroner's Office announced her death in a press release Friday. Coroner Thomas A. Yanac said Wallace died of natural causes ...

The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Lincoln Center will honor the late rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls and the Notorious B.I.G., with an orchestral tribute as part of its ...

The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 album Life After Death, which was released just days after he was murdered, is an iconic piece of hip-hop history. Now, to coincide with the ongoing celebration of ...

This Saturday, May 21, The Notorious B.I.G would’ve turned 50-years-old and to commemorate what would’ve been Biggie hitting the half-century mark, the MTA will be releasing some limited-edition ...

Even though The Notorious B.I.G. passed away over 20 years ago, the late Brooklyn hometown hero has one of rap’s most extensive posthumous discographies — and it’s about to get even bigger, thanks to ...

The Notorious B.I.G. is widely regarded as a rap legend — a status often bestowed for elder statesmen of hip-hop, despite Biggie himself only living to be 24 years old. In his young life, Christopher ...

Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G., remains a legendary rapper and a revered figure in hip-hop a quarter century after his death. His name lives on as a testament to his personality in his ...

The rapper previously took aim at the R&B group on his 1994 single "Just Playing (Dreams)" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...