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The American rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., was murdered in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old.
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Biggie Smalls, the Notorious B.I.G., was born Christopher George Latore Wallace, on May 21, 1972, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. His father abandoned the family when Biggie was only two, and his mother, Voletta Wallace, worked two jobs to send her son to a private school. Biggie transferred to George Westinghouse Career and Technical...
Biggie Smalls was murdered in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The East Coast rapper had traveled to Los Angeles to promote his upcoming album, Life After Death, and film a music video for “Hypnotize.” After attending a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A., Biggie got into the front passenger seat of a green Suburban, driven by Gregory ...
Biggie’s death is often considered retaliation for the killing of his friend-turned-rap rival, Tupac Shakur. Tupac was murdered on September 13, 1996, six months before Biggie was shot dead. Tupac was friends with Biggie and collaborated with him on a handful of songs, including 1995’s “Runnin’ from tha Police.” Tupac was in Manhattan on Nov. 30, 1...
Life After Death arrived on March 25, 1997, two weeks after Biggie’s death. The album features appearances by The LOX, Jay-Z, Mase, Puff Daddy, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,Lil’ Kim, and more. On May 27, 1997, two months after Biggie’s death, Puff Daddy released “I’ll Be Missing You,” a song featuring 112 and Faith Evans. “I’ll Be Missing You” sampled The ...
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Nov 13, 2009 · Christopher Wallace, a.k.a Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., is shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles. The murder was thought to be the culmination of an ongoing feud between...
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Dec 7, 2012 · The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office released the autopsy report on Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, on Friday, more than 15 years after the rapper was shot to...
Mar 1, 2021 · Biggie Smalls was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997. He was just 24 years old. At the time, he was promoting his latest album, ironically titled Life After Death, with the...
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Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, [1] was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Oct 18, 2021 · A quarter-century ago, Biggie Smalls’ death in Los Angeles shocked the hip hop world. The rapper, born Christopher Wallace and also known as The Notorious B.I.G., was 24 years old when unidentified shooters fired four bullets into his body and peeled off into the night.
