Voletta Wallace, the mother of rapper Biggie Smalls’ mom, is dead at 78 after a stay in hospice care.

Legendary rapper the Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed on March 9, 1997. Here’s everything to know about the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder and the legacy he left behind.

Tex Mex. Team Biggie Smalls. Roses for Ryu. Kilted Koalas. Yamada. Hot Bob’s Girls. LA Dropouts. Team Sloth Machine. And our favorite … Jin and Ronic. They sound like team names for beer league ...

Shaq's friendship with Smalls O'Neal crossed paths with Christopher Wallace—Biggie's real name—through their shared presence in the music industry.

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 ...

Biggie Smalls’s mother, a preschool teacher and devout Jehovah’s Witness, didn’t listen to her son’s music until his death. After his killing in 1997, Voletta Wallace’s life’s work ...

14 Legendary Musicians Who Died Mysteriously, From Biggie Smalls to Jim Morrison Tupac Shakur is just one of many late musicians whose deaths remain unsolved and riddled with unanswered questions ...

Biggie was shot and killed in Los Angeles in March 1997, six months after his equally-venerated rapper and archrival, Tupac Shakur, was murdered in Las Vegas.

Spreading love the Brooklyn way to honor Biggie Smalls B.I.G.'s real name was Christopher Wallace. He was fatally shot in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, at age 24. The case remains unsolved.

Remembering Voletta Wallace, mother of murdered rapper The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, and kept his story in the public eye until her own death at 78.

On the anniversary of Biggie Smalls' death, New Yorkers are spreading love the Brooklyn way through art and community to honor is legacy.