The Notorious B.I.G. Biography
The Notorious B.I.G. born as Christopher George Latore Wallace was an American rapper. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. He was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. His first album Ready to die made him a central figure in East Coast hip hop dominating the mainstream.
In 1995 he led junior M.A.F.I.A to chart success a protégé group composed of his childhood friends. In 1996, while recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud. Wallace was murdered by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. His second album was Life After Death, it was released sixteen days later, rose to number one on the U.S. album charts. In 2000, it became one of the few hip-hop albums to be certified, Diamond.
The Notorious B.I.G. Age
He was born on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, Newyork City, United States. He was 25 years old before he died.
The Notorious B.I.G. Height
He measures 1.88 meters tall.
The Notorious B.I.G. Wife
He was married to RnB singer Faith Evance who was his label mate on bad Boy Record. They got married on August 4, 1994. Their marriage was marred with infidelity on Biggie’s side, prompting Evans to separate from her husband. The couple had a son together.
The Notorious B.I.G. Kids
He had two children a son named Christopher Jordan Wallace he was born on October 29, 1996, and a daughter named T’Yanna who he had with her girlfriend Jan Jackson, who was born on August 8, 1993.
The Notorious B.I.G. Real Name
Christopher George Latore Wallace
The Notorious B.I.G. Quotes
- Please, all you MCs out there, all you fans out there, don’t think Big gonna make a record dissing 2Pac or the West Coast because it’s not going down like that. I cant even see me wasting my time or my talent to disrespect another black man.
The notorious big - Everything was happening on that strip of Fulton Street. And if I wanted Chinese food, if I wanted to play video games, if I wanted pizza, if I had to go to the corner story for a juice, I had to go on Fulton Street.
The Notorious B.I.G. - How real can your music be if you wake up in the morning hearing birds and crickets? I never hear birds when I wake up. Just a lot of construction work, the smell of Chinese takeout, children screaming, and everybody knocking a different track from ‘Ready to Die’ as they pass down the street.
The Notorious B.I.G. - I’m not a security-type person, I don’t want to have bodyguards around me. I’m not into all that. Now we just chill in the house. There are a lot of times when we want to go out, but we just don’t.
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The Notorious B.I.G. Life After Death
Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, on Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. A double album, it was released posthumously following his death sixteen days earlier. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112, Jay-Z, Lil’ Kim, Mase, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Angela Winbush, D.M.C. of Run-D.M.C., R. Kelly, The LOX and Puff Daddy. Life After Death exhibits The Notorious B.I.G. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. The album is a sequel to his first album, Ready to Die, and picks up where the last song, “Suicidal Thoughts”, ends.
The Notorious B.I.G. Albums
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The Notorious B.I.G. Net Worth
He had an estimated net worth of $40 million before he died.
The Notorious B.I.G. Death
The murder of Christopher Wallace, he is well known by his stage names “The Notorious B.I.G.” and “Biggie Smalls”, occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. The case remains officially unsolved, as police have searched for years for more details without success.
The Notorious B.I.G. Ready To Die
Ready to Die was the first studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., it was released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy and Arista Records. The album features production by Bad Boy founder Sean “Puffy” Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse.
It was recorded from 1993-1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of the rapper’s experiences as a young criminal and was the only studio album released during his lifetime, as he was murdered sixteen days before the release of his second album Life After Death in 1997.
The Notorious B.I.G. Hypnotize
Hypnotize is a single by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., it was released as the first single from his album Life After Death on March 1, 1997. The song was his last to released before he was killed in a drive-by shooting a week later, that was the fifth song by a credited artist to hit number one posthumously.
The Notorious B.I.G. Songs
- Juicy 1994
- Hypnotize
- Life After Death
- One More Chance 1994
- Mo Money Mo Problems
- Life After Death
- Big Poppa 1994
- Notorious Thugs
- Life After Death
- Who Shot Ya 1994
- Sky’s the Limit
- Life After Death
- Gimme the Loot 1994
- Old Thing Back
- Hakuna Matoma
- Suicidal Thoughts 1994
- Party & Bullshit
- Notorious
- Nasty Girl
- Everyday Struggle 1994
- Dead Wrong
- Born Again
- Going Back to Cali
- Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G. Juicy Lyrics
The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa
Big Poppa is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. It was released as the second single from his first studio album Ready to Die. It features a sample of the song “Between the Sheets” written by The Isley Brothers. “Big Poppa” was also nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. It also went on to win at the Billboard Music Awards.
The Notorious B.I.G. Born Again
Born Again is the first posthumous compilation album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on December 7, 1999. It is composed primarily of early recorded verses with newer beats and guest rappers.
The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 485,000 albums sold in the first week and was later certified Double-platinum on January 14, 2000. Born Again received generally mixed reviews from music critics.
The Notorious B.I.G. Movie
He was cast in a film Rhyme & Reason, before his death.
The Notorious B.I.G. Date Of Death
The murder of Christopher Wallace occurred on March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. The case remains officially unsolved, as police have searched for years for more details without success.
The Notorious B.I.G. One More Chance
One More Chance is a song written and recorded by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., featuring additional vocals sung by his wife Faith Evans and an uncredited appearance by Mary J. Blige. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 31, 1995, and sold 1.1 million copies.
The Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya
Who Shot Ya is a controversial gangsta rap song by The Notorious B.I.G., a B-side to his 1995 hit single, Big Poppa. The track was later released on the posthumous album Born Again, the remastered edition of Ready to Die, and The Greatest Hits.
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