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| children = 2 (T'yanna and [[Christopher Jordan Wallace|Christopher Jr.]])
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'{{pp-semi-indef}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{redirect-multi|2|Biggy|Biggie}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = The Notorious B.I.G. | image = The Notorious B.I.G.jpg | image_size = 275px | caption = Wallace in 1995 | height = 1.91 m | birth_name = Christopher George Latore Wallace | birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|5|21}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York, U.S.<!-- The format is City, State, Country, excluding boroughs or neighborhoods. --> | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|3|9|1972|5|21}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S. | death_cause = [[Shooting]] | occupation = [[Rapper]] | years_active = {{Start date|1992}}–{{End date|1997}} | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Faith Evans]]|1994<!--Year omitted when marriage ends by death of subject per Template:Marriage instructions-->}} | children = 2 (T'yanna and [[Christopher Jordan Wallace|Christopher Jr.]]) | website = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] * [[gangsta rap]] * {{nowrap|[[East Coast hip hop]]}} }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Uptown Records|Uptown]]<!-- Keep Uptown Records as one of the labels. Biggie was signed to Uptown until Puffy was fired from the label --> * [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Sean Combs]] * [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] * [[The Commission (hip hop)|The Commission]] * Faith Evans }} }}<!--end-module--> | alias = {{flatlist| * Biggie Smalls * Biggie * {{nowrap|Frank White}} * Big Poppa }} }}<!--endinfobox--> '''Christopher George Latore Wallace''' (May 21, 1972&nbsp;– March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names '''The Notorious B.I.G.''', '''Biggie''', or '''Biggie Smalls''',<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/news_feature_070305/index4.jhtml Notorious B.I.G: In His Own Words, And Those of His Friends] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311080714/http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/news_feature_070305/index4.jhtml |date=March 11, 2007 }} (March 7, 2007). ''MTV News''. Retrieved March 11, 2007.</ref> was an American [[Rapping|rapper]]. He is ranked by ''[[Billboard magazine]]'' as among the ten greatest rappers of all time.<ref name="billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/photos/6723017/best-rappers-of-all-time The 10 Greatest Rappers of All Time] (November 12, 2015), Billboard.com; retrieved November 15, 2015.</ref> Wallace was raised in the [[Brooklyn]] borough of New York City. When he released his debut album ''[[Ready to Die]]'' in 1994, he became a central figure in the [[East Coast hip hop]] scene and increased New York City's visibility in the genre at a time when [[West Coast hip hop]] was dominant in the mainstream.<ref name="allmusic" /> The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry|East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud]]. On March 9, 1997, [[Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.|Wallace was killed]] by an unknown assailant in a [[drive-by shooting]] in Los Angeles. His double-disc album ''[[Life After Death]]'', released 16 days later, rose to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified [[RIAA certification|Diamond]] in 2000 by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Albums|date=May 4, 2006|publisher=[[RIAA]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp|accessdate=December 7, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061221103339/http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp|archivedate=December 21, 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref> Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow",<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /> dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities, sometimes changing his pitch on songs. Three more albums have been released since his death. He has certified sales of 17&nbsp;million units in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists|title=Top Selling Artists|work=RIAA|accessdate=May 3, 2013}}</ref> == Life and career == === 1972–94: Early life, arrests, career beginnings and first child === Wallace was born in St. Mary's Hospital in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], on May 21, 1972, as the only child of Voletta Wallace, a Jamaican preschool teacher, and Selwyn George Latore, a Jamaican welder and politician.<ref name= lang /><ref name= unbelievable /> His father left the family when Wallace was two years old, and his mother worked two jobs while raising him. Wallace grew up in the [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]] section of Brooklyn on 226 St. James Place<ref name= chill>{{cite news|url=http://www.theinsider.com/news/1548004_Much_change_in_Biggie_Smalls_neighborhood| title=Much change in Biggie Smalls' neighborhood| last= Franklin| first= Marcus|date=January 17, 2009|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Insider|accessdate=October 10, 2010 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212112344/http://www.theinsider.com/news/1548004_Much_change_in_Biggie_Smalls_neighborhood| archivedate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> near the border of [[Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn]].<ref name="lang">{{cite book|title=The Notorious B.I.G: A Biography| first= Holly| last=Lang|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group| year= 2007| isbn= 978-0-313-34156-4|pages=1–2}}</ref><ref name="Biggie's 'One-Room Shack' in Bed-Stuy Now up for Sale">{{cite web|url=http://bed-stuy.patch.com/groups/real-estate/p/biggie-s-one-room-shack-in-bed-stuy-now-up-for-sale|title=Biggie's 'One-Room Shack' in Bed-Stuy Now up for Sale|publisher=Bed-stuy.patch.com| date= April 3, 2013| accessdate= December 31, 2013}}</ref> At Queen of All Saints Middle School, Wallace excelled in class, winning several awards as an [[English studies|English]] student. He was nicknamed "Big" because of his overweight size by age 10.<ref name="rolling stone murder">{{cite news| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8898338/the_unsolved_mystery_of_the_notorious_big|title=The Unsolved Mystery of the Notorious B.I.G.| work= Rolling Stone|last= Sullivan| first= Randall|date=December 5, 2005|accessdate=October 7, 2006| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090429075620/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8898338/the_unsolved_mystery_of_the_notorious_big| archivedate= April 29, 2009}}</ref> He said he started dealing drugs when he was around the age of 12. His mother, often away at work, did not know of her son's drug dealing until Wallace was an adult.<ref name="NY Times 1994">Touré (December 18, 1994). [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/arts/pop-music-biggie-smalls-rap-s-man-of-the-moment.html "Pop Music; Biggie Smalls, Rap's Man of the Moment"] ''[[The New York Times]]''; retrieved March 26, 2008.</ref> [[File:Bishop Loughlin Mem HS Vanderbilt Greene jeh.jpg|thumb|left|Wallace attended the [[Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School]] before transferring out at his own request]] At his request, Wallace transferred out of [[Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School]] to attend [[George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School]], which future rappers [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]], [[Jay-Z]] and [[Busta Rhymes]] also attended at the time. According to his mother, Wallace was still a good student, but he developed a "smart-ass" attitude at the new school.<ref name="unbelievable">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2004/03/excerpt_unbelievable_life_death_afterlife_notorious_big| title=Excerpt: Unbelievable – The Life, Death, and Afterlife of The Notorious B.I.G.|last= Coker| first= Cheo H.|work= Vibe|date=March 8, 2005|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216210530/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2004/03/excerpt_unbelievable_life_death_afterlife_notorious_big | archivedate= February 16, 2009}}</ref> At age seventeen, Wallace dropped out of school and became further involved in crime. In 1989, he was arrested on weapons charges in Brooklyn and sentenced to five years' probation. In 1990, he was arrested on a violation of his probation.<ref name="ny times short life" /> A year later, Wallace was arrested in [[North Carolina]] for dealing [[crack cocaine]]. He spent nine months in jail before making bail.<ref name="NY Times 1994" /> Wallace began rapping when he was a teenager. He entertained people on the streets and performed with local groups the Old Gold Brothers and the Techniques.<ref name= allmusic /> After being released from jail, Wallace made a [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] under the name Biggie Smalls, a reference to a character in the 1975 film ''[[Let's Do It Again (1975 film)|Let's Do It Again]]'' as well as his stature; he stood at {{convert|6|ft|3|in}} and weighed {{convert|300|to(-)|380|lbs|abbr=on}} according to differing accounts.<ref name="mtv police sketch">{{cite news| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425834/19970311/notorious_big.jhtml | title= Police May Release Sketch of Biggie Gunman| date= March 11, 1997| publisher= [[MTV News]]| website= MTV.com| access-date= December 23, 2006}}</ref> The tape was reportedly made with no serious intent of getting a recording deal. However, it was promoted by New York-based DJ [[Mister Cee]], who had previously worked with [[Big Daddy Kane]], and it was heard by the editor of ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''.<ref name="ny times short life">{{cite news| last= Marriott| first= Michel| date= March 17, 1997| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/17/nyregion/the-short-life-of-a-rap-star-shadowed-by-many-troubles.html | title= The Short Life of a Rap Star, Shadowed by Many Troubles| work= The New York Times| access-date= March 26, 2008}}</ref> In March 1992, Wallace was featured in ''The Source''{{'s}} Unsigned Hype column, dedicated to aspiring rappers, and made a recording off the back of this success.<ref name="atlantic_bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanticrecords.com/notoriousbig/bio |title=Notorious BIG Photos – Biography |publisher=Atlantic Records |accessdate=November 30, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705155213/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/notoriousbig/bio |archivedate=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> The demo tape was heard by [[Uptown Records]] [[A&R]] and record producer [[Sean Combs]], who arranged for a meeting with Wallace. He was signed to Uptown immediately and made an appearance on label mates, [[Heavy D & the Boyz]]' "A Buncha Niggas" (from the album ''[[Blue Funk]]'').<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |url= {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p44889/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Notorious B.I.G. > Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 7, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r58470|pure_url=yes}} |last=Swihart |first=Stanton |title=Blue Funk > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=October 6, 2006}}</ref> Soon after signing his recording contract, Combs was fired from Uptown and started a new label.<ref name="xxl rtd">Duncan, Andrea ''et al.'' [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=408 The Making of Ready to Die:Family Business]. ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', March 9, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2007</ref> Wallace followed and in mid-1992, signed to Combs' new imprint label, [[Bad Boy Records]].<ref name=OTRC /> On August 8, 1993, Wallace's longtime girlfriend gave birth to his first child, T'yanna.<ref name=OTRC>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Notorious-B-I-G-s-daughter-makes-radio-debut-on-15th-anniversary-of-his-death/8575931 |title=Notorious B.I.G.'s daughter makes radio debut on 15th anniversary of his death |author=Heller, Corinne |date=March 9, 2012 |publisher=OnTheRedCarpet.com |accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> Wallace had split with the girlfriend for some time before T'yanna's birth.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Notorious B.I.G.: A Biography |first= Holly| last= Lang| publisher= Greenwood| year=2007|page=16.|isbn=978-0-313-34156-4}}</ref> Wallace wanted his daughter to complete her education, despite being a high school dropout himself. Wallace said that if his mother had promised him what he promised his daughter, everything she wanted, Wallace would have been not only a graduate but also at the top of his class.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-notorious-b-i-g-is-living-large-19950601|title=The Notorious B.I.G. releases his autobiographical debut 'Ready to Die.'|date=June 1, 1995|work= Rolling Stone}}</ref> He continued selling drugs after the birth to support his daughter financially. Once Combs discovered this, he forced Wallace to quit.<ref name= allmusic /> Later in the year, Wallace gained exposure on a remix to [[Mary J. Blige]]'s single "[[Real Love (Mary J. Blige song)|Real Love]]", under the pseudonym The Notorious B.I.G. He recorded under this name for the remainder of his career, after finding the original moniker "Biggie Smalls" was already in use.<ref>{{cite book |last=Scott |first=Cathy | authorlink = Cathy Scott |title=[[The Murder of Biggie Smalls]] |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |page=31 |location=New York City |isbn= 0-312-26620-0}}</ref> "Real Love" peaked at No. 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and was followed by a remix of Blige's "[[What's the 411?]]". He continued this success, to a lesser extent, on remixes with [[Neneh Cherry]] ("Buddy X") and [[reggae]] artist [[Super Cat]] ("Dolly My Baby", also featuring Combs) in 1993. In April 1993, his solo track, "[[Party and Bullshit]]", appeared on the ''[[Who's the Man?]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{Allmusic |class= album| id= r169811| label=''Who's the Man? (Original Soundtrack)''}}</ref> In July 1994, he appeared alongside [[LL Cool J]] and Busta Rhymes on a remix to label mate [[Craig Mack]]'s "[[Flava in Ya Ear]]", reaching No. 9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Craig Mack|chart=Hot 100}} |title=Craig Mack – Chart history |work=Billboard |accessdate=May 3, 2013}}</ref> === 1994: ''Ready to Die'' and marriage === [[File:FaithEvansApr05.jpg|thumb|Wallace married [[Faith Evans]] in 1994]] On August 4, 1994, Wallace married [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Faith Evans]] after they met at a Bad Boy photoshoot.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url = |title = After Biggie: Faith Evans has a new love, a new baby, a new career – singer|last = Chappell|first = Kevin|date = April 1999|magazine = Ebony|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}</ref> Five days later, Wallace had his first pop chart success as a solo artist with double A-side, "[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]/Unbelievable", which reached No. 27 as the lead single to his debut album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-notorious-big-mn0000892827/awards |title=The Notorious B.I.G. - Awards |work=AllMusic |accessdate=May 3, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Ready to Die]]'' was released on September 13, 1994, and reached No. 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the notorious b.i.g.|chart=all}} |title=Artist Chart History |website=Billboard.com |accessdate=October 7, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929142611/http://{{billboardurlbyname|artist=the/ |archivedate=September 29, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> eventually being certified four times [[RIAA certification|Platinum]].<ref name="riaa search">{{cite web |url= https://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |title=RIAA searchable database |publisher=RIAA |accessdate=October 7, 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061015200016/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |archivedate= October 15, 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The album, released at a time when West Coast hip hop was prominent on US charts, according to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "almost single-handedly... shifted the focus back to East Coast rap".<ref name= muze /> It immediately gained strong reviews and has received much praise in retrospect.<ref name= muze /><ref name= time>Tyrangiel, Josh (November 13, 2006). [http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,Ready_to_Die,00.html "The All-TIME Albums"] ''Time''. Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> In addition to "Juicy", the record produced two hit singles: the Platinum-selling "[[Big Poppa]]", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. rap chart,<ref name="allmusic-rtd">{{cite web |url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203800|pure_url=yes}} |title=Ready to Die > Overview |last=Huey |first=Steve |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=October 7, 2006}}</ref> and "[[One More Chance (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|One More Chance]]", which sold 1.1 million copies in 1995.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Notorious B.I.G.|title=One More Change}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3g4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1995 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 20, 1996 |accessdate=May 5, 2015 |page=56 |issn=0006-2510|volume=108|number=3}}</ref> Busta Rhymes claimed to have seen Wallace giving out free copies of ''Ready to Die'' from his home, which Rhymes reasoned as "his way of marketing himself."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.egotripland.com/busta-rhymes-biggie-ready-to-die/|title=Busta Rhymes Couldn't Believe It When He Saw Biggie Giving Away Copies of Ready to Die|date=September 14, 2012|website=egotripland.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410043403/http://www.egotripland.com/busta-rhymes-biggie-ready-to-die/|archivedate=April 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Around the time of the album's release, Wallace became friends with [[Tupac Shakur]], also a rapper. Cousin [[Lil' Cease]] recalled the pair being close, often traveling together whenever they were not active in furthering their careers. According to him, Wallace was a frequent guest at Shakur's home and they constantly spent time together when Shakur was in California or Washington, D.C..<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641726/tupac-and-biggie-probably-celebrated-birthdays-together-lil-cease-says/|title=Tupac And Biggie Probably Celebrated Birthdays Together, Lil’ Cease Says|date=June 16, 2010|publisher=MTV|first=Mawuse|last=Ziegbe}}</ref> It was claimed by [[Yukmouth]], an Oakland emcee, that Wallace's style was inspired by that of Shakur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allhiphop.com/2015/01/19/yukmouth-2pac-impact-notorious-big-versace/|title=Yukmouth Talks Tupac’s Impact On Hip Hop; Says Pac Influenced Biggie’s Style| date= January 19, 2015|publisher=allhiphop.com|first=Yohance|last=Kyles}}</ref> Wallace also formed a friendship with [[Shaquille O'Neal]], O'Neal remembering his first time hearing Wallace, during listening to the song "Gimme the Loot", where Wallace mentioned him in the lyrics and thereby attracted O'Neal to his music. O'Neal requested a collaboration with Wallace, which resulted in the song "[[You Can't Stop the Reign (song)|You Can't Stop the Reign]]". Sean Combs related that Wallace would not do collaborations with "anybody he didn't really respect", adding that Wallace paid O'Neal "respect by shouting him out."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theboombox.com/shaq-remembers-notorious-b-i-g/|title=Shaq Remembers Friendship with Notorious B.I.G.|date=March 8, 2011|first=Latifah|last=Muhammad|publisher=The Boombox}}</ref> [[Daz Dillinger]] said in 2015 that Wallace and he were "cool". Wallace would travel to meet with him, and Dillinger recalled serving him [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] and recording two songs with him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33577/title.daz-dillinger-details-recording-with-the-notorious-b-i-g|title=Daz Dillinger Details Recording With The Notorious B.I.G.|date=April 25, 2015 | website= HipHopDX.com |first=Christopher|last=Harris}}</ref> === 1995: Junior M.A.F.I.A., ''Conspiracy'' and coastal feud === In August 1995, Wallace's protégé group, [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] ("Junior Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes"), released their debut album ''[[Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)|Conspiracy]]''. The group consisted of his friends from childhood and included rappers such as [[Lil' Kim]] and [[Lil' Cease]], who went on to have solo careers.<ref>Lane, Hai, Lydia [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p165563|pure_url=yes}} Junior M.A.F.I.A. Biography] Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> The record went [[RIAA certification|Gold]] and its singles, "Player's Anthem" and "Get Money" both featuring Wallace, went Gold and Platinum. Wallace continued to work with R&B artists, collaborating with R&B groups [[112 (band)|112]] (on "Only You") and [[Total (group)|Total]] (on "Can't You See"), with both reaching the top 20 of the Hot 100. By the end of the year, Wallace was the top-selling male solo artist and rapper on the U.S. pop and R&B charts.<ref name="allmusic" /> In July 1995, he appeared on the cover of ''The Source'' with the caption "The King of New York Takes Over", a reference to his Frank White alias from the 1990 film ''[[King of New York]]''. At the ''Source'' Awards in August 1995, he was named Best New Artist (Solo), Lyricist of the Year, Live Performer of the Year, and his debut Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.the411online.com/source95.html |publisher=The 411 online |title=The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 1995 |accessdate= December 7, 2006}}</ref> At the [[Billboard Awards]], he was Rap Artist of the Year.<ref name="ny times short life" /> In his year of success, Wallace became involved in a [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry|rivalry between the East and West Coast hip hop scenes]] with Shakur, now his former friend. In an interview with ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' in April 1995, while serving time in [[Clinton Correctional Facility]], Shakur accused [[Uptown Records]]' founder [[Andre Harrell]], Sean Combs, and Wallace of having prior knowledge of a robbery that resulted in him being shot five times and losing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry on the night of November 30, 1994. Though Wallace and his entourage were in the same [[Manhattan]]-based recording studio at the time of the shooting, they denied the accusation.<ref name="Court TV">Bruno, Anthony [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/shakur_BIG/4.html The Murders of gangsta rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407234501/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/shakur_BIG/4.html |date=April 7, 2007 }} ''Court TV Crime Library''. Retrieved January 24, 2007.</ref> Wallace said: "It just happened to be a coincidence that he [Shakur] was in the studio. He just, he couldn't really say who really had something to do with it at the time. So he just kinda' leaned the blame on me."<ref name="final_interview" /> In 2012, a man named Dexter Isaac, serving a life sentence for unrelated crimes, claimed that he attacked Shakur that night and that the robbery was orchestrated by [[Jimmy Henchman|James Rosemond aka Jimmy Henchman]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Convicted Killer Confesses to Shooting West Coast Rapper Tupac Shakur | date=July 13, 2012 | newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/ktla-inmate-confesses-to-shooting-tupac,0,7066977.story | accessdate=August 21, 2012 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829192529/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/ktla-inmate-confesses-to-shooting-tupac,0,7066977.story | archivedate=August 29, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Following his release from prison, Shakur signed to [[Death Row Records]] on October 15, 1995. Bad Boy Records and Death Row, now business rivals, became involved in an intense quarrel.<ref>{{cite AV media| last= Carney| first= Thomas | url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/lapd/race/deathrow.html |publisher= [[WGBH-TV]]| title= Live from Death Row| website= [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS.org]]| access-date= December 9, 2006| series= [[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|Frontline]]}}</ref> === 1996: More arrests, Tupac Shakur's death and second child === Wallace began recording his second studio album in September 1995. The album, recorded in New York City, [[Trinidad]], and Los Angeles, was interrupted during its 18 months of creation by injury, legal wranglings and the highly publicized hip hop dispute in which he was involved.<ref name="xxl life after death">Caramanica, Jon et al. (April 2003). [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=405 "The Making of Life After Death: Many Men"]. ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2007.</ref> During this time, he also worked with R&B/pop singer, songwriter and producer [[Michael Jackson]] for the ''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I|HIStory]]'' album.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the notorious b.i.g.|bio=true}} The Notorious B.I.G. – Bio]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved October 29, 2010.</ref> [[Lil' Cease]] claimed in 2013 that Wallace denied his wishes to meet Jackson, citing that he did not "trust Michael with kids".<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/the-notorious-big-wouldnt-let-lil-cease-meet-michael-jackson|title=Lil Cease Says The Notorious B.I.G. Wouldn't Let Him into Michael Jackson Recording Session|publisher=Complex|date=October 1, 2013| first= Edwin|last=Ortiz}}</ref> On March 23, 1996, Wallace was arrested outside a Manhattan nightclub for chasing and threatening to kill two autograph seekers, smashing the windows of their taxicab and then pulling one of the fans out and punching them.<ref name="ny times short life" /> He pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. In mid-1996, he was arrested at his home in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], for drug and weapons possession charges.<ref name="ny times short life" /> In June 1996, Shakur released "[[Hit 'Em Up]]", a [[wikt:diss song|diss song]] in which he claimed to have had sex with Wallace's [[Faith Evans|wife]] (at the time estranged) and that Wallace copied his style and image. Wallace referred to the first claim about his wife's pregnancy on Jay-Z's "Brooklyn's Finest" where he raps: "If Faye (Faith Evans, his wife at the time) have twins, she'd probably have two 'Pacs. Get it? 2Pac's?" However, Wallace did not directly respond to the record during his lifetime, stating in a 1997 radio interview that it was "not [his] style" to respond.<ref name="final_interview">{{cite web |title=Notorious B.I.G. |format=transcript of his last interview |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/n/big3.jhtml |publisher= [[KYLD]] |website= MTV.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030923042321/http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/n/big3.jhtml |archivedate= September 23, 2003}}</ref> Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on September 7, 1996, and died six days later on September 13, 1996 of complications from the gunshot wounds. Rumors of Wallace's involvement with Shakur's murder were reported almost immediately. A two-part series [[Chuck Philips]] wrote for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2002, "Who Killed Tupac Shakur?", based on police reports and multiple sources reported that "the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier" and that Wallace paid for the gun.<ref name="Philips: Who killed Tupac Shakur">{{cite news |last= Philips| first= Chuck|title=Who Killed Tupac Shakur?|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/06/business/fi-tupac6|accessdate=July 15, 2012| newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 6, 2002}}</ref><ref name="Police probe in Tupac Shakur">{{cite news| last= Philips|first=Chuck|title=How Vegas police probe floundered in Tupac Shakur case|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-tupac7sep07,0,6002100.story|accessdate=July 23, 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=September 7, 2002}}</ref> His family publicly denied the report,<ref name="B.I.G. Family Denies Tupac Murder Claim">{{cite news |last= Silveran| first= Stephen M.|title=B.I.G. Family Denies Tupac Murder Claim|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624628,00.html| accessdate= July 23, 2012|newspaper=People|date=September 9, 2002}}</ref> producing documents purporting to show that the rapper was in New York and New Jersey at the time. ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the documents inconclusive, stating: <blockquote>The pages purport to be three computer printouts from Daddy's House, indicating that Wallace was in the studio recording a song called ''Nasty Boy'' on the night Shakur was shot. They indicate that Wallace ''wrote half the session,'' was ''In and out/sat around'' and ''laid down a ref,'' shorthand for a reference vocal, the equivalent of a first take. But nothing indicates when the documents were created. And Louis Alfred, the recording engineer listed on the sheets, said in an interview that he remembered recording the song with Wallace in a late-night session, not during the day. He could not recall the date of the session but said it was likely not the night Shakur was shot. ''We would have heard about it'', Mr. Alfred said."<ref name="leland2002">{{cite news|last=Leland|first=John|title=New Theories Stir Speculation On Rap Deaths| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/arts/new-theories-stir-speculation-on-rap-deaths.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm| accessdate= September 30, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 7, 2002}}</ref></blockquote> Moreover, Philips' article was based on multiple sources. As the Assistant Managing Editor of the ''LA Times'' Mark Duvoisin wrote: "Philips' story has withstood all challenges to its accuracy, ...[and] remains the definitive account of the Shakur slaying."<ref>{{cite news |last= Duvoisin|first=Mark|title=L.A. Times Responds to Biggie Story|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/l-a-times-responds-to-biggie-story-20060112|accessdate=September 19, 2013|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=January 12, 2006}}</ref> Faith Evans remembered her husband calling her the night of Shakur's death and crying due to him being in shock. Evans added, "I think it’s fair to say he was probably afraid, given everything that was going on at that time and all the hype that was put on this so-called beef that he didn’t really have in his heart against anyone." Wayne Barrow, Wallace's co-manager at the time, said Wallace was recording the song "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]" the night Shakur was shot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457415/faith-evans-says-biggie-cried-when-he-heard-tupac-was-shot/| title= Faith Evans Says Biggie Cried When He Heard Tupac Was Shot|publisher=MTV|date=September 10, 2002 |first= Shaheem| last= Reid}}</ref> Shortly after Shakur's death, he met with [[Snoop Dogg]], who claimed that Wallace played the song "Somebody Gotta Die" for him, in which Snoop Dogg was mentioned, and declared he never hated Shakur.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/snoop-dogg-2pac-conflict-biggie-friendship/|title=Snoop Dogg Discusses Conflict with 2Pac and Friendship with Biggie|date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 29, 1996, Faith Evans gave birth to Wallace's son, [[Christopher Wallace Jr.|Christopher "C.J." Wallace, Jr.]]<ref name=OTRC /> The following month, Junior M.A.F.I.A. member [[Lil' Kim]] released her debut album, ''[[Hard Core (Lil' Kim album)|Hard Core]]'', under Wallace's direction while the two were having a "love affair".<ref name="allmusic" /> Lil' Kim recalled being Wallace's "biggest fan" and her being "his pride and joy."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1680799/notorious-big-kanye-west-lil-kim/|title=Notorious B.I.G. Would Have Worked With Kanye West, Lil’ Kim Says |date= March 9, 2012|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In a 2012 interview, Lil' Kim said Wallace prevented her from doing a remix of the [[Jodeci]] single "[[Love U 4 Life]]" by locking her in a room and according to her, Wallace stated that she was not "gonna go do no song with them,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1681184/notorious-big-lil-kim-jodeci-collabo/|title=Notorious B.I.G. 'Locked' Lil' Kim In A Room To Prevent Jodeci Collabo|date=March 15, 2012| website= MTV.com |first= Rob |last=Markman}}</ref> likely because of the group's close affiliation with Tupac and [[Death Row Records]]. === 1997: ''Life After Death'' and car accident === During the recording sessions for his second album, tentatively named "Life After Death... 'Til Death Do Us Part", later shortened to ''[[Life After Death]]'', Wallace was involved in a car accident that shattered his left leg and temporarily confined him to a wheelchair.<ref name="allmusic" /> The injury forced him to use a cane.<ref name="Court TV" /> He and Lil' Cease were arrested for smoking marijuana in public and had their car repossessed. Wallace chose a [[Chevrolet Lumina]] rental car as a substitute, despite Lil' Cease's objections. The vehicle had brake problems before the accident but Wallace dismissed them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allhiphop.com/2013/10/02/exclusive-lil-cease-tells-the-story-of-how-crippled-notorious-b-i-g-video/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Lil Cease Tells The Story Of How He Crippled The Notorious B.I.G. (VIDEO)| date= October 2, 2013|first=Keith|last=Nelson, Jr.|publisher=allhiphop.com}}</ref> According to Lil' Cease, Wallace's leg was shattered when they hit a rail along with Lil's Cease's jaw. Wallace spent months in a hospital following the accident and had to complete therapy. Despite his hospitalization, he continued to work on the album. The accident was referred to in the lyrics of "Long Kiss Goodnight": "Ya still tickle me, I used to be as strong as Ripple be / Til Lil' Cease crippled me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32471/title.lil-cease-says-the-notorious-b-i-g-wrote-a-portion-of-life-after-death-while-hospitalized|title=Lil Cease Says The Notorious B.I.G. Wrote A Portion Of "Life After Death" While Hospitalized |first=Danielle|last=Harling|date=February 9, 2015|publisher=HipHopDx}}</ref> In January 1997, Wallace was ordered to pay [[United States dollar|US$]]41,000 in damages following an incident involving a friend of a concert promoter who claimed Wallace and his entourage beat him up following a dispute in May 1995.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425841/notorious-big-loses-lawsuit.jhtml |title= Notorious B.I.G. Loses Lawsuit| publisher= [[MTV News]]| website= MTV.com| date= January 27, 1997| access-date= December 23, 2006}}</ref> He faced [[assault|criminal assault]] charges for the incident which remains unresolved, but all robbery charges were dropped.<ref name="ny times short life" /> Following the events of the previous year, Wallace spoke of a desire to focus on his "peace of mind". "My mom... my son... my daughter... my family... my friends are what matters to me now".<ref name="ready to die book">{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jake |title=Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls Notorious B.I.G. |publisher=Colossus Books |date=May 24, 2004 |page=122 |isbn=0-9749779-3-4}}</ref> == Death and funeral == {{Main|Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.}} Wallace traveled to California in February 1997 to promote his upcoming album and record a music video for its lead single, "[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]". On March 5, 1997 he gave a radio interview with [[The Dog House (talk show)|The Dog House]] on [[KYLD]] in San Francisco. In the interview he stated that he had hired security since he feared for his safety; this was because he was a celebrity figure in general, not because he was a rapper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425831/19970312/notorious_big.jhtml |title=Biggie Told Interviewer He Worried About Safety |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=March 12, 1997 |accessdate=2008-05-06}}</ref> ''[[Life After Death]]'' was scheduled for release on March 25, 1997. On January 8, 1997, Biggie Smalls and [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] made a video for the song "What's Beef", directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]]. On March 8, 1997, he presented an award to [[Toni Braxton]] at the 11th Annual [[Soul Train Music Awards]] in Los Angeles and was booed by some of the audience.<ref name="Court TV" /> After the ceremony, Wallace attended an after party hosted by [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'' magazine]] and [[Qwest Records]] at the [[Petersen Automotive Museum]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Court TV" /> Other guests included Faith Evans, [[Aaliyah]], Sean Combs and members of the [[Bloods]] and [[Crips]] gangs.<ref name="rolling stone murder" /> On March 9, 1997, at 12:30 a.m. ([[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]), Wallace left with his entourage in two [[GMC Yukon]]s to return to his hotel after the Fire Department closed the party early due to overcrowding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E7DF1439F933A25750C0A961958260|title=Rapper Is Shot to Death in Echo of Killing 6 Months Ago|last=Purdum|first=Todd S.|date=March 10, 1997|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2009-02-23}}</ref> Wallace traveled in the front passenger seat alongside his associates, Damion "D-Roc" Butler, Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease and driver, Gregory "G-Money" Young. Combs traveled in the other vehicle with three bodyguards. The two trucks were trailed by a [[Chevrolet S-10 Blazer|Chevrolet Blazer]] carrying Bad Boy's director of security.<ref name="rolling stone murder" /> By 12:45 a.m. ([[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]), the streets were crowded with people leaving the event. Wallace's truck stopped at a red light {{convert|50|yd|m}} from the museum. A black [[Chevy Impala]] pulled up alongside Wallace's truck. The driver of the Impala, an African American male dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, rolled down his window, drew a 9&nbsp;mm blue-steel pistol and fired at the GMC Suburban; four bullets hit Wallace in the chest.<ref name="rolling stone murder" /> Wallace's entourage rushed him to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], but he was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m. ([[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]) Biggie's funeral was held on March 18, 1997, at the [[Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel]] in [[Manhattan]]. There were among 350 mourners at the funeral, including [[Queen Latifah]], [[Flava Flav]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[Lil' Cease]], [[Run–D.M.C.]], [[DJ Kool Herc]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Salt-N-Pepa]], [[DJ Spinderella]], [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[Sister Souljah]] and others. After the funeral, his body was cremated and the ashes were given to his family.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/biggie-body-carried-brooklyn-home-1997-article-1.757692 Biggie's body is carried through his Brooklyn home in 1997 – NY Daily News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> == Posthumous releases == Sixteen days after his death, Wallace's double-disc second album was released as planned with the shortened title of ''[[Life After Death]]'' and hit No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts, after making a premature appearance at No. 176 due to street-date violations. The record album featured a much wider range of guests and producers than its predecessor.<ref name="allmusic lad">Birchmeier, Jason [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r256758|pure_url=yes}} Life After Death review] ''Allmusic''. Retrieved January 8, 2007.</ref> It gained strong reviews and in 2000 was certified [[RIAA certification|Diamond]], the highest [[RIAA]] certification awarded to a solo hip hop album. Its lead single, "[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]", was the last music video recording in which Wallace would participate. His biggest chart success was with its follow-up "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", featuring Sean Combs (under the rap alias "Puff Daddy") and [[Mase]]. Both singles reached No. 1 in the Hot 100, making Wallace the first artist to achieve this feat posthumously.<ref name="allmusic" /> The third single, "[[Sky's the Limit (song)|Sky's The Limit]]", featuring the band 112, was noted for its use of children in the music video, directed by [[Spike Jonze]], who were used to portray Wallace and his contemporaries, including Sean Combs, Lil' Kim, and Busta Rhymes. Wallace was named Artist of the Year and "Hypnotize" Single of the Year by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine in December 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/articles/story/5919193/big_gets_props_from_ispini |title=B.I.G. Gets Props from Spin |date=December 7, 1997 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 26, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817163932/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/articles/story/5919193/big_gets_props_from_ispini |archivedate=August 17, 2007 }}</ref> In mid-1997, Combs released his debut album, ''[[No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)|No Way Out]]'', which featured Wallace on five songs, notably on the third single "[[Victory (Puff Daddy song)|Victory]]". The most prominent single from the record album was "[[I'll Be Missing You]]", featuring Combs, Faith Evans and 112, which was dedicated to Wallace's memory. At the 1998 [[Grammy Awards]], ''Life After Death'' and its first two singles received nominations in the rap category. The album award was won by Combs' ''No Way Out'' and "I'll Be Missing You" won the award in the category of Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group in which "Mo Money Mo Problems" was nominated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/showbiz/grammy/winners/rap.html |title=1998 Grammy Awards – Rap music winners |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=1998 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=December 7, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823141052/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/showbiz/grammy/winners/rap.html |archivedate=August 23, 2000}}</ref> Wallace had founded a hip hop [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] called The Commission, which consisted of Jay-Z, [[Lil' Cease]], Combs, [[Charli Baltimore]] and himself. The Commission was mentioned by Wallace in the lyrics of "What's Beef" on ''[[Life After Death]]'' and "[[Victory (Puff Daddy song)|Victory]]" from ''[[No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)|No Way Out]]'' but never completed an album. A song on ''Duets: The Final Chapter'' titled "Whatchu Want (The Commission)" featuring Jay-Z was based on the group. In December 1999, Bad Boy released ''[[Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G.)|Born Again]]''. The album consisted of previously unreleased material mixed with guest appearances including many artists Wallace had never collaborated with in his lifetime. It gained some positive reviews but received criticism for its unlikely pairings; ''The Source'' describing it as "compiling some of the most awkward collaborations of his career".<ref>[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1711041&title=Born+Again+%5bExplicit+Lyrics%5d&artist=The+Notorious+B.I.G. Born Again]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Tower Records'' (Muze data). Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> Nevertheless, the album sold 2 million copies. Wallace appeared on Michael Jackson's 2001 album, ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]''. Over the course of time, his vocals were heard on hit songs such as "[[Foolish (Ashanti song)|Foolish]]" by [[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]] and "Realest Niggas" in 2002, and the song "[[Runnin' (Dying to Live)]]" with Shakur the following year. In 2005, ''[[Duets: The Final Chapter]]'' continued the pattern started on ''Born Again'', criticized for the lack of significant vocals by Wallace on some of its songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/8937550/review/9132679/duets_the_final_chapter |title=Duets: The Final Chapter Music Review |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 12, 2006 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 10, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716053103/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/8937550/review/9132679/duets_the_final_chapter |archivedate=July 16, 2007}}</ref><ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r803930|pure_url=yes}} Duets: The Final Chapter > Overview] ''Allmusic''. Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> Its lead single "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]" became Wallace's first UK No. 1 single. Combs and Voletta Wallace have stated the album will be the last release primarily featuring new material.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/notorious-big-an-album-too-far-524639.html|title=Notorious B.I.G.: an album too far?|work=[[The Independent]]|date=January 27, 2006|first=Matilda |last=Egere-Cooper|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> A duet album titled ''The King and I'', featuring Evans and Notorious B.I.G., was released on May 19, 2017, following the two singles "NYC", featuring [[Jadakiss]], and "When We Party", featuring [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/03/faith-evans-notorious-big-duet-album May 19, 2017: Release of "The King and I"]</ref> == Musical style == {{listen | filename = 112 feat The Notorious BIG-Only You Remix.ogg | title = "Only You (Remix)" | description = Wallace, accompanied by ad libs from [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs]], uses [[onomatopoeic]] [[vocables]] and multi-syllabic rhymes on his 1995 collaboration with [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] group, [[112 (band)|112]]. | format = [[Ogg]] | filename2 = NiggasBleed.ogg | title2 = "Niggas Bleed" | description2 = Wallace tells vivid stories about his everyday life as a criminal in [[Brooklyn]] (from ''[[Life After Death]]''). | format2 = Ogg }} Wallace mostly rapped on his songs in a deep tone described by ''Rolling Stone'' as a "thick, jaunty grumble",<ref name="rolling stone lad">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/200792/review/6067339/life_after_death |title=Life After Death review |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 7, 1997 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=January 7, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220094937/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/200792/review/6067339/life_after_death |archivedate=February 20, 2007}}</ref> which went deeper on ''Life After Death''.<ref name="rolling stone bio" /> He was often accompanied on songs with [[ad lib]]s from Sean "Puffy" Combs. On ''The Source''{{'s}} Unsigned Hype, his style was described as "cool, nasal, and filtered, to bless his own material".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/7752/Biggie-Smalls-Unsigned-Hype/?thesource-prod |title=Biggie Smalls Unsigned Hype |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |accessdate=December 28, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130204163022/http://www.thesource.com/articles/7752/Biggie-Smalls-Unsigned-Hype/?thesource-prod |archivedate=February 4, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Allmusic describe Wallace as having "a talent for piling multiple rhymes on top of one another in quick succession".<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /> ''Time'' magazine wrote Wallace rapped with an ability to "make [[compound rhymes|multi-syllabic rhymes]] sound... smooth",<ref name="time" /> while Krims describes Wallace's rhythmic style as "effusive."<ref name="krims">{{cite book |last=Krims |first=Adam |title=Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2000 |location=Cambridge |page=85 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=Gg8UiSodjz8C&dq=Rap+Music+and+the+Poetics+of+Identity |isbn=0-521-63447-4}}</ref> Before starting a verse, Wallace sometimes used [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] [[vocables]] to "warm up" (for example "uhhh" at the beginning of "Hypnotize" and "Big Poppa" and "whaat" after certain rhymes in songs such as "My Downfall").<ref>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=William E. |title=Hip-hop as Performance and Ritual: Biography and Ethnography in Underground Hip Hop |publisher=Trafford Publishing |year=2005 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=KhfYjik1tzIC&dq=Hip-hop+as+Performance+and+Ritual |isbn=1-4120-5394-3}}</ref> [[Lateef the Truthspeaker|Lateef]] of [[Latyrx]] notes that Wallace had, "intense and complex flows",<ref name="Edwards, Paul 2009, p MC">Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 100.</ref> [[Fredro Starr]] of [[Onyx (hip hop group)|Onyx]] says, "Biggie was a master of the flow",<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 112.</ref> and [[Bishop Lamont]] states that Wallace mastered "all the hemispheres of the music".<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. x.</ref> "Notorious B.I.G. also often used the single-line [[rhyme scheme]] to add variety and interest to his flow".<ref name="Edwards, Paul 2009, p MC" /> [[Big Daddy Kane]] suggests that Wallace didn't need a large vocabulary to impress listeners – "he just put his words together a slick way and it worked real good for him".<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 53.</ref> Wallace was known to compose lyrics in his head, rather than write them down on paper, in a similar way to [[Jay-Z]].<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 144.</ref><ref name=xxl>Andrea Duncan (March 9, 2006). [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=408 The Making of Ready to Die: Family Business] ''XXL''. Retrieved March 18, 2008.</ref> Wallace would occasionally vary from his usual style. On "Playa Hater" from his second album, he sang in a slow-[[falsetto]].<ref name="christgau lad">Christgau, Robert [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Notorious+B.I.G. Life After Death review] ''Consumer Guide Reviews''. Retrieved January 7, 2007.</ref> On his collaboration with [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]], "[[Notorious Thugs]]", he modified his style to match the rapid rhyme flow of the group. === Themes and lyrical content === Wallace's lyrical topics and themes included [[Mafioso rap|mafioso]] tales ("Niggas Bleed"), his drug dealing past ("10 Crack Commandments"), materialistic bragging ("[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]"), as well as humor ("Just Playing (Dreams)"),<ref name="mtv lyrics feature">[http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/lyrics/ Notorious B.I.G.: Still the Illest] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213144725/http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/lyrics/ |date=December 13, 2006 }}. MTV. Retrieved December 26, 2006.</ref> and [[Love song|romance]] ("Me & My Bitch").<ref name="mtv lyrics feature" /> ''Rolling Stone'' named Wallace in 2004 as "one of the few young male songwriters in any pop style writing credible love songs".<ref name="rolling stone bio" /> [[Guerilla Black]], in the book ''[[How to Rap]]'', describes how Wallace was able to both "glorify the upper echelon"<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 14.</ref> and "[make] you feel his struggle".<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 44.</ref> According to [[Touré]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 1994, Wallace's lyrics "[mixed] autobiographical details about crime and violence with emotional honesty".<ref name="NY Times 1994" /> Marriott of ''The New York Times'' (in 1997) believed his lyrics were not strictly autobiographical and wrote he "had a knack for exaggeration that increased sales".<ref name="ny times short life" /> Wallace described his debut as "a big pie, with each slice indicating a different point in my life involving bitches and niggaz... from the beginning to the end".<ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jake |title=Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls Notorious B.I.G. |publisher=Colossus Books |date=May 24, 2004 |page=66 |isbn=0-9749779-3-4}}</ref> ''Ready to Die'' is described by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as a contrast of "bleak" street visions and being "full of high-spirited fun, bringing the pleasure principle back to hip-hop".<ref name="rolling stone bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/biography |title=Notorious B.I.G.:Biography |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 26, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216105041/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/biography |archivedate=February 16, 2006}}</ref> ''Allmusic'' write of "a sense of doom" in some of his songs and the ''NY Times'' note some being "laced with paranoia";<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /><ref name="NY times Mar 97" /> Wallace described himself as feeling "broke and depressed" when he made his debut.<ref name="NY times Mar 97">Pareles, Jon (March 10, 1997). [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/us/rapping-living-and-dying-a-gangsta-life.html "Rapping, Living and Dying a Gangsta Life"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved March 26, 2008.</ref> The final song on the album, "[[Suicidal Thoughts]]", featured Wallace contemplating suicide and concluded with him committing the act. On ''[[Life After Death]]'', Wallace's lyrics went "deeper".<ref name="rolling stone bio" /> Krims explains how upbeat, dance-oriented tracks (which featured less heavily on his debut) alternate with "[[Hardcore hip hop|reality rap]]" songs on the record and suggests that he was "going pimp" through some of the lyrical topics of the former.<ref name="krims" /> [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'' magazine]] wrote that Wallace "revamped his image" through the portrayal of himself between the albums, going from "midlevel hustler" on his debut to "[[drug lord]]".<ref>Ex, Kris (November 6, 2006). "[http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=5938 The History of Cocaine Rap:All White]". [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'' magazine]]. Retrieved February 10, 2007.</ref> Allmusic wrote that the success of ''Ready to Die'' is "mostly due to Wallace's skill as a storyteller";<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /> in 1994, ''Rolling Stone'' described Wallace's ability in this technique as painting "a sonic picture so vibrant that you're transported right to the scene".<ref name="muze">[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=4597591&title=Ready+To+Die+%5bExplicit+Lyrics%5d+%5bRemaster%5d&artist=The+Notorious+B.I.G. Ready to Die (Explicit)]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Tower Records]]'' (Muze data). Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> On ''Life After Death'' Wallace notably demonstrated this skill on "I Got a Story to Tell", creating a story as a rap for the first half of the song and then retelling the same story "for his boys" in conversation form.<ref name="christgau lad" /> == Legacy == [[File:5pointz BIG.jpg|thumb|Mural of The Notorious B.I.G at [[5 Pointz]]]] [[File:The Notorious B.I.G. graffiti.jpg|thumb|right|Graffiti of The Notorious B.I.G.]] [[File:The Notorious B.I.G. stencil.jpg|thumb|right|A stencil of The Notorious B.I.G. in [[Asakusa, Tokyo]] (2006)]] Considered one of the best artists in hip hop music, Wallace was described by [[AllMusic]] as "the savior of East Coast hip-hop".<ref name="allmusic" /> [[The Source Magazine|''The Source'']] magazine named Wallace the greatest rapper of all time in its 150th issue in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Osorio|first=Kim|title=Biggie Smalls Is The Illest|magazine=The Source|date=March 2002}}</ref><ref name="bbc profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/bx3n/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611202622/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/bx3n/|archivedate=June 11, 2007|title= Music Profiles – The Notorious B.I.G.|work=BBC News Online|accessdate=January 27, 2007}}</ref> In 2003, when [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'' magazine]] asked several hip hop artists to list their five favorite [[MC'ing|MCs]], Wallace's name appeared on more rappers' lists than anyone else. In 2006, [[MTV]] ranked him at No. 3 on their list of ''The Greatest MCs of All Time'', calling him possibly "the most skillful ever on the mic".<ref name="mtv greatest">[http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2006/emcees/index9.jhtml The Greatest MCs of All Time] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727035627/http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2006/emcees/index9.jhtml |date=July 27, 2009 }}. MTV. Retrieved December 26, 2006.</ref> Editors of [[About.com]] ranked him No. 3 on their list of the ''Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Emcees.htm#showall|title=50 Greatest Rappers of All Time – The 50 Greatest MCs of All Time|publisher=Rap.about.com |accessdate=January 4, 2017}}</ref> In 2012, ''The Source'' ranked him No. 3 on their list of the ''Top 50 Lyrical Leaders'' of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blue |first=Johny |date=July 2012 |title=Top 50 Lyrical Leaders: 3. The Notorious B.I.G. |magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |location=New York City |publisher=[[L. Londell McMillan]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' has referred to him as the "greatest rapper that ever lived".<ref>{{cite web|title=Notorious B.I.G., 'Juicy'|work=The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=September 9, 2013|date=December 5, 2012|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-20121205/notorious-b-i-g-juicy-19691231}}</ref> In 2015, ''Billboard'' named Wallace as the greatest rapper of all time.<ref name="billboard" /> Since his death, Wallace's lyrics have been sampled and quoted by a variety of hip hop, R&B and pop artists including Jay-Z, [[50 Cent]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Nelly]], [[Ja Rule]], [[Eminem]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Game (rapper)|Game]], [[Clinton Sparks]], [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]. On August 28, 2005, at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, Sean Combs (then using the rap alias "P. Diddy") and [[Snoop Dogg]] paid tribute to Wallace: an orchestra played while the vocals from "[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]" and "[[Warning (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Warning]]" played on the arena speakers.<ref>Moss, Corey (August 25, 2005). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508513/20050828/green_day.jhtml "Green Day Clean Up, Kelly Clarkson Gets Wet, 50 Rips Into Fat Joe At VMAs"]. [[MTV News]]. Retrieved February 27, 2007.</ref> In September 2005, [[VH1]] held its second annual "Hip Hop Honors", with a tribute to Wallace headlining the show.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8404196/ "VH1 to give Notorious B.I.G. Hip Hop Honors"] (June 25, 2005). Associated Press. Retrieved February 17, 2006.</ref> Wallace had begun to promote a clothing line called Brooklyn Mint, which was to produce plus-sized clothing but fell dormant after he died. In 2004, his managers, Mark Pitts and Wayne Barrow, launched the clothing line, with help from Jay-Z, selling T-shirts with images of Wallace on them. A portion of the proceeds go to the Christopher Wallace Foundation and to Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/02/08/18129732.aspx |title=B.I.G.'s Brooklyn Mint Clothing Line Debuts, Jay-Z Gets Down |publisher=AllHipHop |author=Strong, Nolan |date=February 8, 2005 |accessdate=September 7, 2007}}</ref> In 2005, Voletta Wallace hired branding and licensing agency Wicked Cow Entertainment to guide the estate's licensing efforts.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Properties Available for Licensing |publisher=EPM |author=The Licensing Letter |date=July 17, 2006}}</ref> Wallace-branded products on the market include action figures, blankets, and cell phone content.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2006/06/22/18131214.aspx |title=Limited Action Figures of B.I.G., Public Enemy Coming This Fall |publisher=AllHipHop |author=Wolfe, Roman |date=June 22, 2006 |accessdate=September 7, 2007}}</ref> The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation holds an annual black-tie dinner ("B.I.G. Night Out") to raise funds for children's school equipment and supplies and to honor the memory of the late rapper. For this particular event, because it is a children's schools' charity, "B.I.G." is also said to stand for "Books Instead of Guns".<ref>{{cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |author2=Calloway, Sway |title=Biggie, Jam Master Jay, Left Eye and Their Mothers Honored at B.I.G. Night Out |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=March 21, 2003 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470495/20030312/story.jhtml |accessdate=August 1, 2006}}</ref> There is an oversize portrait mural of Wallace as [[Mao Zedong]] on Fulton Street in Brooklyn a half mile west from the star's old block.<ref name=theL>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2013/09/03/should-we-name-a-street-after-biggie|title=Should We Name a Street After Biggie?|last=Stewart|first=Henry}}</ref> A fan petitioned to have the corner of Fulton Street and St. James Place, near Wallace's childhood home renamed in his honor, garnering support from local businesses and attracting more than 560 signatures.<ref name=theL /> The Notorious B.I.G.'s children C.J. and Ty'anna are set to star in an animated series called ''House of Wallace''.<ref>{{cite web|author=RJ Cubarrubia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/notorious-b-i-g-s-children-to-star-in-new-animated-series-20130312 |title=Notorious B.I.G.'s Children to Star in New Animated Series &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=March 12, 2013 |accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref> === Biopic === ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'' is a 2009 [[biographical film]] about Wallace and his life that starred rapper [[Jamal Woolard]] as Wallace. The film was directed by [[George Tillman, Jr.]] and distributed by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]. Producers included Sean "Diddy" Combs, Wallace's former managers Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts, as well as Voletta Wallace.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=12877 Director Selected for Biggie Biopic, Diddy to Executive Produce] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118213245/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=12877 |date=January 18, 2008 }} ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' (August 13, 2007). Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> On January 16, 2009, the movie's debut at the Grand 18 theater in Greensboro, North Carolina was postponed after a man was shot in the parking lot before the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greensboro.com/news/public_safety/shooting-erupts-at-notorious-movie/article_64456f48-08ae-5188-95bd-708390c0844e.html |title=Shooting erupts at Notorious movie|date=January 16, 2009|work=[[News & Record (Greensboro)|Greensboro News & Record]]|accessdate=September 12, 2016}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $44,000,000 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notorious (2009)|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=notorious08.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009632-notorious Notorious Movie Reviews, Pictures]. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. Retrieved 2015-05-18.</ref> In early October 2007, open casting calls for the role of Wallace began.<ref>Melena Ryzik (October 8, 2007) [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/arts/music/08bigg.html Dreaming Big About Acting Big] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> Actors, rappers and unknowns all tried out. [[Beanie Sigel]] auditioned<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14406 Beanie Sigel Auditions for Role of Biggie Smalls in New Biopic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118204402/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14406 |date=January 18, 2008 }} (October 3, 2007). ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> for the role, but was not picked. [[Sean Kingston]] claimed that he would play the role of Wallace, but producers denied it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/08/seankingston_big/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105065435/http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/08/seankingston_big/|archivedate=November 5, 2007|title=Sean Kingston: Big, But Not B.I.G.|date=August 30, 2007|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|accessdate=November 28, 2007}}</ref> Eventually it was announced that rapper Jamal Woolard was chosen to play Wallace<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=20090 Brooklyn Rapper Gravy to Play Biggie in Upcoming Biopic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310150025/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=20090 |date=March 10, 2008 }} (March 6, 2008). ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> while Wallace's son, Christopher Wallace, Jr. was cast to play Wallace as a child.<ref>Wallace, Voletta, [http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/christopher-wallace-jr/ "Christopher Wallace Jr."]. ''Interview Magazine''. Retrieved November 24, 2010.</ref> Other cast members include [[Angela Bassett]] as Voletta Wallace, [[Derek Luke (actor)|Derek Luke]] as [[Sean Combs]], [[Antonique Smith]] as [[Faith Evans]], [[Naturi Naughton]] formerly of [[3LW]] as [[Lil' Kim]], and [[Anthony Mackie]] as [[Tupac Shakur]].<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/gravy-for-biggie Gravy for Biggie] (March 6, 2008). ''[[Joblo.com]]''. Retrieved March 6, 2008.</ref> Bad Boy released a [[Notorious (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] to the film on January 13, 2009; the album contains hit singles of B.I.G. such as "Hypnotize", "Juicy", and "Warning" as well as rarities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600597/20081203/notorious_big.jhtml|title='Notorious' Soundtrack Details Revealed: Features Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Faith Evans, Biggie's Son|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=December 3, 2008|publisher=[[MTV News]]|accessdate=December 27, 2008}}</ref> == Discography == {{Main|The Notorious B.I.G. discography}} === Studio albums === * ''[[Ready to Die]]'' (1994) * ''[[Life After Death]]'' (1997) === Collaboration albums === * ''[[Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)|Conspiracy]]'' (with {{small|[[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]]}}) (1995) === Posthumous studio albums === * ''[[Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)|Born Again]]'' (1999) * ''[[Duets: The Final Chapter]]'' (2005) * ''[[The King & I (album)|The King & I]]'' (with {{small|[[Faith Evans]]}}) (2017) == Awards and nominations == {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by The Notorious B.I.G.}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == Further reading == * {{cite book |last=Coker |first=Cheo Hodari |title=Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G. |year=2004 |publisher=Three Rivers Press |location=New York |isbn=0-609-80835-4}} * {{cite book |last=Wallace |first=Voletta |last2=McKenzie |first2= Tremell |last3=Evans |first3= Faith (foreword) |title=Biggie: Voletta Wallace Remembers Her Son, Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G |year=2005 |publisher=Atria |isbn=0-7434-7020-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRgLv7WFW8IC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{MTV artist|the-notorious-big|The Notorious B.I.G.}} *{{NYTtopic|people/w/christopher_g_wallace|The Notorious B.I.G.}} *{{IMDb name|0857263}} *{{Find a Grave|6273}} *[https://vault.fbi.gov/Christopher%20%28Biggie%20Smalls%29%20Wallace%20 FBI Records: The Vault - Christopher (Biggie Smalls) Wallace] at vault.fbi.gov {{Junior M.A.F.I.A.}}{{The Notorious B.I.G.}} {{Rampart Scandal}} {{Featured article}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Notorious B.I.G., The}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:1997 murders in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century American musicians]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:American drug traffickers]] [[Category:American rappers of Jamaican descent]] [[Category:Atlantic Records artists|Big]] [[Category:Bad Boy Records artists]] [[Category:Deaths by firearm in California]] [[Category:East Coast hip hop musicians]] [[Category:Faith Evans]] [[Category:G-funk artists]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] [[Category:Murdered African-American people]] [[Category:Murdered American musicians]] [[Category:Murdered rappers]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:People from Teaneck, New Jersey]] [[Category:People murdered in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Rappers from New York City]] [[Category:Unsolved murders in the United States]]'
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'{{pp-semi-indef}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{redirect-multi|2|Biggy|Biggie}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = The Notorious B.I.G. | image = The Notorious B.I.G.jpg | image_size = 275px | caption = Wallace in 1995 | height = 1.91 m | birth_name = Christopher George Latore Wallace | birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|5|21}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York, U.S.<!-- The format is City, State, Country, excluding boroughs or neighborhoods. --> | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|3|9|1972|5|21}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S. | death_cause = [[Shooting]] | occupation = [[Rapper]] | years_active = {{Start date|1989}}–{{End date|1997}} | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Faith Evans]]|1994<!--Year omitted when marriage ends by death of subject per Template:Marriage instructions-->}} | children = 2 (T'yanna and [[Christopher Jordan Wallace|Christopher Jr.]]) | website = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] * [[gangsta rap]] * {{nowrap|[[East Coast hip hop]]}} }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Uptown Records|Uptown]]<!-- Keep Uptown Records as one of the labels. Biggie was signed to Uptown until Puffy was fired from the label --> * [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Sean Combs]] * [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] * [[The Commission (hip hop)|The Commission]] * Faith Evans }} }}<!--end-module--> | alias = {{flatlist| * Biggie Smalls * Biggie * {{nowrap|Frank White}} * Big Poppa }} }}<!--endinfobox--> '''Christopher George Latore Wallace''' (May 21, 1972&nbsp;– March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names '''The Notorious B.I.G.''', '''Biggie''', or '''Biggie Smalls''',<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/news_feature_070305/index4.jhtml Notorious B.I.G: In His Own Words, And Those of His Friends] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311080714/http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/news_feature_070305/index4.jhtml |date=March 11, 2007 }} (March 7, 2007). ''MTV News''. Retrieved March 11, 2007.</ref> was an American [[Rapping|rapper]]. He is ranked by ''[[Billboard magazine]]'' as among the ten greatest rappers of all time.<ref name="billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/photos/6723017/best-rappers-of-all-time The 10 Greatest Rappers of All Time] (November 12, 2015), Billboard.com; retrieved November 15, 2015.</ref> Wallace was raised in the [[Brooklyn]] borough of New York City. When he released his debut album ''[[Ready to Die]]'' in 1994, he became a central figure in the [[East Coast hip hop]] scene and increased New York City's visibility in the genre at a time when [[West Coast hip hop]] was dominant in the mainstream.<ref name="allmusic" /> The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry|East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud]]. On March 9, 1997, [[Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.|Wallace was killed]] by an unknown assailant in a [[drive-by shooting]] in Los Angeles. His double-disc album ''[[Life After Death]]'', released 16 days later, rose to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified [[RIAA certification|Diamond]] in 2000 by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Albums|date=May 4, 2006|publisher=[[RIAA]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp|accessdate=December 7, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061221103339/http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp|archivedate=December 21, 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref> Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow",<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /> dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities, sometimes changing his pitch on songs. Three more albums have been released since his death. He has certified sales of 17&nbsp;million units in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists|title=Top Selling Artists|work=RIAA|accessdate=May 3, 2013}}</ref> == Life and career == === 1972–94: Early life, arrests, career beginnings and first child === Wallace was born in St. Mary's Hospital in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], on May 21, 1972, as the only child of Voletta Wallace, a Jamaican preschool teacher, and Selwyn George Latore, a Jamaican welder and politician.<ref name= lang /><ref name= unbelievable /> His father left the family when Wallace was two years old, and his mother worked two jobs while raising him. Wallace grew up in the [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]] section of Brooklyn on 226 St. James Place<ref name= chill>{{cite news|url=http://www.theinsider.com/news/1548004_Much_change_in_Biggie_Smalls_neighborhood| title=Much change in Biggie Smalls' neighborhood| last= Franklin| first= Marcus|date=January 17, 2009|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Insider|accessdate=October 10, 2010 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212112344/http://www.theinsider.com/news/1548004_Much_change_in_Biggie_Smalls_neighborhood| archivedate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> near the border of [[Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn]].<ref name="lang">{{cite book|title=The Notorious B.I.G: A Biography| first= Holly| last=Lang|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group| year= 2007| isbn= 978-0-313-34156-4|pages=1–2}}</ref><ref name="Biggie's 'One-Room Shack' in Bed-Stuy Now up for Sale">{{cite web|url=http://bed-stuy.patch.com/groups/real-estate/p/biggie-s-one-room-shack-in-bed-stuy-now-up-for-sale|title=Biggie's 'One-Room Shack' in Bed-Stuy Now up for Sale|publisher=Bed-stuy.patch.com| date= April 3, 2013| accessdate= December 31, 2013}}</ref> At Queen of All Saints Middle School, Wallace excelled in class, winning several awards as an [[English studies|English]] student. He was nicknamed "Big" because of his overweight size by age 10.<ref name="rolling stone murder">{{cite news| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8898338/the_unsolved_mystery_of_the_notorious_big|title=The Unsolved Mystery of the Notorious B.I.G.| work= Rolling Stone|last= Sullivan| first= Randall|date=December 5, 2005|accessdate=October 7, 2006| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090429075620/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8898338/the_unsolved_mystery_of_the_notorious_big| archivedate= April 29, 2009}}</ref> He said he started dealing drugs when he was around the age of 12. His mother, often away at work, did not know of her son's drug dealing until Wallace was an adult.<ref name="NY Times 1994">Touré (December 18, 1994). [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/arts/pop-music-biggie-smalls-rap-s-man-of-the-moment.html "Pop Music; Biggie Smalls, Rap's Man of the Moment"] ''[[The New York Times]]''; retrieved March 26, 2008.</ref> [[File:Bishop Loughlin Mem HS Vanderbilt Greene jeh.jpg|thumb|left|Wallace attended the [[Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School]] before transferring out at his own request]] At his request, Wallace transferred out of [[Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School]] to attend [[George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School]], which future rappers [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]], [[Jay-Z]] and [[Busta Rhymes]] also attended at the time. According to his mother, Wallace was still a good student, but he developed a "smart-ass" attitude at the new school.<ref name="unbelievable">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2004/03/excerpt_unbelievable_life_death_afterlife_notorious_big| title=Excerpt: Unbelievable – The Life, Death, and Afterlife of The Notorious B.I.G.|last= Coker| first= Cheo H.|work= Vibe|date=March 8, 2005|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216210530/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2004/03/excerpt_unbelievable_life_death_afterlife_notorious_big | archivedate= February 16, 2009}}</ref> At age seventeen, Wallace dropped out of school and became further involved in crime. In 1989, he was arrested on weapons charges in Brooklyn and sentenced to five years' probation. In 1990, he was arrested on a violation of his probation.<ref name="ny times short life" /> A year later, Wallace was arrested in [[North Carolina]] for dealing [[crack cocaine]]. He spent nine months in jail before making bail.<ref name="NY Times 1994" /> Wallace began rapping when he was a teenager. He entertained people on the streets and performed with local groups the Old Gold Brothers and the Techniques.<ref name= allmusic /> After being released from jail, Wallace made a [[Demo (music)|demo tape]] under the name Biggie Smalls, a reference to a character in the 1975 film ''[[Let's Do It Again (1975 film)|Let's Do It Again]]'' as well as his stature; he stood at {{convert|6|ft|3|in}} and weighed {{convert|300|to(-)|380|lbs|abbr=on}} according to differing accounts.<ref name="mtv police sketch">{{cite news| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425834/19970311/notorious_big.jhtml | title= Police May Release Sketch of Biggie Gunman| date= March 11, 1997| publisher= [[MTV News]]| website= MTV.com| access-date= December 23, 2006}}</ref> The tape was reportedly made with no serious intent of getting a recording deal. However, it was promoted by New York-based DJ [[Mister Cee]], who had previously worked with [[Big Daddy Kane]], and it was heard by the editor of ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''.<ref name="ny times short life">{{cite news| last= Marriott| first= Michel| date= March 17, 1997| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/17/nyregion/the-short-life-of-a-rap-star-shadowed-by-many-troubles.html | title= The Short Life of a Rap Star, Shadowed by Many Troubles| work= The New York Times| access-date= March 26, 2008}}</ref> In March 1992, Wallace was featured in ''The Source''{{'s}} Unsigned Hype column, dedicated to aspiring rappers, and made a recording off the back of this success.<ref name="atlantic_bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanticrecords.com/notoriousbig/bio |title=Notorious BIG Photos – Biography |publisher=Atlantic Records |accessdate=November 30, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705155213/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/notoriousbig/bio |archivedate=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> The demo tape was heard by [[Uptown Records]] [[A&R]] and record producer [[Sean Combs]], who arranged for a meeting with Wallace. He was signed to Uptown immediately and made an appearance on label mates, [[Heavy D & the Boyz]]' "A Buncha Niggas" (from the album ''[[Blue Funk]]'').<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |url= {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p44889/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Notorious B.I.G. > Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 7, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r58470|pure_url=yes}} |last=Swihart |first=Stanton |title=Blue Funk > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=October 6, 2006}}</ref> Soon after signing his recording contract, Combs was fired from Uptown and started a new label.<ref name="xxl rtd">Duncan, Andrea ''et al.'' [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=408 The Making of Ready to Die:Family Business]. ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', March 9, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2007</ref> Wallace followed and in mid-1992, signed to Combs' new imprint label, [[Bad Boy Records]].<ref name=OTRC /> On August 8, 1993, Wallace's longtime girlfriend gave birth to his first child, T'yanna.<ref name=OTRC>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Notorious-B-I-G-s-daughter-makes-radio-debut-on-15th-anniversary-of-his-death/8575931 |title=Notorious B.I.G.'s daughter makes radio debut on 15th anniversary of his death |author=Heller, Corinne |date=March 9, 2012 |publisher=OnTheRedCarpet.com |accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> Wallace had split with the girlfriend for some time before T'yanna's birth.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Notorious B.I.G.: A Biography |first= Holly| last= Lang| publisher= Greenwood| year=2007|page=16.|isbn=978-0-313-34156-4}}</ref> Wallace wanted his daughter to complete her education, despite being a high school dropout himself. Wallace said that if his mother had promised him what he promised his daughter, everything she wanted, Wallace would have been not only a graduate but also at the top of his class.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-notorious-b-i-g-is-living-large-19950601|title=The Notorious B.I.G. releases his autobiographical debut 'Ready to Die.'|date=June 1, 1995|work= Rolling Stone}}</ref> He continued selling drugs after the birth to support his daughter financially. Once Combs discovered this, he forced Wallace to quit.<ref name= allmusic /> Later in the year, Wallace gained exposure on a remix to [[Mary J. Blige]]'s single "[[Real Love (Mary J. Blige song)|Real Love]]", under the pseudonym The Notorious B.I.G. He recorded under this name for the remainder of his career, after finding the original moniker "Biggie Smalls" was already in use.<ref>{{cite book |last=Scott |first=Cathy | authorlink = Cathy Scott |title=[[The Murder of Biggie Smalls]] |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |page=31 |location=New York City |isbn= 0-312-26620-0}}</ref> "Real Love" peaked at No. 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and was followed by a remix of Blige's "[[What's the 411?]]". He continued this success, to a lesser extent, on remixes with [[Neneh Cherry]] ("Buddy X") and [[reggae]] artist [[Super Cat]] ("Dolly My Baby", also featuring Combs) in 1993. In April 1993, his solo track, "[[Party and Bullshit]]", appeared on the ''[[Who's the Man?]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{Allmusic |class= album| id= r169811| label=''Who's the Man? (Original Soundtrack)''}}</ref> In July 1994, he appeared alongside [[LL Cool J]] and Busta Rhymes on a remix to label mate [[Craig Mack]]'s "[[Flava in Ya Ear]]", reaching No. 9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Craig Mack|chart=Hot 100}} |title=Craig Mack – Chart history |work=Billboard |accessdate=May 3, 2013}}</ref> === 1994: ''Ready to Die'' and marriage === [[File:FaithEvansApr05.jpg|thumb|Wallace married [[Faith Evans]] in 1994]] On August 4, 1994, Wallace married [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Faith Evans]] after they met at a Bad Boy photoshoot.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url = |title = After Biggie: Faith Evans has a new love, a new baby, a new career – singer|last = Chappell|first = Kevin|date = April 1999|magazine = Ebony|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}</ref> Five days later, Wallace had his first pop chart success as a solo artist with double A-side, "[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]/Unbelievable", which reached No. 27 as the lead single to his debut album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-notorious-big-mn0000892827/awards |title=The Notorious B.I.G. - Awards |work=AllMusic |accessdate=May 3, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Ready to Die]]'' was released on September 13, 1994, and reached No. 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the notorious b.i.g.|chart=all}} |title=Artist Chart History |website=Billboard.com |accessdate=October 7, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929142611/http://{{billboardurlbyname|artist=the/ |archivedate=September 29, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> eventually being certified four times [[RIAA certification|Platinum]].<ref name="riaa search">{{cite web |url= https://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |title=RIAA searchable database |publisher=RIAA |accessdate=October 7, 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061015200016/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp |archivedate= October 15, 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The album, released at a time when West Coast hip hop was prominent on US charts, according to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "almost single-handedly... shifted the focus back to East Coast rap".<ref name= muze /> It immediately gained strong reviews and has received much praise in retrospect.<ref name= muze /><ref name= time>Tyrangiel, Josh (November 13, 2006). [http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,Ready_to_Die,00.html "The All-TIME Albums"] ''Time''. Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> In addition to "Juicy", the record produced two hit singles: the Platinum-selling "[[Big Poppa]]", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. rap chart,<ref name="allmusic-rtd">{{cite web |url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203800|pure_url=yes}} |title=Ready to Die > Overview |last=Huey |first=Steve |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=October 7, 2006}}</ref> and "[[One More Chance (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|One More Chance]]", which sold 1.1 million copies in 1995.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Notorious B.I.G.|title=One More Change}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3g4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1995 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 20, 1996 |accessdate=May 5, 2015 |page=56 |issn=0006-2510|volume=108|number=3}}</ref> Busta Rhymes claimed to have seen Wallace giving out free copies of ''Ready to Die'' from his home, which Rhymes reasoned as "his way of marketing himself."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.egotripland.com/busta-rhymes-biggie-ready-to-die/|title=Busta Rhymes Couldn't Believe It When He Saw Biggie Giving Away Copies of Ready to Die|date=September 14, 2012|website=egotripland.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410043403/http://www.egotripland.com/busta-rhymes-biggie-ready-to-die/|archivedate=April 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Around the time of the album's release, Wallace became friends with [[Tupac Shakur]], also a rapper. Cousin [[Lil' Cease]] recalled the pair being close, often traveling together whenever they were not active in furthering their careers. According to him, Wallace was a frequent guest at Shakur's home and they constantly spent time together when Shakur was in California or Washington, D.C..<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1641726/tupac-and-biggie-probably-celebrated-birthdays-together-lil-cease-says/|title=Tupac And Biggie Probably Celebrated Birthdays Together, Lil’ Cease Says|date=June 16, 2010|publisher=MTV|first=Mawuse|last=Ziegbe}}</ref> It was claimed by [[Yukmouth]], an Oakland emcee, that Wallace's style was inspired by that of Shakur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allhiphop.com/2015/01/19/yukmouth-2pac-impact-notorious-big-versace/|title=Yukmouth Talks Tupac’s Impact On Hip Hop; Says Pac Influenced Biggie’s Style| date= January 19, 2015|publisher=allhiphop.com|first=Yohance|last=Kyles}}</ref> Wallace also formed a friendship with [[Shaquille O'Neal]], O'Neal remembering his first time hearing Wallace, during listening to the song "Gimme the Loot", where Wallace mentioned him in the lyrics and thereby attracted O'Neal to his music. O'Neal requested a collaboration with Wallace, which resulted in the song "[[You Can't Stop the Reign (song)|You Can't Stop the Reign]]". Sean Combs related that Wallace would not do collaborations with "anybody he didn't really respect", adding that Wallace paid O'Neal "respect by shouting him out."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theboombox.com/shaq-remembers-notorious-b-i-g/|title=Shaq Remembers Friendship with Notorious B.I.G.|date=March 8, 2011|first=Latifah|last=Muhammad|publisher=The Boombox}}</ref> [[Daz Dillinger]] said in 2015 that Wallace and he were "cool". Wallace would travel to meet with him, and Dillinger recalled serving him [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] and recording two songs with him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33577/title.daz-dillinger-details-recording-with-the-notorious-b-i-g|title=Daz Dillinger Details Recording With The Notorious B.I.G.|date=April 25, 2015 | website= HipHopDX.com |first=Christopher|last=Harris}}</ref> === 1995: Junior M.A.F.I.A., ''Conspiracy'' and coastal feud === In August 1995, Wallace's protégé group, [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]] ("Junior Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes"), released their debut album ''[[Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)|Conspiracy]]''. The group consisted of his friends from childhood and included rappers such as [[Lil' Kim]] and [[Lil' Cease]], who went on to have solo careers.<ref>Lane, Hai, Lydia [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p165563|pure_url=yes}} Junior M.A.F.I.A. Biography] Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2007.</ref> The record went [[RIAA certification|Gold]] and its singles, "Player's Anthem" and "Get Money" both featuring Wallace, went Gold and Platinum. Wallace continued to work with R&B artists, collaborating with R&B groups [[112 (band)|112]] (on "Only You") and [[Total (group)|Total]] (on "Can't You See"), with both reaching the top 20 of the Hot 100. By the end of the year, Wallace was the top-selling male solo artist and rapper on the U.S. pop and R&B charts.<ref name="allmusic" /> In July 1995, he appeared on the cover of ''The Source'' with the caption "The King of New York Takes Over", a reference to his Frank White alias from the 1990 film ''[[King of New York]]''. At the ''Source'' Awards in August 1995, he was named Best New Artist (Solo), Lyricist of the Year, Live Performer of the Year, and his debut Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.the411online.com/source95.html |publisher=The 411 online |title=The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 1995 |accessdate= December 7, 2006}}</ref> At the [[Billboard Awards]], he was Rap Artist of the Year.<ref name="ny times short life" /> In his year of success, Wallace became involved in a [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry|rivalry between the East and West Coast hip hop scenes]] with Shakur, now his former friend. In an interview with ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' in April 1995, while serving time in [[Clinton Correctional Facility]], Shakur accused [[Uptown Records]]' founder [[Andre Harrell]], Sean Combs, and Wallace of having prior knowledge of a robbery that resulted in him being shot five times and losing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry on the night of November 30, 1994. Though Wallace and his entourage were in the same [[Manhattan]]-based recording studio at the time of the shooting, they denied the accusation.<ref name="Court TV">Bruno, Anthony [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/shakur_BIG/4.html The Murders of gangsta rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407234501/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/shakur_BIG/4.html |date=April 7, 2007 }} ''Court TV Crime Library''. Retrieved January 24, 2007.</ref> Wallace said: "It just happened to be a coincidence that he [Shakur] was in the studio. He just, he couldn't really say who really had something to do with it at the time. So he just kinda' leaned the blame on me."<ref name="final_interview" /> In 2012, a man named Dexter Isaac, serving a life sentence for unrelated crimes, claimed that he attacked Shakur that night and that the robbery was orchestrated by [[Jimmy Henchman|James Rosemond aka Jimmy Henchman]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Convicted Killer Confesses to Shooting West Coast Rapper Tupac Shakur | date=July 13, 2012 | newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/ktla-inmate-confesses-to-shooting-tupac,0,7066977.story | accessdate=August 21, 2012 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829192529/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/ktla-inmate-confesses-to-shooting-tupac,0,7066977.story | archivedate=August 29, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Following his release from prison, Shakur signed to [[Death Row Records]] on October 15, 1995. Bad Boy Records and Death Row, now business rivals, became involved in an intense quarrel.<ref>{{cite AV media| last= Carney| first= Thomas | url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/lapd/race/deathrow.html |publisher= [[WGBH-TV]]| title= Live from Death Row| website= [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS.org]]| access-date= December 9, 2006| series= [[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|Frontline]]}}</ref> === 1996: More arrests, Tupac Shakur's death and second child === Wallace began recording his second studio album in September 1995. The album, recorded in New York City, [[Trinidad]], and Los Angeles, was interrupted during its 18 months of creation by injury, legal wranglings and the highly publicized hip hop dispute in which he was involved.<ref name="xxl life after death">Caramanica, Jon et al. (April 2003). [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=405 "The Making of Life After Death: Many Men"]. ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2007.</ref> During this time, he also worked with R&B/pop singer, songwriter and producer [[Michael Jackson]] for the ''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I|HIStory]]'' album.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the notorious b.i.g.|bio=true}} The Notorious B.I.G. – Bio]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved October 29, 2010.</ref> [[Lil' Cease]] claimed in 2013 that Wallace denied his wishes to meet Jackson, citing that he did not "trust Michael with kids".<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/the-notorious-big-wouldnt-let-lil-cease-meet-michael-jackson|title=Lil Cease Says The Notorious B.I.G. Wouldn't Let Him into Michael Jackson Recording Session|publisher=Complex|date=October 1, 2013| first= Edwin|last=Ortiz}}</ref> On March 23, 1996, Wallace was arrested outside a Manhattan nightclub for chasing and threatening to kill two autograph seekers, smashing the windows of their taxicab and then pulling one of the fans out and punching them.<ref name="ny times short life" /> He pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. In mid-1996, he was arrested at his home in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], for drug and weapons possession charges.<ref name="ny times short life" /> In June 1996, Shakur released "[[Hit 'Em Up]]", a [[wikt:diss song|diss song]] in which he claimed to have had sex with Wallace's [[Faith Evans|wife]] (at the time estranged) and that Wallace copied his style and image. Wallace referred to the first claim about his wife's pregnancy on Jay-Z's "Brooklyn's Finest" where he raps: "If Faye (Faith Evans, his wife at the time) have twins, she'd probably have two 'Pacs. Get it? 2Pac's?" However, Wallace did not directly respond to the record during his lifetime, stating in a 1997 radio interview that it was "not [his] style" to respond.<ref name="final_interview">{{cite web |title=Notorious B.I.G. |format=transcript of his last interview |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/n/big3.jhtml |publisher= [[KYLD]] |website= MTV.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030923042321/http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/n/big3.jhtml |archivedate= September 23, 2003}}</ref> Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on September 7, 1996, and died six days later on September 13, 1996 of complications from the gunshot wounds. Rumors of Wallace's involvement with Shakur's murder were reported almost immediately. A two-part series [[Chuck Philips]] wrote for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2002, "Who Killed Tupac Shakur?", based on police reports and multiple sources reported that "the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier" and that Wallace paid for the gun.<ref name="Philips: Who killed Tupac Shakur">{{cite news |last= Philips| first= Chuck|title=Who Killed Tupac Shakur?|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/06/business/fi-tupac6|accessdate=July 15, 2012| newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 6, 2002}}</ref><ref name="Police probe in Tupac Shakur">{{cite news| last= Philips|first=Chuck|title=How Vegas police probe floundered in Tupac Shakur case|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-tupac7sep07,0,6002100.story|accessdate=July 23, 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=September 7, 2002}}</ref> His family publicly denied the report,<ref name="B.I.G. Family Denies Tupac Murder Claim">{{cite news |last= Silveran| first= Stephen M.|title=B.I.G. Family Denies Tupac Murder Claim|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624628,00.html| accessdate= July 23, 2012|newspaper=People|date=September 9, 2002}}</ref> producing documents purporting to show that the rapper was in New York and New Jersey at the time. ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the documents inconclusive, stating: <blockquote>The pages purport to be three computer printouts from Daddy's House, indicating that Wallace was in the studio recording a song called ''Nasty Boy'' on the night Shakur was shot. They indicate that Wallace ''wrote half the session,'' was ''In and out/sat around'' and ''laid down a ref,'' shorthand for a reference vocal, the equivalent of a first take. But nothing indicates when the documents were created. And Louis Alfred, the recording engineer listed on the sheets, said in an interview that he remembered recording the song with Wallace in a late-night session, not during the day. He could not recall the date of the session but said it was likely not the night Shakur was shot. ''We would have heard about it'', Mr. Alfred said."<ref name="leland2002">{{cite news|last=Leland|first=John|title=New Theories Stir Speculation On Rap Deaths| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/arts/new-theories-stir-speculation-on-rap-deaths.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm| accessdate= September 30, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 7, 2002}}</ref></blockquote> Moreover, Philips' article was based on multiple sources. As the Assistant Managing Editor of the ''LA Times'' Mark Duvoisin wrote: "Philips' story has withstood all challenges to its accuracy, ...[and] remains the definitive account of the Shakur slaying."<ref>{{cite news |last= Duvoisin|first=Mark|title=L.A. Times Responds to Biggie Story|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/l-a-times-responds-to-biggie-story-20060112|accessdate=September 19, 2013|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=January 12, 2006}}</ref> Faith Evans remembered her husband calling her the night of Shakur's death and crying due to him being in shock. Evans added, "I think it’s fair to say he was probably afraid, given everything that was going on at that time and all the hype that was put on this so-called beef that he didn’t really have in his heart against anyone." Wayne Barrow, Wallace's co-manager at the time, said Wallace was recording the song "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]" the night Shakur was shot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457415/faith-evans-says-biggie-cried-when-he-heard-tupac-was-shot/| title= Faith Evans Says Biggie Cried When He Heard Tupac Was Shot|publisher=MTV|date=September 10, 2002 |first= Shaheem| last= Reid}}</ref> Shortly after Shakur's death, he met with [[Snoop Dogg]], who claimed that Wallace played the song "Somebody Gotta Die" for him, in which Snoop Dogg was mentioned, and declared he never hated Shakur.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/snoop-dogg-2pac-conflict-biggie-friendship/|title=Snoop Dogg Discusses Conflict with 2Pac and Friendship with Biggie|date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> On October 29, 1996, Faith Evans gave birth to Wallace's son, [[Christopher Wallace Jr.|Christopher "C.J." Wallace, Jr.]]<ref name=OTRC /> The following month, Junior M.A.F.I.A. member [[Lil' Kim]] released her debut album, ''[[Hard Core (Lil' Kim album)|Hard Core]]'', under Wallace's direction while the two were having a "love affair".<ref name="allmusic" /> Lil' Kim recalled being Wallace's "biggest fan" and her being "his pride and joy."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1680799/notorious-big-kanye-west-lil-kim/|title=Notorious B.I.G. Would Have Worked With Kanye West, Lil’ Kim Says |date= March 9, 2012|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In a 2012 interview, Lil' Kim said Wallace prevented her from doing a remix of the [[Jodeci]] single "[[Love U 4 Life]]" by locking her in a room and according to her, Wallace stated that she was not "gonna go do no song with them,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1681184/notorious-big-lil-kim-jodeci-collabo/|title=Notorious B.I.G. 'Locked' Lil' Kim In A Room To Prevent Jodeci Collabo|date=March 15, 2012| website= MTV.com |first= Rob |last=Markman}}</ref> likely because of the group's close affiliation with Tupac and [[Death Row Records]]. === 1997: ''Life After Death'' and car accident === During the recording sessions for his second album, tentatively named "Life After Death... 'Til Death Do Us Part", later shortened to ''[[Life After Death]]'', Wallace was involved in a car accident that shattered his left leg and temporarily confined him to a wheelchair.<ref name="allmusic" /> The injury forced him to use a cane.<ref name="Court TV" /> He and Lil' Cease were arrested for smoking marijuana in public and had their car repossessed. Wallace chose a [[Chevrolet Lumina]] rental car as a substitute, despite Lil' Cease's objections. The vehicle had brake problems before the accident but Wallace dismissed them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allhiphop.com/2013/10/02/exclusive-lil-cease-tells-the-story-of-how-crippled-notorious-b-i-g-video/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Lil Cease Tells The Story Of How He Crippled The Notorious B.I.G. (VIDEO)| date= October 2, 2013|first=Keith|last=Nelson, Jr.|publisher=allhiphop.com}}</ref> According to Lil' Cease, Wallace's leg was shattered when they hit a rail along with Lil's Cease's jaw. Wallace spent months in a hospital following the accident and had to complete therapy. Despite his hospitalization, he continued to work on the album. The accident was referred to in the lyrics of "Long Kiss Goodnight": "Ya still tickle me, I used to be as strong as Ripple be / Til Lil' Cease crippled me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32471/title.lil-cease-says-the-notorious-b-i-g-wrote-a-portion-of-life-after-death-while-hospitalized|title=Lil Cease Says The Notorious B.I.G. Wrote A Portion Of "Life After Death" While Hospitalized |first=Danielle|last=Harling|date=February 9, 2015|publisher=HipHopDx}}</ref> In January 1997, Wallace was ordered to pay [[United States dollar|US$]]41,000 in damages following an incident involving a friend of a concert promoter who claimed Wallace and his entourage beat him up following a dispute in May 1995.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425841/notorious-big-loses-lawsuit.jhtml |title= Notorious B.I.G. Loses Lawsuit| publisher= [[MTV News]]| website= MTV.com| date= January 27, 1997| access-date= December 23, 2006}}</ref> He faced [[assault|criminal assault]] charges for the incident which remains unresolved, but all robbery charges were dropped.<ref name="ny times short life" /> Following the events of the previous year, Wallace spoke of a desire to focus on his "peace of mind". "My mom... my son... my daughter... my family... my friends are what matters to me now".<ref name="ready to die book">{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jake |title=Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls Notorious B.I.G. |publisher=Colossus Books |date=May 24, 2004 |page=122 |isbn=0-9749779-3-4}}</ref> == Death and funeral == {{Main|Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.}} Wallace traveled to California in February 1997 to promote his upcoming album and record a music video for its lead single, "[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]". On March 5, 1997 he gave a radio interview with [[The Dog House (talk show)|The Dog House]] on [[KYLD]] in San Francisco. In the interview he stated that he had hired security since he feared for his safety; this was because he was a celebrity figure in general, not because he was a rapper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425831/19970312/notorious_big.jhtml |title=Biggie Told Interviewer He Worried About Safety |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=March 12, 1997 |accessdate=2008-05-06}}</ref> ''[[Life After Death]]'' was scheduled for release on March 25, 1997. On January 8, 1997, Biggie Smalls and [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] made a video for the song "What's Beef", directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]]. On March 8, 1997, he presented an award to [[Toni Braxton]] at the 11th Annual [[Soul Train Music Awards]] in Los Angeles and was booed by some of the audience.<ref name="Court TV" /> After the ceremony, Wallace attended an after party hosted by [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'' magazine]] and [[Qwest Records]] at the [[Petersen Automotive Museum]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Court TV" /> Other guests included Faith Evans, [[Aaliyah]], Sean Combs and members of the [[Bloods]] and [[Crips]] gangs.<ref name="rolling stone murder" /> On March 9, 1997, at 12:30 a.m. ([[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]), Wallace left with his entourage in two [[GMC Yukon]]s to return to his hotel after the Fire Department closed the party early due to overcrowding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E7DF1439F933A25750C0A961958260|title=Rapper Is Shot to Death in Echo of Killing 6 Months Ago|last=Purdum|first=Todd S.|date=March 10, 1997|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2009-02-23}}</ref> Wallace traveled in the front passenger seat alongside his associates, Damion "D-Roc" Butler, Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease and driver, Gregory "G-Money" Young. Combs traveled in the other vehicle with three bodyguards. The two trucks were trailed by a [[Chevrolet S-10 Blazer|Chevrolet Blazer]] carrying Bad Boy's director of security.<ref name="rolling stone murder" /> By 12:45 a.m. ([[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]), the streets were crowded with people leaving the event. Wallace's truck stopped at a red light {{convert|50|yd|m}} from the museum. A black [[Chevy Impala]] pulled up alongside Wallace's truck. The driver of the Impala, an African American male dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, rolled down his window, drew a 9&nbsp;mm blue-steel pistol and fired at the GMC Suburban; four bullets hit Wallace in the chest.<ref name="rolling stone murder" /> Wallace's entourage rushed him to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], but he was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m. ([[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]) Biggie's funeral was held on March 18, 1997, at the [[Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel]] in [[Manhattan]]. There were among 350 mourners at the funeral, including [[Queen Latifah]], [[Flava Flav]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[Lil' Cease]], [[Run–D.M.C.]], [[DJ Kool Herc]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Salt-N-Pepa]], [[DJ Spinderella]], [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[Sister Souljah]] and others. After the funeral, his body was cremated and the ashes were given to his family.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/biggie-body-carried-brooklyn-home-1997-article-1.757692 Biggie's body is carried through his Brooklyn home in 1997 – NY Daily News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> == Posthumous releases == Sixteen days after his death, Wallace's double-disc second album was released as planned with the shortened title of ''[[Life After Death]]'' and hit No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts, after making a premature appearance at No. 176 due to street-date violations. The record album featured a much wider range of guests and producers than its predecessor.<ref name="allmusic lad">Birchmeier, Jason [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r256758|pure_url=yes}} Life After Death review] ''Allmusic''. Retrieved January 8, 2007.</ref> It gained strong reviews and in 2000 was certified [[RIAA certification|Diamond]], the highest [[RIAA]] certification awarded to a solo hip hop album. Its lead single, "[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]", was the last music video recording in which Wallace would participate. His biggest chart success was with its follow-up "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]", featuring Sean Combs (under the rap alias "Puff Daddy") and [[Mase]]. Both singles reached No. 1 in the Hot 100, making Wallace the first artist to achieve this feat posthumously.<ref name="allmusic" /> The third single, "[[Sky's the Limit (song)|Sky's The Limit]]", featuring the band 112, was noted for its use of children in the music video, directed by [[Spike Jonze]], who were used to portray Wallace and his contemporaries, including Sean Combs, Lil' Kim, and Busta Rhymes. Wallace was named Artist of the Year and "Hypnotize" Single of the Year by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine in December 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/articles/story/5919193/big_gets_props_from_ispini |title=B.I.G. Gets Props from Spin |date=December 7, 1997 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 26, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817163932/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/articles/story/5919193/big_gets_props_from_ispini |archivedate=August 17, 2007 }}</ref> In mid-1997, Combs released his debut album, ''[[No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)|No Way Out]]'', which featured Wallace on five songs, notably on the third single "[[Victory (Puff Daddy song)|Victory]]". The most prominent single from the record album was "[[I'll Be Missing You]]", featuring Combs, Faith Evans and 112, which was dedicated to Wallace's memory. At the 1998 [[Grammy Awards]], ''Life After Death'' and its first two singles received nominations in the rap category. The album award was won by Combs' ''No Way Out'' and "I'll Be Missing You" won the award in the category of Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group in which "Mo Money Mo Problems" was nominated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/showbiz/grammy/winners/rap.html |title=1998 Grammy Awards – Rap music winners |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=1998 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=December 7, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823141052/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/showbiz/grammy/winners/rap.html |archivedate=August 23, 2000}}</ref> Wallace had founded a hip hop [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] called The Commission, which consisted of Jay-Z, [[Lil' Cease]], Combs, [[Charli Baltimore]] and himself. The Commission was mentioned by Wallace in the lyrics of "What's Beef" on ''[[Life After Death]]'' and "[[Victory (Puff Daddy song)|Victory]]" from ''[[No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)|No Way Out]]'' but never completed an album. A song on ''Duets: The Final Chapter'' titled "Whatchu Want (The Commission)" featuring Jay-Z was based on the group. In December 1999, Bad Boy released ''[[Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G.)|Born Again]]''. The album consisted of previously unreleased material mixed with guest appearances including many artists Wallace had never collaborated with in his lifetime. It gained some positive reviews but received criticism for its unlikely pairings; ''The Source'' describing it as "compiling some of the most awkward collaborations of his career".<ref>[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1711041&title=Born+Again+%5bExplicit+Lyrics%5d&artist=The+Notorious+B.I.G. Born Again]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Tower Records'' (Muze data). Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> Nevertheless, the album sold 2 million copies. Wallace appeared on Michael Jackson's 2001 album, ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]''. Over the course of time, his vocals were heard on hit songs such as "[[Foolish (Ashanti song)|Foolish]]" by [[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]] and "Realest Niggas" in 2002, and the song "[[Runnin' (Dying to Live)]]" with Shakur the following year. In 2005, ''[[Duets: The Final Chapter]]'' continued the pattern started on ''Born Again'', criticized for the lack of significant vocals by Wallace on some of its songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/8937550/review/9132679/duets_the_final_chapter |title=Duets: The Final Chapter Music Review |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 12, 2006 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 10, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716053103/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/8937550/review/9132679/duets_the_final_chapter |archivedate=July 16, 2007}}</ref><ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r803930|pure_url=yes}} Duets: The Final Chapter > Overview] ''Allmusic''. Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> Its lead single "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]" became Wallace's first UK No. 1 single. Combs and Voletta Wallace have stated the album will be the last release primarily featuring new material.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/notorious-big-an-album-too-far-524639.html|title=Notorious B.I.G.: an album too far?|work=[[The Independent]]|date=January 27, 2006|first=Matilda |last=Egere-Cooper|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> A duet album titled ''The King and I'', featuring Evans and Notorious B.I.G., was released on May 19, 2017, following the two singles "NYC", featuring [[Jadakiss]], and "When We Party", featuring [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/03/faith-evans-notorious-big-duet-album May 19, 2017: Release of "The King and I"]</ref> == Musical style == {{listen | filename = 112 feat The Notorious BIG-Only You Remix.ogg | title = "Only You (Remix)" | description = Wallace, accompanied by ad libs from [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs]], uses [[onomatopoeic]] [[vocables]] and multi-syllabic rhymes on his 1995 collaboration with [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] group, [[112 (band)|112]]. | format = [[Ogg]] | filename2 = NiggasBleed.ogg | title2 = "Niggas Bleed" | description2 = Wallace tells vivid stories about his everyday life as a criminal in [[Brooklyn]] (from ''[[Life After Death]]''). | format2 = Ogg }} Wallace mostly rapped on his songs in a deep tone described by ''Rolling Stone'' as a "thick, jaunty grumble",<ref name="rolling stone lad">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/200792/review/6067339/life_after_death |title=Life After Death review |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=December 7, 1997 |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=January 7, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220094937/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/albums/album/200792/review/6067339/life_after_death |archivedate=February 20, 2007}}</ref> which went deeper on ''Life After Death''.<ref name="rolling stone bio" /> He was often accompanied on songs with [[ad lib]]s from Sean "Puffy" Combs. On ''The Source''{{'s}} Unsigned Hype, his style was described as "cool, nasal, and filtered, to bless his own material".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/7752/Biggie-Smalls-Unsigned-Hype/?thesource-prod |title=Biggie Smalls Unsigned Hype |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |accessdate=December 28, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130204163022/http://www.thesource.com/articles/7752/Biggie-Smalls-Unsigned-Hype/?thesource-prod |archivedate=February 4, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Allmusic describe Wallace as having "a talent for piling multiple rhymes on top of one another in quick succession".<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /> ''Time'' magazine wrote Wallace rapped with an ability to "make [[compound rhymes|multi-syllabic rhymes]] sound... smooth",<ref name="time" /> while Krims describes Wallace's rhythmic style as "effusive."<ref name="krims">{{cite book |last=Krims |first=Adam |title=Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2000 |location=Cambridge |page=85 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=Gg8UiSodjz8C&dq=Rap+Music+and+the+Poetics+of+Identity |isbn=0-521-63447-4}}</ref> Before starting a verse, Wallace sometimes used [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] [[vocables]] to "warm up" (for example "uhhh" at the beginning of "Hypnotize" and "Big Poppa" and "whaat" after certain rhymes in songs such as "My Downfall").<ref>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=William E. |title=Hip-hop as Performance and Ritual: Biography and Ethnography in Underground Hip Hop |publisher=Trafford Publishing |year=2005 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=KhfYjik1tzIC&dq=Hip-hop+as+Performance+and+Ritual |isbn=1-4120-5394-3}}</ref> [[Lateef the Truthspeaker|Lateef]] of [[Latyrx]] notes that Wallace had, "intense and complex flows",<ref name="Edwards, Paul 2009, p MC">Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 100.</ref> [[Fredro Starr]] of [[Onyx (hip hop group)|Onyx]] says, "Biggie was a master of the flow",<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 112.</ref> and [[Bishop Lamont]] states that Wallace mastered "all the hemispheres of the music".<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. x.</ref> "Notorious B.I.G. also often used the single-line [[rhyme scheme]] to add variety and interest to his flow".<ref name="Edwards, Paul 2009, p MC" /> [[Big Daddy Kane]] suggests that Wallace didn't need a large vocabulary to impress listeners – "he just put his words together a slick way and it worked real good for him".<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 53.</ref> Wallace was known to compose lyrics in his head, rather than write them down on paper, in a similar way to [[Jay-Z]].<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 144.</ref><ref name=xxl>Andrea Duncan (March 9, 2006). [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=408 The Making of Ready to Die: Family Business] ''XXL''. Retrieved March 18, 2008.</ref> Wallace would occasionally vary from his usual style. On "Playa Hater" from his second album, he sang in a slow-[[falsetto]].<ref name="christgau lad">Christgau, Robert [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Notorious+B.I.G. Life After Death review] ''Consumer Guide Reviews''. Retrieved January 7, 2007.</ref> On his collaboration with [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]], "[[Notorious Thugs]]", he modified his style to match the rapid rhyme flow of the group. === Themes and lyrical content === Wallace's lyrical topics and themes included [[Mafioso rap|mafioso]] tales ("Niggas Bleed"), his drug dealing past ("10 Crack Commandments"), materialistic bragging ("[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]"), as well as humor ("Just Playing (Dreams)"),<ref name="mtv lyrics feature">[http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/lyrics/ Notorious B.I.G.: Still the Illest] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213144725/http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/notorious_big/lyrics/ |date=December 13, 2006 }}. MTV. Retrieved December 26, 2006.</ref> and [[Love song|romance]] ("Me & My Bitch").<ref name="mtv lyrics feature" /> ''Rolling Stone'' named Wallace in 2004 as "one of the few young male songwriters in any pop style writing credible love songs".<ref name="rolling stone bio" /> [[Guerilla Black]], in the book ''[[How to Rap]]'', describes how Wallace was able to both "glorify the upper echelon"<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 14.</ref> and "[make] you feel his struggle".<ref>Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''[[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 44.</ref> According to [[Touré]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 1994, Wallace's lyrics "[mixed] autobiographical details about crime and violence with emotional honesty".<ref name="NY Times 1994" /> Marriott of ''The New York Times'' (in 1997) believed his lyrics were not strictly autobiographical and wrote he "had a knack for exaggeration that increased sales".<ref name="ny times short life" /> Wallace described his debut as "a big pie, with each slice indicating a different point in my life involving bitches and niggaz... from the beginning to the end".<ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Jake |title=Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls Notorious B.I.G. |publisher=Colossus Books |date=May 24, 2004 |page=66 |isbn=0-9749779-3-4}}</ref> ''Ready to Die'' is described by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as a contrast of "bleak" street visions and being "full of high-spirited fun, bringing the pleasure principle back to hip-hop".<ref name="rolling stone bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/biography |title=Notorious B.I.G.:Biography |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 26, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216105041/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/notoriousbig/biography |archivedate=February 16, 2006}}</ref> ''Allmusic'' write of "a sense of doom" in some of his songs and the ''NY Times'' note some being "laced with paranoia";<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /><ref name="NY times Mar 97" /> Wallace described himself as feeling "broke and depressed" when he made his debut.<ref name="NY times Mar 97">Pareles, Jon (March 10, 1997). [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/us/rapping-living-and-dying-a-gangsta-life.html "Rapping, Living and Dying a Gangsta Life"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved March 26, 2008.</ref> The final song on the album, "[[Suicidal Thoughts]]", featured Wallace contemplating suicide and concluded with him committing the act. On ''[[Life After Death]]'', Wallace's lyrics went "deeper".<ref name="rolling stone bio" /> Krims explains how upbeat, dance-oriented tracks (which featured less heavily on his debut) alternate with "[[Hardcore hip hop|reality rap]]" songs on the record and suggests that he was "going pimp" through some of the lyrical topics of the former.<ref name="krims" /> [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'' magazine]] wrote that Wallace "revamped his image" through the portrayal of himself between the albums, going from "midlevel hustler" on his debut to "[[drug lord]]".<ref>Ex, Kris (November 6, 2006). "[http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=5938 The History of Cocaine Rap:All White]". [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'' magazine]]. Retrieved February 10, 2007.</ref> Allmusic wrote that the success of ''Ready to Die'' is "mostly due to Wallace's skill as a storyteller";<ref name="allmusic-rtd" /> in 1994, ''Rolling Stone'' described Wallace's ability in this technique as painting "a sonic picture so vibrant that you're transported right to the scene".<ref name="muze">[http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=4597591&title=Ready+To+Die+%5bExplicit+Lyrics%5d+%5bRemaster%5d&artist=The+Notorious+B.I.G. Ready to Die (Explicit)]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Tower Records]]'' (Muze data). Retrieved December 10, 2006.</ref> On ''Life After Death'' Wallace notably demonstrated this skill on "I Got a Story to Tell", creating a story as a rap for the first half of the song and then retelling the same story "for his boys" in conversation form.<ref name="christgau lad" /> == Legacy == [[File:5pointz BIG.jpg|thumb|Mural of The Notorious B.I.G at [[5 Pointz]]]] [[File:The Notorious B.I.G. graffiti.jpg|thumb|right|Graffiti of The Notorious B.I.G.]] [[File:The Notorious B.I.G. stencil.jpg|thumb|right|A stencil of The Notorious B.I.G. in [[Asakusa, Tokyo]] (2006)]] Considered one of the best artists in hip hop music, Wallace was described by [[AllMusic]] as "the savior of East Coast hip-hop".<ref name="allmusic" /> [[The Source Magazine|''The Source'']] magazine named Wallace the greatest rapper of all time in its 150th issue in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Osorio|first=Kim|title=Biggie Smalls Is The Illest|magazine=The Source|date=March 2002}}</ref><ref name="bbc profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/bx3n/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611202622/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/bx3n/|archivedate=June 11, 2007|title= Music Profiles – The Notorious B.I.G.|work=BBC News Online|accessdate=January 27, 2007}}</ref> In 2003, when [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'' magazine]] asked several hip hop artists to list their five favorite [[MC'ing|MCs]], Wallace's name appeared on more rappers' lists than anyone else. In 2006, [[MTV]] ranked him at No. 3 on their list of ''The Greatest MCs of All Time'', calling him possibly "the most skillful ever on the mic".<ref name="mtv greatest">[http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2006/emcees/index9.jhtml The Greatest MCs of All Time] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727035627/http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2006/emcees/index9.jhtml |date=July 27, 2009 }}. MTV. Retrieved December 26, 2006.</ref> Editors of [[About.com]] ranked him No. 3 on their list of the ''Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Emcees.htm#showall|title=50 Greatest Rappers of All Time – The 50 Greatest MCs of All Time|publisher=Rap.about.com |accessdate=January 4, 2017}}</ref> In 2012, ''The Source'' ranked him No. 3 on their list of the ''Top 50 Lyrical Leaders'' of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blue |first=Johny |date=July 2012 |title=Top 50 Lyrical Leaders: 3. The Notorious B.I.G. |magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]] |location=New York City |publisher=[[L. Londell McMillan]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' has referred to him as the "greatest rapper that ever lived".<ref>{{cite web|title=Notorious B.I.G., 'Juicy'|work=The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=September 9, 2013|date=December 5, 2012|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-20121205/notorious-b-i-g-juicy-19691231}}</ref> In 2015, ''Billboard'' named Wallace as the greatest rapper of all time.<ref name="billboard" /> Since his death, Wallace's lyrics have been sampled and quoted by a variety of hip hop, R&B and pop artists including Jay-Z, [[50 Cent]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Nelly]], [[Ja Rule]], [[Eminem]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Game (rapper)|Game]], [[Clinton Sparks]], [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]. On August 28, 2005, at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, Sean Combs (then using the rap alias "P. Diddy") and [[Snoop Dogg]] paid tribute to Wallace: an orchestra played while the vocals from "[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]" and "[[Warning (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Warning]]" played on the arena speakers.<ref>Moss, Corey (August 25, 2005). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508513/20050828/green_day.jhtml "Green Day Clean Up, Kelly Clarkson Gets Wet, 50 Rips Into Fat Joe At VMAs"]. [[MTV News]]. Retrieved February 27, 2007.</ref> In September 2005, [[VH1]] held its second annual "Hip Hop Honors", with a tribute to Wallace headlining the show.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8404196/ "VH1 to give Notorious B.I.G. Hip Hop Honors"] (June 25, 2005). Associated Press. Retrieved February 17, 2006.</ref> Wallace had begun to promote a clothing line called Brooklyn Mint, which was to produce plus-sized clothing but fell dormant after he died. In 2004, his managers, Mark Pitts and Wayne Barrow, launched the clothing line, with help from Jay-Z, selling T-shirts with images of Wallace on them. A portion of the proceeds go to the Christopher Wallace Foundation and to Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2005/02/08/18129732.aspx |title=B.I.G.'s Brooklyn Mint Clothing Line Debuts, Jay-Z Gets Down |publisher=AllHipHop |author=Strong, Nolan |date=February 8, 2005 |accessdate=September 7, 2007}}</ref> In 2005, Voletta Wallace hired branding and licensing agency Wicked Cow Entertainment to guide the estate's licensing efforts.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Properties Available for Licensing |publisher=EPM |author=The Licensing Letter |date=July 17, 2006}}</ref> Wallace-branded products on the market include action figures, blankets, and cell phone content.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2006/06/22/18131214.aspx |title=Limited Action Figures of B.I.G., Public Enemy Coming This Fall |publisher=AllHipHop |author=Wolfe, Roman |date=June 22, 2006 |accessdate=September 7, 2007}}</ref> The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation holds an annual black-tie dinner ("B.I.G. Night Out") to raise funds for children's school equipment and supplies and to honor the memory of the late rapper. For this particular event, because it is a children's schools' charity, "B.I.G." is also said to stand for "Books Instead of Guns".<ref>{{cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |author2=Calloway, Sway |title=Biggie, Jam Master Jay, Left Eye and Their Mothers Honored at B.I.G. Night Out |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=March 21, 2003 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470495/20030312/story.jhtml |accessdate=August 1, 2006}}</ref> There is an oversize portrait mural of Wallace as [[Mao Zedong]] on Fulton Street in Brooklyn a half mile west from the star's old block.<ref name=theL>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2013/09/03/should-we-name-a-street-after-biggie|title=Should We Name a Street After Biggie?|last=Stewart|first=Henry}}</ref> A fan petitioned to have the corner of Fulton Street and St. James Place, near Wallace's childhood home renamed in his honor, garnering support from local businesses and attracting more than 560 signatures.<ref name=theL /> The Notorious B.I.G.'s children C.J. and Ty'anna are set to star in an animated series called ''House of Wallace''.<ref>{{cite web|author=RJ Cubarrubia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/notorious-b-i-g-s-children-to-star-in-new-animated-series-20130312 |title=Notorious B.I.G.'s Children to Star in New Animated Series &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=March 12, 2013 |accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref> === Biopic === ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'' is a 2009 [[biographical film]] about Wallace and his life that starred rapper [[Jamal Woolard]] as Wallace. The film was directed by [[George Tillman, Jr.]] and distributed by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]. Producers included Sean "Diddy" Combs, Wallace's former managers Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts, as well as Voletta Wallace.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=12877 Director Selected for Biggie Biopic, Diddy to Executive Produce] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118213245/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=12877 |date=January 18, 2008 }} ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' (August 13, 2007). Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> On January 16, 2009, the movie's debut at the Grand 18 theater in Greensboro, North Carolina was postponed after a man was shot in the parking lot before the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greensboro.com/news/public_safety/shooting-erupts-at-notorious-movie/article_64456f48-08ae-5188-95bd-708390c0844e.html |title=Shooting erupts at Notorious movie|date=January 16, 2009|work=[[News & Record (Greensboro)|Greensboro News & Record]]|accessdate=September 12, 2016}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $44,000,000 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notorious (2009)|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=notorious08.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009632-notorious Notorious Movie Reviews, Pictures]. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. Retrieved 2015-05-18.</ref> In early October 2007, open casting calls for the role of Wallace began.<ref>Melena Ryzik (October 8, 2007) [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/arts/music/08bigg.html Dreaming Big About Acting Big] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> Actors, rappers and unknowns all tried out. [[Beanie Sigel]] auditioned<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14406 Beanie Sigel Auditions for Role of Biggie Smalls in New Biopic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118204402/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=14406 |date=January 18, 2008 }} (October 3, 2007). ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> for the role, but was not picked. [[Sean Kingston]] claimed that he would play the role of Wallace, but producers denied it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/08/seankingston_big/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105065435/http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/08/seankingston_big/|archivedate=November 5, 2007|title=Sean Kingston: Big, But Not B.I.G.|date=August 30, 2007|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|accessdate=November 28, 2007}}</ref> Eventually it was announced that rapper Jamal Woolard was chosen to play Wallace<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=20090 Brooklyn Rapper Gravy to Play Biggie in Upcoming Biopic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310150025/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=20090 |date=March 10, 2008 }} (March 6, 2008). ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref> while Wallace's son, Christopher Wallace, Jr. was cast to play Wallace as a child.<ref>Wallace, Voletta, [http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/christopher-wallace-jr/ "Christopher Wallace Jr."]. ''Interview Magazine''. Retrieved November 24, 2010.</ref> Other cast members include [[Angela Bassett]] as Voletta Wallace, [[Derek Luke (actor)|Derek Luke]] as [[Sean Combs]], [[Antonique Smith]] as [[Faith Evans]], [[Naturi Naughton]] formerly of [[3LW]] as [[Lil' Kim]], and [[Anthony Mackie]] as [[Tupac Shakur]].<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/gravy-for-biggie Gravy for Biggie] (March 6, 2008). ''[[Joblo.com]]''. Retrieved March 6, 2008.</ref> Bad Boy released a [[Notorious (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] to the film on January 13, 2009; the album contains hit singles of B.I.G. such as "Hypnotize", "Juicy", and "Warning" as well as rarities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600597/20081203/notorious_big.jhtml|title='Notorious' Soundtrack Details Revealed: Features Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Faith Evans, Biggie's Son|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=December 3, 2008|publisher=[[MTV News]]|accessdate=December 27, 2008}}</ref> == Discography == {{Main|The Notorious B.I.G. discography}} === Studio albums === * ''[[Ready to Die]]'' (1994) * ''[[Life After Death]]'' (1997) === Collaboration albums === * ''[[Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)|Conspiracy]]'' (with {{small|[[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]]}}) (1995) === Posthumous studio albums === * ''[[Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)|Born Again]]'' (1999) * ''[[Duets: The Final Chapter]]'' (2005) * ''[[The King & I (album)|The King & I]]'' (with {{small|[[Faith Evans]]}}) (2017) == Awards and nominations == {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by The Notorious B.I.G.}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == Further reading == * {{cite book |last=Coker |first=Cheo Hodari |title=Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G. |year=2004 |publisher=Three Rivers Press |location=New York |isbn=0-609-80835-4}} * {{cite book |last=Wallace |first=Voletta |last2=McKenzie |first2= Tremell |last3=Evans |first3= Faith (foreword) |title=Biggie: Voletta Wallace Remembers Her Son, Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G |year=2005 |publisher=Atria |isbn=0-7434-7020-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRgLv7WFW8IC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{MTV artist|the-notorious-big|The Notorious B.I.G.}} *{{NYTtopic|people/w/christopher_g_wallace|The Notorious B.I.G.}} *{{IMDb name|0857263}} *{{Find a Grave|6273}} *[https://vault.fbi.gov/Christopher%20%28Biggie%20Smalls%29%20Wallace%20 FBI Records: The Vault - Christopher (Biggie Smalls) Wallace] at vault.fbi.gov {{Junior M.A.F.I.A.}}{{The Notorious B.I.G.}} {{Rampart Scandal}} {{Featured article}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Notorious B.I.G., The}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:1997 murders in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century American musicians]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:American drug traffickers]] [[Category:American rappers of Jamaican descent]] [[Category:Atlantic Records artists|Big]] [[Category:Bad Boy Records artists]] [[Category:Deaths by firearm in California]] [[Category:East Coast hip hop musicians]] [[Category:Faith Evans]] [[Category:G-funk artists]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] [[Category:Murdered African-American people]] [[Category:Murdered American musicians]] [[Category:Murdered rappers]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:People from Teaneck, New Jersey]] [[Category:People murdered in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Rappers from New York City]] [[Category:Unsolved murders in the United States]]'
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