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Who Killed the Notorious B.I.G.? Inside the Rapper's Shocking Murder 28 Years Ago
N.Y. and also known as Biggie Smalls — released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994 and posthumously released Life After Death in 1997. The latter is one of the only hip-hop albums to reach ...
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Voletta Wallace, mom of The Notorious B.I.G, dies at 78
New York rapper The Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls, died in 1997 at 24 in a shooting. After her son's death, Wallace was dedicated to keeping his memory alive through advocacy and ...
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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dead at 78
Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after hospice care. She died of natural causes.
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Biggie Smalls’ mom, Voletta Wallace, dead at 78
Yanac. She was in hospice care. Biggie Smalls, also known as the Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death in Los Angeles in March 1997. He was 24. Billboard rates his 1997 album “The Notorious BIG ...
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Notorious BIG’s mother Voletta Wallace dies aged 72
Her death was confirmed by the Monroe County Coroner’s Office. Wallace was born in Jamaica in 1953. She gave birth to her son Christopher, better known as Notorious BIG or Biggie Smalls ...
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Notorious B.I.G's mum dead: Voletta Wallace dies aged 78 while in hospice care
The pioneering 1990s rapper, born Christopher Wallace, was also known to fans as Biggie Smalls and was one of ... His legend only grew following his untimely death, nurtured by his mother, who ...
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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies at 78
Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G. ‘s mother who kept his legacy alive in the decades following his passing, has died. Wallace was in hospice care at her residence in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, ...