Biggie Smalls’ catalog acquired weeks after his mother’s death
Weeks after the death of the late rapper’s mother, Voletta Wallace, his estate has finalized a deal with Primary Wave to ...
Biggie Smalls’ exes Faith Evans and Lil’ Kim attend his mom Voletta Wallace’s funeral after her death at 78
Faith Evans and Lil’ Kim, along with Biggie Smalls’ children and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Christian, came together on ...
Primary Wave Acquires Notorious B.I.G.’s Catalog and Other Rights
Primary Wave partnered with the Notorious B.I.G. estate to acquire a stake in the rapper's music publishing and recordings, ...
A Mother’s Quest to Secure Biggie Smalls’s Legacy
She spent two decades fighting for control of her son’s music rights, and signed a deal shortly before she died valuing the ...
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The Sad, Wild, Drama-Filled Stories Behind These 5 Black Musical Icons' Estates After They Died
The 2019 murder of California rapper Nipsey Hussle sent shockwaves across the music community. In 2023, the battle over his ...
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Confirmed: Primary Wave acquires stake in Biggie Smalls catalog in deal valuing artist’s estate at $200m
That deal has now closed, Primary wave has confirmed. Financial terms of the agreement haven’t been disclosed. The Wall ...
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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 ...
Notorious B.I.G. Estate Partners With Primary Wave in Deal Including Publishing, Recordings, More
THe estate of the Notorious B.I.G. and Primary Wave Music have struck a partnership encompassing the late rapper's music ...
Primary Wave Finalizes Deal For Biggie Smalls Catalog
Sources previously told The Hollywood Reporter the rapper’s estate was seeking at least $100 million in the deal.