Notorious B.I.G. Reaches A Huge Chart Milestone Decades After His Death

Greatest Hits by the Notorious B.I.G. returns to the Billboard 200 and celebrates 400 weeks on the chart — a first for the ...
Forbes

The Notorious B.I.G. Posthumously Achieves A Very Special First

The Notorious B.I.G. made an immeasurable and untenable impact on the music industry during his lifetime. The artist changed so much about rap and hip-hop, and his legacy is still playing out to this ...
Yahoo

The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom Voletta Wallace dead at 78

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She’s reunited with her son again. The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom, Voletta Wallace, has died. Wallace passed away at 78 on Friday ...
The Source Magazine

Today In Hip Hop History: The Late Notorious B.I.G. Dropped His Pivotal Crossover Single “Big Poppa” 31 Years Ago

31 years ago, the late The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed into the mainstream. Arriving as a single from his ...
The Source Magazine

Today in Hip-Hop History: The Notorious B.I.G.’s Posthumous Third LP ‘Born Again’ Dropped 24 Years Ago

On this day in Hip Hop history, the late Notorious B.I.G. released his second posthumous album, Born Again. This project was a compilation album featuring old recorded verses over newer beats with ...
Yahoo

Who Killed the Notorious B.I.G.? Inside the Rapper's Shocking Murder 28 Years Ago

Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City. The Notorious B.I.G. was killed when he was 24 ...
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Lil Cease has strong words for anyone calling The Notorious BIG.’s lyrics gay

Lil Cease is firing back at claims that The Notorious B.I.G. had some “gay” bars, arguing critics are misunderstanding the ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Estate Of Notorious B.I.G. Signs Deal With Primary Wave Music

The family of The Notorious B.I.G. has struck a deal with Primary Wave Music for the late MC’s catalog and more. As reported by Variety, the estate of Biggie Smalls has partnered with the music giant ...
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More than 259,000 people named Notorious BIG the best rap artist of all time

It's a tall order to choose the best rapper of all time. There are so many beloved artists to choose from. But one late artist was the choice of more than 259,000 people. The wildly popular poll was ...
CNN

Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dead at 78

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, ...
Rolling Stone

Mo Money, Mo Product: The Notorious B.I.G. Industry Ramps Up

When it comes to the legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., prepare for even more Biggie. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Biggie’s estate has teamed up with Primary Wave, the music ...