The Notorious B.I.G.
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Birth name | Christopher George Latore Wallace |
Also known as | Biggie Smalls |
Born | May 21, 1972 New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 9, 1997 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(aged 24)
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | Rapper, songwriter |
Years active | 1992–1997 |
Labels | Bad Boy |
Associated acts | Lil' Kim, Sean Combs, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Total, 112, The Commission, 2pac |
Website | Official website |
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage name, The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. He grew up in Brooklyn. He admitted that he was a crack cocaine dealer.[1]
On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed when 4 bullets hit his chest in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles after leaving a after party hosted by Vibe magazine and Qwest Records for the Soul Train Music Awards. His murder is still unsolved.[source?]
He has two children.
He rapped on Michael Jackson's 1995 single "This Time Around".
Discography[change | change source]
Albums[change | change source]
The Notorious B.I.G. releasesd 2 studio albums and two posthumous albums:
Year | Album |
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1994 | Ready to Die |
1997 | Life After Death |
1999 | Born Again* |
2005 | Life After Death* |
Singles[change | change source]
Year | Album |
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1994 | Juicy |
1995 | Big Poppa |
1995 | One More Chance / Stay With Me (feat. Faith Evans & Mary J. Blige) |
1997 | Hypnotize |
1997 | Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase & Puff Daddy) |
1997 | Sky's The Limit (song) (feat. 112) |
1999 | Notorious B.I.G.* (feat. Puff Daddy & Lil' Kim) |
2000 | Dead Wrong (feat. Eminem) |
2000 | Nasty Girl |
2000 | Spit Your Game (feat. Twista & Krayzie Bone) |
- (*) albums and songs were released posthumously (after death).
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Categories:
- 1972 births
- 1997 deaths
- African American musicians
- American rap musicians
- Criminals from New York City
- Drug dealers
- Murdered African-American people
- Murdered musicians
- Murders by firearm in California
- Musicians from Brooklyn
- People murdered in California
- Singers from New York City
- Unsolved murders in the United States