A friend of Biggie Smalls (L) reveals in a new documentary that the rapper's mother Voletta Wallace (R) once threw out his crack. Courtesy of Netflix / George DuBose Here’s an eleventh entry to ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is one of the most respected and beloved hip-hop icons of all time. The Brooklyn-bred rapper rose to prominence in the 1990s and had a style unlike any ...

*Music publishing powerhouse Primary Wave is reportedly on the verge of securing a substantial share of Notorious B.I.G.’s catalog, including rights to his name and likeness. The deal, which could be ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is an undisputed icon in hip-hop history. The Brooklyn-bred rapper popularized the gangsta rap movement in New York in the 1990s, and eventually changed his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. American rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris ...

The rapper previously took aim at the R&B group on his 1994 single "Just Playing (Dreams)" Larry Busacca/Getty The Notorious B.I.G. allegedly made amends with Xscape before his death. In an interview ...

"I have no memory of my dad, but I've been told so many stories about him and how much we are similar," C.J. Wallace tells PEOPLE of his late father Biggie Smalls, who died when he was a baby It's ...

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 18: Rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris Wallace rolls a cigar outside his mother's house in Brooklyn. (Photo by Clarence Davis/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ...

The larger-than-life Notorious B.I.G. sculpture that wowed crowds at Cadman Plaza and DUMBO’s Clumber Corner last year has finally made its way to the late rapper’s neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant.

Christopher Wallace was a lyrical boss. No one captured the contrast between street life and corporate ambition quite like Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. He was a lyrical genius who ...