The musician — born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and also known as Biggie Smalls — released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994 and posthumously ...
This potential acquisition comes shortly after the passing of Voletta Wallace, Biggie’s mother, who was a driving force behind preserving his legacy. She passed away last week at the age of 78 ...
Deceased rapper Biggie Smalls's mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away on February 21 at the age of 78. According to Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac, Wallace died of natural causes in Stroudsburg ...
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Voletta Wallace, the mother of late rapper Biggie Smalls, is dead at 78. Wallace, who raised her son Christopher Wallace in Brooklyn, died of natural causes Friday in Stroudsburg, Pa., according ...
Wallace was known to be the mother of hip-hop royalty Christopher George Latore Wallace, otherwise known as The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls. Biggie Smalls was killed March 9, 1997 ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. From AP’s Archives: Voletta Wallace reflects on the therapeutic experience of listening to the music of ...
She conceived her son with a Jamaican welder and politician named Selwyn George Latore, who left the family when Biggie was around two years old. She raised him as a single mother and worked as a ...
On the unhappy occasion, I spoke this afternoon to the writer/director dream hampton, the journalist who came as close as Biggie Smalls had to a confidant/chronicler in his life and afterlife ...
She was 72. According to People magazine, Biggie Smalls’ mother’s passing was confirmed by the Monroe County Coroner, while the Daily Mail added that Wallace died from natural causes at home ...