Fox will investigate the murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, in a new two-hour special on September 24 called Who Shot Biggie & Tupac? hosted by Soledad O’Brien and Ice-T. The true-crime documentary will be produced...
The Notorious B.I.G.
United States · Person · 1972–1997Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. When he released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he became a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility in the genre at a time when West Coast hip hop was dominant in the mainstream.<ref name="allmusic" /> The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud. Read more »
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On September 4, A&E will premiere a new documentary called Biggie: The Life of the Notorious B.I.G. The film is directed by Mark Ford, and will feature interviews with Jay-Z, Nas, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Lil Cease, and Biggie’s widow Faith Evans and...
After years of debate as to whether or not he’s deserving of such an honor, Notorious B.I.G., née Christopher Wallace, has finally received a New York City-sanctioned tribute in his name. On Wednesday, a set of game courts in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn,...
It seems there’s another problem with Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s much-maligned “vintage” selfie concert tees: The Notorious B.I.G.’s mother Voletta Wallace says no one connected to the Jenner/Kardashian business empire contacted the late rapper’s...
A&E has announced premiere dates for its upcoming “Biography” series productions on the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, as Rolling Stone reports. Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G., a two-part documentary authorized by Christopher...
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