Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper.
He was born on May 21, 1972, in New York City, United States and assassinated on March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is cited in various media lists as being one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive laid-back lyrical delivery, offsetting the lyrics’ often grim content. His music was often semi-autobiographical, telling of hardship and criminality, but also of debauchery and celebration.
Some of his most popular songs include Big Poppa, Hypnotize, Get Money, Notorious Thugs, Mo Money Mo Problems, Biggie, Niggas Bleed, Ten Crack Commandments, Notorious B.I.G, Nasty Girl, What’s Beef, etc.
Some of Biggie’s record labels include Bad Boy Records, Arista Records, Uptown Records, Atlantic Records, etc.
His genres of music include Hip hop, gangsta rap, and East Coast hip hop.
The Notorious B.I.G. was nominated in 22 different award categories, winning 14 in total. His most notable awards/nominations include The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Soul Train Music Awards, Black Reel Awards, ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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He was married to Faith Evens (1994-1997)
Biggie died at age 24 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States on March 9, 1997.
According to several reports, on March 8, 1997, Wallace attended Soul Train Awards after-party hosted by Vibe and Qwest Records at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Guests included Evans, Aaliyah and members of the Bloods and Crips gangs. The next day at 12:30 a.m. PST, after the fire department closed the party early due to overcrowding, Wallace left with his entourage in two GMC Suburbans to return to his hotel. He travelled in the front passenger seat alongside associates Damion “D-Roc” Butler, Lil’ Cease, and driver Gregory “G-Money” Young. Combs travelled in the other vehicle with two bodyguards. The two trucks were trailed by a Chevrolet Blazer carrying Bad Boy director of security Paul Offord.
By 12:45 a.m., the streets were crowded with people leaving the party. Wallace’s SUV stopped at a red light 50 yards (46 m) from the Petersen Automotive Museum, and a black Chevy Impala pulled up alongside it. The Impala’s driver, an unidentified African-American man dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, rolled down his window, drew a 9 mm blue-steel pistol, and fired at Wallace’s car. Four bullets hit Wallace, and his entourage subsequently rushed him to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed an emergency thoracotomy, but he was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m.
His autopsy, which was released 15 years after his death, showed that only the final shot was fatal; it entered through his right hip and struck his colon, liver, heart, and left lung before stopping in his left shoulder.
Wallace’s funeral was held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in Manhattan on March 18, 1997. There were around 350 mourners at the funeral, including Lil’ Cease, Queen Latifah, Mase, Faith Evans, SWV, Jay-Z, Damon Dash, DJ Premier, Charli Baltimore, Da Brat, Flavor Flav, Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Kim, Run-D.M.C., DJ Kool Herc, Treach, Busta Rhymes, Salt-N-Pepa, DJ Spinderella, Foxy Brown, and Sister Souljah. David Dinkins and Clive Davis also attended the funeral.
After the funeral, his body was cremated and the ashes were given to his family.
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