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 ...

The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 album Life After Death, which was released just days after he was murdered, is an iconic piece of hip-hop history. Now, to coincide with the ongoing celebration of ...

The rapper's death was widely speculated as being in retaliation for the murder of Tupac Shakur the year prior Biggie's second album, Life After Death, was released less than three weeks after he died ...

From Brooklyn street tales to immortal verses, The Notorious B.I.G.’s legacy still echoes through hip-hop every May 21, when ...

Although The Notorious B.I.G. was known for popularizing gangsta rap in the New York hip-hop scene in the 1990s, Christopher Wallace had a very different demeanor behind the scenes. He was a father to ...

Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City. The Notorious B.I.G. was killed when he was 24 ...

On this date 17 years ago, the film Notorious made its theatrical debut, bringing the life and legacy of The Notorious B I G to the big screen and introducing a new generation to one of Hip Hop’s most ...

Netflix is releasing a new documentary on the personal life of The Notorious B.I.G. called Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell. The project is expected to focus on the side of the rapper that was solely ...

This Saturday, May 21, The Notorious B.I.G would’ve turned 50-years-old and to commemorate what would’ve been Biggie hitting the half-century mark, the MTA will be releasing some limited-edition ...

Emmett Malloy's Netflix documentary is the latest attempt to tell the Notorious B.I.G.'s story with the authorization of Christopher Wallace's estate. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic It’s ...

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 ...