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Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known by the stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, [1] and Biggie, [2] was an American rapper. Rooted in the New York rap scene and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical drama film depicting the rise and fall of the hip hop group N.W.A under the management of Jerry Heller.Directed by F. Gary Gray, the screenplay was written by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff, based on a story by Berloff and executive producers S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus.
Knight, who grew up in Compton, is well known for his ties to the Bloods. Following his arrest, detectives found several photos of Rafael Pérez flashing Blood gang signs. The connection between Pérez and the murder of Christopher Wallace has long been a source of speculation by the LAPD. [citation needed]
Wardell Fouse was born in Kentucky, to Mary Alice Fouse and Wardell Jones. [2] He moved to Compton with his family. His mother married a man named Robert Belton, after divorcing Fouse's biological father. [citation needed] He became a member of the Mob Pirus, [3] a "set" (subgroup) of the Bloods street gang, and acquired the nickname "Poochie."
He reprised the role of Biggie Smalls in "All Eyez on Me," a biopic about Tupac Shakur released in 2017. Biggie's mother Voletta Wallace was a producer on "Notorious." And according to MTV News ...
2: 7: 1: 48: 4 RIAA: Platinum; RMNZ: Platinum; No Way Out "It's All About the Benjamins" (Puff Daddy featuring Lil' Kim, the LOX and The Notorious B.I.G.) 2: 7: 1 — 20 "Victory" (Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes) 1998 19: 13: 2 — — RIAA: Gold "Why You Tryin' to Play Me" (Aaron Hall featuring The Notorious B.I.G ...
In the 2000 book The Murder of Biggie Smalls, investigative journalist and author Cathy Scott suggested that Wallace and Shakur's murders might have been the result of the East Coast–West Coast feud and motivated by financial gain for the record companies, because the rappers were worth more dead than alive.
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell is a 2021 American biographical documentary film created for Netflix and directed by Emmett Malloy. [1] The film offers a look into the life and musical career of rapper Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls. It uses rare footage filmed by Wallace's close friend ...