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The American rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., was murdered in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, [2] was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Nov 13, 2009 · Christopher Wallace, a.k.a Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., is shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles. The murder was thought to be the culmination of an ongoing feud between...
Dec 7, 2012 · The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office released the autopsy report on Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, on Friday, more than 15 years after the rapper was shot to...
May 18, 2022 · Biggie’s death is often considered retaliation for the killing of his friend-turned-rap rival, Tupac Shakur. Tupac was murdered on September 13, 1996, six months before Biggie was shot dead.
May 3, 2021 · By early 1997, Christopher Wallace, better known Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G., was seeking to squash the East Coast-West Coast rap feud that many felt had fueled the September 1996...
Oct 18, 2021 · A quarter-century ago, Biggie Smalls’ death in Los Angeles shocked the hip hop world. The rapper, born Christopher Wallace and also known as The Notorious B.I.G., was 24 years old when unidentified shooters fired four bullets into his body and peeled off into the night.
Dec 7, 2012 · Nearly 16 years after Notorious B.I.G.'s death, the Los Angeles coroner has released his autopsy report, revealing the cause and other details of the slain rapper's murder.
6 days ago · The Notorious B.I.G. (born May 21, 1972, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died March 9, 1997, Los Angeles, California) was an American rapper who was among the most influential artists of 1990s gangsta rap. Wallace grew up near the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Mar 10, 2022 · March 9, 2022, marked 25 years since Wallace, 24, was shot and killed in Los Angeles during an ambush at an intersection. Many people wondered who was responsible and why Biggie was targeted, and some have theorized that it was retaliation for the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur months earlier.
