The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.
A drawing of The Notorious B.I.G
Background information
Birth name	Christopher George Latore Wallace
Also known as	Biggie Smalls
Born	(1972-05-21)May 21, 1972 New York City, U.S.
Died	March 9, 1997(1997-03-09) (aged 24) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, songwriter
Years active	1992–1997
Labels	Bad Boy
Associated acts	Lil' Kim, Sean Combs, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Total, 112, The Commission, 2pac
Website	Official website

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage name, The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. He grew up in Brooklyn. He admitted that he was a crack cocaine dealer.

On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed when 4 bullets hit his chest in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles after leaving a after party hosted by Vibe magazine and Qwest Records for the Soul Train Music Awards. His murder is still unsolved.

He has two children.

He rapped on Michael Jackson's 1995 single "This Time Around".

Discography

Albums

The Notorious B.I.G. releasesd 2 studio albums and two posthumous albums:

Year	Album
1994	Ready to Die
1997	Life After Death
1999	Born Again*
2005	Life After Death*

Singles

Year	Album
1994	Juicy
1995	Big Poppa
1995	One More Chance / Stay With Me (feat. Faith Evans & Mary J. Blige)
1997	Hypnotize
1997	Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase & Puff Daddy)
1997	Sky's The Limit (song) (feat. 112)
1999	Notorious B.I.G.* (feat. Puff Daddy & Lil' Kim)
2000	Dead Wrong (feat. Eminem)
2000	Nasty Girl
2000	Spit Your Game (feat. Twista & Krayzie Bone)

• (*) albums and songs were released posthumously (after death).

Other websites

• Notorious B.I.G at atlanticrecords.com