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Mother of The Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace, dies in Stroudsburg at 78
Voletta Wallace, the mother of legendary rapper The Notorious B.I.G., has died in Stroudsburg. She was 78. Her death Friday morning was confirmed Friday by Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac. She died from natural causes in her residence while on hospice care, Yanac said. A representative for the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Wallace was a dedicated keeper of the legacy of her son, born Christopher Wallace. When he first emerged on the scene as one of rap’s most distinctive talents...
Hip-hop legend Notorious B.I.G.‘s mother dies at 78 in Monroe County, coroner says
The mother of the late rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., has died at age 78, the Monroe County Coroner’s Office confirms.
Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed Voletta Wallace died Friday while on hospice care at her Stroudsburg, Monroe County home. She died of natural causes, he said.
Christopher George Latore Wallace, a Brooklyn, New York native who also went by Biggie Smalls and Biggie, died in March 1997 following a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
The Notorious B.I.G.’s mother, Violetta Wallace dies
The mother of slain rapper The Notorious B.I.G. has died. Wallace’s death in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was confirmed by Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac, TMZ reported. She was in hospice and her death is listed as natural. Wallace was in charge of her son’s estate after he was gunned down in Los Angeles in 1997 after the death of rival rapper Tupac Shakur, turning his fortune of about $10 million at the time to about $160 million in value. She was also a producer of the 2009 biopic called “Notorious” in...
Biggie Smalls’ mom, Voletta Wallace, dead at 78
Voletta Wallace, the mother of late rapper Biggie Smalls, is dead at 78. Wallace, who raised her son Christopher Wallace in Brooklyn, died of natural causes Friday in Stroudsburg, Penn., according to the Monroe County Coroner Thomas A. Yanac. She was in hospice care. Biggie Smalls, also known as the Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death in Los Angeles in March 1997. He was 24. Billboard rates his 1997 album “The Notorious BIG, Life After Death” among the greatest rap albums of all time. Smalls shot to hip-hop stardom with...
Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies of Natural Causes
Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.‘s mother who kept his legacy alive in the decades following his passing, has died. Wallace was in hospice care at her residence in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, when she died of natural causes on Thursday. The Monroe County Coroner’s Office confirmed her death in a statement to Variety. Born in Jamaica, Wallace was an integral figure in her son’s music, and the rapper (born Christopher Wallace) mentioned her in several of his songs, including his 1994 hit “Juicy” and “Things Done Changed.” She conceived her son with...