Artist Name

The Notorious B.I.G.

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Artist Image

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Album Releases

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Duets: The Final Chapter (2005)	Born Again (1999)	Life After Death (1997)
Ready to Die (1994)

Members
1 Male

Popularity

79

Followers
11,868,128

Origin
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Brooklyn, New York

Genre
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Hip-Hop

Style
Urban/R&B

Mood
Party

Born

1972

Active
1992 to 1997

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Current Record Label

Alternate Name
Biggie Smalls

Most Loved Tracks

Track	Last.FM Listens	Youtube views	Loves
Big Poppa	2,527,461	21,278,655 views	6 users
Juicy	3,566,675	23,997,312 views	6 users
Gimme the Loot	1,303,412		5 users
Warning	1,236,378	2,925,998 views	5 users
Hypnotize	2,426,837	10,006,090 views	4 users
Machine Gun Funk	1,008,879		1 users
Mo Money Mo Problems	599,080	9,715,391 views	1 users
One More Chance	729,067	4,089,508 views	1 users
Ready to Die	675,729		1 users
Sky's the Limit		73,489,996 views	1 users

Music Video Links

Juicy	Hypnotize	Mo Money Mo Problems
Sky's the Limit	Warning	One More Chance
Juicy	Big Poppa	Nasty Girl

Artist Biography
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Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again) and Frank White (after the main character of the 1990 film King of New York).
Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. When Wallace released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he became a central figure in the East Coast hip-hop scene and increased New York's visibility at a time when West Coast artists were more common in the mainstream. The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop feud, dominating the scene at the time.
On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc set Life After Death, released 15 days later, hit #1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000 (one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification). Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow", dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities. Since his death, a further two albums have been released. MTV ranked him at #3 on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time. He has certified sales of 17 million units in the United States.