The Notorious B.I.G. 21 Years Gone: Remembering Christopher Wallace
Twenty one years after his death, Biggie Smalls is still BIG.
On March 9, 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His death came just six months after 2Pac was shot to death in Las Vegas. Biggie was just 24 when he died.
5 Facts You Didn’t Know:
- Shaquille O’Neal and Big were close friends and even collaborated on a song together. The Notorious B.I.G. was on his way to hang out with Shaq on the night of his death.
- The Notorious B.I.G. was a huge prankster. Because of this, there “was no sleeping around Big, period.”
- You can actually hear the Notorious B.I.G. receiving oral sex on the album “Ready to Die.”
- He wrote many of Lil’ Kim’s lyrics, meaning recordings exist of him rapping lines such as, “got buffoons eating my pussy while I watch cartoons.”
- The Notorious B.I.G. distributed copies of “Ready to Die” on cassette at his house, causing a line to wrap around the neighborhood.
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