The musician — born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and also known as Biggie Smalls — released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994 and posthumously ...

New York rapper The Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls, died in 1997 at 24 in a shooting. After her son's death, Wallace was dedicated to keeping his memory alive through advocacy and ...

A Syracuse-based tribute to Notorious B.I.G. is going international. The Frank White Experience, a live band that performs songs from Biggie’s legendary rap career, is set to tour Europe next ...