At seventeen, Wallace dropped out of school and became more involved in crime. According to his mother, Wallace was still a good student but developed a 'smart-ass' attitude at the new school. Īt his request, Wallace transferred from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School to George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, where future rappers DMX, Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes were also attending. Wallace began rapping as a teenager, entertaining people on the streets and performed with local groups the Old Gold Brothers and the Techniques. His mother, often away at work, did not know of his drug dealing until he was an adult. He said he started dealing drugs when he was around the age of 12. He was nicknamed 'Big' because of his overweight size by age 10. Wallace attended the Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School before transferring out at his own requestĪt Queen of All Saints Middle School, Wallace excelled, winning several awards as an English student. James Place, near the border of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Wallace grew up in Clinton Hill, on 226 St. His father left the family when Wallace was two years old, and his mother worked two jobs while raising him. Mary's Hospital in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, on May 21, 1972, the only child of Jamaican parents, Voletta Wallace, a preschool teacher, and Selwyn George Latore, a welder and politician. Life and career 1972–1991: early life and arrests Three more albums have been released since his death, and he has certified sales of over 17 million records in the United States, including 13.4 million albums. Wallace was noted for his 'loose, easy flow', dark semi-autobiographical lyrics, and storytelling, which focused on crime and hardship. In 2000, it became one of the few hip-hop albums to be certified Diamond.
His second album, Life After Death (1997), released sixteen days later, rose to number one on the U.S. Wallace was murdered by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. In 1996, while recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud. to chart success, a protégé group composed of his childhood friends. The following year, Wallace led Junior M.A.F.I.A. His debut album Ready to Die (1994) made him a central figure in East Coast hip hop, and increased New York City's visibility in the genre at a time when West Coast hip hop dominated the mainstream. Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time.
R.Christopher George Latore Wallace (– March 9, 1997), known professionally as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or Biggie, was an American rapper. Scarface, Akon and Big Gee)īreakin’ Old Habits (feat. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm) Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Faith Evans, Cheri Dennis and Bobby V)ġ970 Somethin’ (feat. for the world excluding the United States, South America and Central Amercia. Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap Release Date: DecemBiggie Ready To Die No of Tracks: 22 Copyright: ℗ 2005 Bad Boy Records, LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc.
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