The mother of legendary American rapper "The Notorious BIG" passes away

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The mother of legendary American rapper "The Notorious BIG" passes
Voletta Wallace mother of Christopher George Latore Wallace

The mother of the famous American rapper "The Notorious BIG", Voletta Wallace, has died at the age of 78.

The Monroe County Coroner's Office announced her death in a news release Friday. Coroner Thomas A. Yanac said Wallace died of natural causes while being cared for at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

New York rapper The Notorious BIG, also known as Biggie Smalls, died in 1997 at the age of 24 after a shooting. After her son's death, Wallace was dedicated to keeping his memory alive through activist campaigns.

Months before Biggie Smalls' death, West Coast rapper and frequent musical "enemy" Tupac Shakur died after a drive-by shooting in 1996, with both shooting deaths remaining unsolved.

At the 1999 Video Music Awards, Wallace went viral when she hugged the mother of her son's rival, Afeni Shakur, on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, after being introduced by actor and rapper Will Smith.

 


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