Notorious BIG
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Notorious B.I.G.'s Mom Voletta Wallace Declares She Wants to 'Slap the Daylights Out of Sean Combs'
![Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994; Rapper Sean Combs attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California; Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City, New York.](https://people.com/thmb/6yzPTDPWsxCQMICnk5VTtsn0-E8=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Tupac-Diddy-Biggie-tout-052924-e4e761cdd2914e99b9e42f63d9aaa773.jpg)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Was 'Jealous' of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Friendship with Tupac Shakur, Who Had No 'Respect' for Mogul
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Green Day, Notorious B.I.G., The Chicks and More Added to National Recording Registry — See All 25 Titles
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See 16 of the Best Style Moments in Hip-Hop History
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Bill Bellamy Recalls 'Acting Like Kids' with Biggie Smalls Over Meeting Michael Jackson for the First Time (Exclusive)
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Diddy Denies Paying Sting $5K a Day in Royalties: 'I Was Joking!'
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Diddy Pays Sting $5,000 a Day for Using Sample Without Permission: 'Love to My Brother'
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Air Jordan Releases Sneakers to Honor The Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Years of Hip-Hop
![CHICAGO - MARCH 1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images); LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: will.i.am attends the BODY At The ESPYs pre-party at Avalon Hollywood on July 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Dave Mangels/Getty Images); Rapper Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) receives Billboard Music Award on December 6, 1995 at The Coliseum in New York City, New York. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)](https://people.com/thmb/oDzpeebah2fxOu1M8nYBfUo2h2Q=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Will.i.am-Biggie-Tupac-split-072622-fdcf3140b78e4d3a85adc05d4cdf60bc.jpg)
Will.i.am Says Tupac and Biggie's Music 'Doesn't Speak' to His 'Spirit': 'I Don't Hold Them Up Like That'
![Mandatory Credit: Photo by Devin Allen/Soul B Photos/Shutterstock (12948503z) Lil Kim attends the 2nd Annual Biggie Dinner Gala for the Notorious B.I.G's 50th birthday at Guastavino's on Friday, May 20, 2022 in New York. 2nd Annual Biggie Dinner Gala, New York, USA - 20 May 2022; Notorius B.I.G. aka Christopher Wallace (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)](https://people.com/thmb/UZiJxsrI7oRD2l2c3rIOkF6l41Q=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/lil-kim-big-split-8cdbd353b3394f4dba45bba8657ef5cd.jpg)
Lil' Kim Thinks the Notorious B.I.G. Would Still Be 'Funny, Fun, Handsome' at Age 50: 'He's the King'
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Faith Evans Says She Remembers a 'Loving' Notorious B.I.G. 'Every Day' Since His Death 25 Years Ago
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The Notorious B.I.G.'s Son C.J. Wallace Talks His 'Global Legacy' on the 25th Anniversary of Rapper's Death
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Lil' Kim Writes 'Candid' Memoir 'The Queen Bee' and Opens Up About the 'Hidden Moments of Her Reign'
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The Notorious B.I.G.'s Life Story Is Headed to Netflix — Watch the Documentary's Official Trailer
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Lil' Kim Jokes It Was '30 Minutes from Showtime' When Her Iconic VMAs Wig 'Came Out Lavender'
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Notorious B.I.G's Son C.J. Wallace Says 'People Often Forget' Dad 'Was Human With a Good Heart'
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Notorious B.I.G.'s $6 Plastic Crown Sells for Nearly $600K at Auction
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14 Music Greats Who Died Mysterious Deaths
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Postponed Due to Coronavirus: 'Very Disappointed'
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Dave Matthews Band Fans Are Protesting the Group's Exclusion from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Notorious B.I.G, Whitney Houston and the Doobie Brothers to Be Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Jermaine Dupri Reveals He was Almost in Biggie's Car The Night the Rapper was Killed
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Watch Johnny Depp Hunt for Notorious B.I.G.'s Killer in First Trailer for 'City of Lies'
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Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs Says Notorious B.I.G.'s Death Is Still a 'Heavy Weight to Wear'
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Biggie Smalls' 20-Year-Old Son Pays Tribute to His Father in Rare Appearance: 'I Live My Life by His Words'
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16 Music Greats Who Died Mysterious Deaths