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{{quote|This album is dedicated to all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin', to all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin' in front of that called the police on me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters, and all the niggas' in the struggle, 'you know what I'm sayin'? ''It's all good baby baby...''|"Juicy"}}
{{quote|This album is dedicated to all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin', to all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin' in front of that called the police on me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters, and all the niggas' in the struggle, 'you know what I'm sayin'? ''It's all good baby baby...''|"Juicy"}}


Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), known as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls (After a fictional gangster in the 1975 film ''Let's Do It Again''), and The Black Frank White (after [[Christopher Walken]]'s character in ''[[King of New York]]''), was an American rapper. "B.I.G." and "Biggie" were rather apt names, as he stood at 6'3'' and weighed as much as 300 to 380 pounds.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), known as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls (after a fictional gangster in the 1975 film ''Let's Do It Again''), and The Black Frank White (after [[Christopher Walken]]'s character in ''[[King of New York]]''), was an American rapper. "B.I.G." and "Biggie" were rather apt names, as he stood at 6'3'' and weighed as much as 300 to 380 pounds.


After a childhood of crime caught up with him, Wallace decided to focus on his other talent: Rapping, under the name Biggie Smalls. This lead to a chain of events that resulted in him teaming up with Uptown Records A&R and record producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. However, soon after signing the contract, Combs found himself fired from Uptown and started up a new label, Bad Boy Records, which Wallace quickly became a part of. Later that year, Wallace gained exposure on a remix to Mary J. Blige's "Real Love". Wallace found out that his original pseudonym Biggie Smalls was already in use, so he adapted a new moniker: The Notorious B.I.G.(the letters apparently don't stand for anything).
After a childhood of crime caught up with him, Wallace decided to focus on his other talent: Rapping, under the name Biggie Smalls. This lead to a chain of events that resulted in him teaming up with Uptown Records A&R and record producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. However, soon after signing the contract, Combs found himself fired from Uptown and started up a new label, Bad Boy Records, which Wallace quickly became a part of. Later that year, Wallace gained exposure on a remix to Mary J. Blige's "Real Love". Wallace found out that his original pseudonym Biggie Smalls was already in use, so he adapted a new moniker: The Notorious B.I.G.(the letters apparently don't stand for anything).
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A movie about his life, ''Notorious'', was released on January 16th, 2009, starring rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard as the Notorious one himself. Not to be confused with [[Notorious|the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name,]] not even for a minute.
A movie about his life, ''Notorious'', was released on January 16th, 2009, starring rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard as the Notorious one himself. Not to be confused with [[Notorious|the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name,]] not even for a minute.


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=== Studio Albums: ===
=== Studio Albums: ===
* ''Ready to Die'' (1994)
* ''Ready to Die'' (1994)
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* [[Batman Gambit]]: How Biggie escapes the predicament he gets into in "I Got A Story to Tell." He changes what the situation looks like and counts on everyone else acting the way he thinks they will.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: How Biggie escapes the predicament he gets into in "I Got A Story to Tell." He changes what the situation looks like and counts on everyone else acting the way he thinks they will.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: His well-publicized [[Love Triangle]] between widow Faith Evans and [[Lil' Kim]], whom he had known for years before marrying Evans.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: His well-publicized [[Love Triangle]] between widow Faith Evans and [[Lil' Kim]], whom he had known for years before marrying Evans.
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