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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mom, dies at 78

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Published on 07/23/2024

Voletta Wallace, the mother of Christopher Wallace, known as the Notorious B.I.G., has died, almost 28 years after the death of her son. She was 78.

She died of natural causes in hospice care at her home in Stroudsburg, Pa., Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac told Entertainment Weekly in a statement.

Wallace was an advocate for her son's legacy following the 27-year-old's tragic death in a drive-by shooting after he left the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The case remains unsolved, but the victim's mother never lost hope that justice would eventually be served.

"As long as I have life there's hope," she told EW in March 2021. "I'll never give up. And I hope when I'm not in this world anymore, my friends and family will carry on the fight. There is always hope."

At the time, she was promoting the Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, in which she appeared. Wallace also helped manage the considerable estate of her son, who was also called Biggie Smalls or just Biggie. She kept his legacy alive by writing a memoir and with her many appearances. (She was portrayed by Oscar winner Angela Bassett in Notorious, the 2009 film based on his life.)

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