Faith Evans married Notorious B.I.G. in ’94, but you wouldn’t know it based on her recent marriage license — it makes no mention of her marriage to the legendary rapper — but Faith is blaming the court for the error. TMZ’s…
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
James Prince Urged Notorious B.I.G. to Get Out of L.A. Before Murder
Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy got a surprise visit in L.A. from Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince — just a few weeks before Biggie’s murder — and the conversation could have saved his life … TMZ has learned. The meeting went down in February 1997,…
James Prince Urged Notorious B.I.G. to Get Out of L.A. Before Murder
Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy got a surprise visit in L.A. from Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince — just a few weeks before Biggie’s murder — and the conversation could have saved his life … TMZ has learned. The meeting went down in February 1997,…
Monday, January 22, 2018
Notorious B.I.G. Billboard Up At Murder Scene
The marketing team behind “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G” found a brilliant spot to promote the series … right above Biggie’s actual murder scene. B.I.G. was gunned down March 9, 1997 as he left L.A.’s Petersen…
Friday, August 25, 2017
Lil" Kim on Hollywood Medium: WHO Killed Notorious B.I.G.?
With Tyler Henry"s endearing smiles and different celebrity guests every week, Hollywood Medium has an easy time winning people over.
But, obviously, every single conversation relates to somebody"s dead loved ones. So it"s a bittersweet experience. Sometimes there are tears.
When Tyler Henry sat down with Lil" Kim in the video below, she asked the question that everybody wants answered: Who murdered Notorious B.I.G.?
Christopher Wallace, also known as Notorious B.I.G. but also as Biggie Smalls, was and remains one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
Depending upon your age, you may just know him as the guy whose portrait was on the wall on Luke Cage.
Or maybe as the Blood Mary parody ghost on that one episode of South Park back in 2006.
But, trust us — he"s a legend.
He was also very famously murdered in a drive-by shooting on March 9th, 1997.
You know those instances when a singer passes away and their music tops the charts?
That happened to Notorious B.I.G."s album, which was unfortunately titled Life After Death.
He was actually the first to posthumously top the charts like that.
He was lovers with Lil" Kim during the "90s and of course had a tremendous impact upon her career as well as influence upon her music.
So everybody paid attention when Lil" Kim sat down with Tyler Henry.
But no, this isn"t an episode of some super weird crime drama, so Tyler Henry didn"t reveal who killed Notorious B.I.G.
He did have a lot to say about impressions that he got about Lil" Kim.
"One of the impressions that did come through was a memory right before his passing, of him standing outside of a residence and he acknowledges this memory of looking out, taking a deep breath and the feeling is like his soul was preparing to go even though he consciously didn"t know what was about to fully happen."
Sometimes people realize that their life could be snuffed out at any moment.
But yes, he talks about the murder:
"It is interesting to note, he is having me bring up two people, two people, two people and showing me two people conspiring."
"There"s a feeling of almost like people talking or hearing that someone might not have wanted him to live. He"s showing me a symbol of death threat and then not taking death threat seriously, which would indicate if we don"t know who did it, many people would."
That seems to be particularly meaningful to Lil" Kim, who spoke about that event:
"He was definitely at a party before it happened. I will say this, it was a little after 2Pac passed away. I remember he called us all in the room and he had a meeting with us. He was like, we have to stay tight. It"s almost like he felt something but no one else picked up on it. I took it very seriously."
That"s scary.
Tyler Henry spoke to ET about how Notorious B.I.G. spoke reassurances to Lil" Kim rather than, say, banging posts and pans in Tyler"s head about how he was murdered.
"It"s always interesting to see what they prioritize in bringing through. You would think sometimes people would come through and bring up their death as the first thing and sometimes those are the people who don"t."
And Tyler was able to communicate to Lil" Kim that she was Wallace"s soul mate.
"I truly think loving you was the greatest accomplishmenthis soul truly feels it was ever able to do."
That"s powerful.
Lil" Kim has had some hard times in her life, before she met Notorious B.I.G. (she spent some of her adolescence living on the streets) and after, when she suffered from domestic abuse.
If you wonder why Lil" Kim"s appearance has changed, it"s partly do to having to get nose jobs after being punched in the face.
Yeah.
But her life seems much better now, and Lil" Kim even gave birth not too long ago.
We hope that this sit-down on Hollywood Medium provided her with whatever closure she needed.
Some fans are doubtless frustrated that there wasn"t anything concrete about, you know, the famous unsolved murder.
But that"s not what Tyler Henry or the show are all about. it"s about closure and personal connections.
In the episode recap below, we see a few of Tyler"s interactions before he starts talking to Lil" Kim.
But she is clearly brought a great deal of comfort. Comfort that wouldn"t come from chasing a decades-old murder suspect.
Isn"t that what matters?
Friday, June 30, 2017
Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner: Nice Try on the Apology, Notorious B.I.G. Estate Claps Back!
Oh, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.
Oh, no no no no no no no.
Just: NO.
On Thursday, the sisters were blasted by Voletta Wallace, the mother iconic rapper Biggie Smalls, after she learned Kendall and Kylie had superimposed images of themselves on t-shirts featuring her son and Tupac Shakur.
Both of the aforementioned artists were tragically murdered many years ago.
The controversial pieces of attire were released this week as part of a line of “Rap vs. Rock” items that comprise the latest Kendall + Kylie collection unveiling.
They were immediately criticized by Twitter users as insensitive… for fairly obvious reasons.
Overall, the shirts depict photos or album covers from a wide swath of recording artists – including Pink Floyd and Metallica, along with Tupac and Biggie – with Kendall or Kylie’s face imprinted over the snapshots of these singers.
They make that Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial seem like a well-thought out idea by comparison.
Upon discovering that the Jenners had released such items, Wallace went off on them in a scathing Instagram post.
“I am not sure who told @kyliejenner and @kendalljenner that they had the right to do this,” she wrote yesterday, adding:
“The disrespect of these girls to not even reach out to me or anyone connected to the estate baffles me.
“I have no idea why they feel they can exploit the deaths of 2pac and my Son Christopher to sell a t-shirt.
“This is disrespectful, disgusting and exploitation at its worst!”
To make herself clear, and to make sure the public was aware she and her family were NOT affiliated with these stupid shirts, Wallace also posted the following photo and message:
A short while later, Kendall apologized on behalf of herself and her sister.
“These designs were not well thought out and we deeply apologize to anyone that has been upset and/or offended, especially to the families of the artists,” she wrote.
She continued:
“We are huge fans of their music and it was not our intention to disrespect these cultural icons in anyway. The tee shirts have been pulled from retail and all images have been removed.
“We will use this as an opportunity to learn from theses mistakes, and again we are very sorry.”
Fair enough we guess, right?
We can simply shake our head over this moronic decision by Kylie and Kendall (or, let’s be honest, by their mother and her business team) and move on?
Nope, not exactly. Not yet.
In a statement to People Magazine, the Notorious B.I.G. Estate says it isn’t done with the sisters quite yet.
“While we appreciate that the Jenners have made an apology and pulled the unlawful and unauthorized items, this matter has yet to be resolved,” it wrote in a new statement.
Does this mean a lawsuit is on the way?
Or a threat of a lawsuit, at least, in order to make the Jenners shell out some cash before the controversial really spirals out of control?
It seems very possible.
We’re not legal experts, however.
We just write about celebrity gossip for a living.
We’re not sure the grounds on which a lawsuit could be filed.
But if stupidity were against the law, Kendall and Kylie would be thrown in jail for life for this decision.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Notorious B.I.G. Honored in the Halls of Congress (VIDEO)
Notorious B.I.G. was reppin’ for Brooklyn again Thursday — but this time in Congress! Rep. Hakeem Jeffries had the floor on the 20th anniversary of Biggie’s death, and the distinguished gentleman from Brooklyn didn’t disappoint. Guess healthcare…
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Notorious B.I.G.: Stars Pay Tribute on Anniversary of Rap Legend"s Death
On March 9, 1997, devastating news shook the hip hop world to its foundations.
It was on that day that the world learned of the death of Notorious B.I.G. – real name Christopher Wallace – a casualty in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feuds of the "90s and a loss that"s still keenly felt by music fans to this day.
Astonishingly, Biggie"s murder remains unsolved and allegations of police corruption and conspiracy theories are still bandied about on social media.
But while the circumstances of his death remain a mystery, there"s no question that despite his short life, Biggie still looms large.
Check out some of the most touching tributes to the iconic rapper in the gallery below:
1. Diddy
Were it not for Biggie, the world never would have been introduced to Sean “Diddy” Combs. Today, the producer paid tribute.
2. Charles M. Blow
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow grieves for the greatest.
3. Iron Sheik
4. Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Hamilton auteur says Biggie’s storytelling ability is unmatched.
5. Cash Cats
A lighthearted tribute, but we think Biggie would approve.
6. Faith Evans
Biggie’s widow paid tribute by posting this photo to Instagram.
Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Back to Work On "Unsolved" TV Mystery (PHOTOS)
This is like a dream … Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac co-starring on a TV show. The actors playing the rap giants were on set this week in L.A. for the first day of taping “Unsolved” — a USA Network show about the investigations into both their…
Monday, December 5, 2016
Torrei Hart -- Kevin Hart Who? ... My New Man is B.I.G. (PHOTOS)
Kevin Hart’s ex-wife, Torrei, has rebounded with a new man. Torrei’s rep confirms she’s been dating Jamal Woolard — best known for playing Biggie Smalls in “Notorious,” “All Eyez on Me” and seemingly every other movie about Notorious B.I.G. We’re…
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