The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is one of the most respected and beloved hip-hop icons of all time. The Brooklyn-bred rapper rose to prominence in the 1990s and had a style unlike any ...

The Notorious B.I.G, also known as Biggie Smalls, and Faith Evans were one of hip-hops hottest power couples. They were married in 1994 rather quickly, only knowing each other for eight days before ...

There's really not much else you can say about the Notorious B.I.G. or his debut album, 'Ready to Die,' that hasn't been detailed or written at this point. Being that his magnum opus of a debut came ...

The Notorious B.I.G. first emerged on the New York hip-hop scene in the early 1990s. He participated in rap battles on the street and went by the name Biggie Smalls, which he got from the 1975 movie ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. American rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris ...

Twenty years ago today (March 9), the hip-hop world lost a giant in The Notorious B.I.G. The legendary MC left an indelible mark on the game despite his relatively brief time in it. As XXL celebrates ...

On May 2, The Notorious B.I.G. will become the seventh hip-hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And just the fourth to make it in as a first-ballot hall of famer. For hip-hop ...

"I have no memory of my dad, but I've been told so many stories about him and how much we are similar," C.J. Wallace tells PEOPLE of his late father Biggie Smalls, who died when he was a baby It's ...

The rise of the Notorious B.I.G. brought a significant shift in hip-hop's mid-90s landscape, setting the stage for so much of how the world would see the genre going forward. The man born Christopher… ...