James Place near the border of Bedford-Stuyvesant, considered at the time to be within the latter neighborhood's boundaries.He was the only child of Voletta Wallace, a Jamaican preschool teacher, and George Latore, a welder and small-time Jamaican politician.
Mary's Hospital on May 21, 1972, Wallace grew up in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, New York City on 226St. He has certified sales of 17 million units in the United States.ġ972–94: Early life, arrests, career beginnings and first childīorn in St. Two more albums have been released since his death. Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow", dark semi-autobiographicallyrics and storytelling abilities. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000, one of thefew hip hop albums to receive this certification. His double-disc set Life After Death, released 16 days later, rose to No. On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast/West Coast hip hop feud. When he released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he became a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility in the genre at a time whenWest Coast hip hop was dominant in the mainstream.The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A. Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (– March 9, 1997), best known as The Notorious B.I.G.
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