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She spent two decades fighting for control of her son’s music rights, and signed a deal shortly before she died valuing the ...

The death of The Notorious B.I.G., or Biggie Smalls, marked a dark period in music history. On March 9, 1997, the rapper, ...

It’s looking like a big payday for the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. Weeks after the death of the late rapper’s mother, Voletta Wallace, his estate has finalized a deal with Primary Wave to ...

Biggie Smalls’s mother, a preschool teacher and devout Jehovah’s Witness, didn’t listen to her son’s music until his death. After his killing in 1997, Voletta Wallace’s life’s work ...