Next month, A&E will bring back their popular ‘Biography’ series by diving into the unsolved murders of rap legends, the Notorious B.I.G and Tupac. On June 28, A&E will air its two-part documentary ‘Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.’ The series retraces the footsteps of Biggie’s life, his untimely death, and showcases never-before-heard recordings from Biggie himself. His family and friends make appearances […]
In light of the 20th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.’s death, his mom, Voletta Wallace, spoke with DailyMail.com. Her son, whose real name is Christopher Wallace, was killed on March 9, 1997 in a drive-by shooting. Following his final performance at the Soul Train Awards, the acclaimed rapper was gunned down in his SUV after leaving an […]
Twenty years ago today, on March 9, 1997, The Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed in a drive by.
Today marks 20 years since the tragic death of Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie was shot four times by an unknown gunman while sitting at a traffic light in Los Angeles. His entourage rushed him to Cedars-Sinai for an emergency thoracotomy, but doctor’s were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead at 1:15 […]
USA Network has found its Tupac and Biggie for the upcoming pilot “Unsolved,” a true crime series that will chronicle the two major police investigations into the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Marcc Rose will play Tupac and newcomer Wavyy Jonez will play Biggie, according to Variety. Rose also played ‘Pac in […]
You can own a piece of hip-hop history for the price of $1.5 million. The 1997 GMC Suburban that acclaimed rapper Notorious B.I.G was shot in is up for sale. Up until now, the vehicle was owned by an L.A. resident who bought it back in 1997 from a broker. It wasn’t until 2005, when the owner received […]
With the 20th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.’s death right around the corner, is it really a surprise that the vehicle he was killed in is being auctioned off? If you have 1.5 million dollars laying around. Will you be investing in the SUV? “The green 1997 GMC Suburban that Biggie last drove around in […]
As Jay Z's legend grew, we found out more about Roc-A-Fella cofounder Kareem "Biggs" Burke, his "silent" partner and the guy some say is the actual blueprint behind Hov's swag.
‘All Eyez On Me’ will be released on June 16, 2017 — Tupac’s 46th birthday. We know you’ve ’bout had it with all these Tupac biopic setbacks. So have we. Now for some consolation. According to VIBE, Dominic Santana, who plays Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight in the forthcoming film, All Eyez On […]
Rapper Lil Yachty has made a name for himself and has a couple of hits under his belt. While his music has certainly gained him some fans, he has also earned infamy and the ire of the hip-hop community by demonstrating how little of rap’s most historic music he’s actually listened to before building a […]
Looks like a new Biggie and Tupac movie is in the works highlighting a different point of view. The film will include Johnny Depp, who plays a detective that investigated both rappers deaths. The movie is titled ‘Labyrinth’. “Brad Furman, the Lincoln Lawyer helmer, is attached to direct the project, which hails from Good Films, […]
