![]() Two weeks later, his second album, "Life After Death" was released and became one of the highest-selling hip hop albums of all time. He was only 24 years old and the murder still remains unsolved. Ahead of The Notorious B.I.G.s 50th birthday, the Estate of Christopher Wallace, Bad Boy, Rhino and Atlantic Records will launch a year-long campaign 'Skys The Limit: A Year Celebrating The Legacy of the Notorious B.I.G.' on March 25, which will mark the 25th anniversary of the release of Life After Death. Per Black Past, Smalls was shot to death in his car when he and his entourage were returning from a party in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. ![]() In 1996, Shakur was shot dead and again, the finger was pointed at Smalls and his entourage.Īlthough there is no evidence that points to his involvement, the murder did intensify Smalls' fear for his own life. When Shakur was shot during a robbery, he believed Smalls had orchestrated the incident. He was also part of an infamous feud with his former friend and rapper, Tupac Shakur. ![]() Smalls was to suffer from anxiety after the success of his first album. A demo he had made for fun landed in the right hands and led him to meet Sean "Puffy" Combs who helped launch his career.īut with fame and fortune, also came fear. All of this happened unexpectedly as Smalls never had plans for a rap career. It eventually went quadruple platinum and garnered Smalls a Grammy nomination. His first album "Ready to Die," transformed him into a superstar (via Hip Hop Scriptures). According to Biography, Smalls helped reinvent East Coast hip-hop (which had fallen out of fashion in favor of West Coast hip-hop) in the 1990s. The Notorious B.I.G, aka Biggie Smalls, had a short but legendary life. ![]()
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