![]() kept selling drugs, which went contrary to Combs’s rules. Trying to support his little daughter, B.I.G. and decided to turn the young man’s talent into a big rapping act. He gave Chris his stage name Notorious B.I.G. Spread widely throughout New York clubs, this record eventually caught the eye of Sean Combs (widely known as Puff Daddy), a celebrated producer. As the friends kept telling him how good he was at freestyles, Chris gave it a try and made a demo. At that time, rapping was no more than just a hobby for the young man. As Chris made friends with the other guys outside he named himself B.I.G. Christopher’s mother worked hard day and night to support her son and protect him from the mean streets, but this was not enough. He studied together with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z. The father left the family when Chris was just eighteen months and this fact made him never think anything good about the old man. is regarded as one of the best lyricist ever in Hip-Hop along with his one time friend and eventual adversary, Tupac Shakur.Christopher Wallace was born on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York. Soon after Bad Boy's premiere he released the album, Ready To Die, eventually selling over 4 million copies. Puffy eventually started his own music label, Bad Boy Records, bringing Biggie with him. Sean "Puffy" Combs got a hold of the demo tape and after meeting signed Biggie to Uptown Records. ![]() From there he got notice in Hip-Hop magazine, The Source, in the Unsigned Hype section. After making a demo tape with neighborhood friends and connections, this demo was eventually received DJ Mister Cee (from Big Daddy Kane). As a teen he would freestyle rap on the streets of Brooklyn. was shot to death from a drive-by in Los Angeles, CA on March 9, 1997.Īs a youth he was an honor-roll student, but dropped out of school at the age of 17 and began working for a small-time crack cocaine dealer in Virginia. ![]() He released two studio albums both garnering critical and public acclaim: 'Ready To Die' and 'Life After Death'. ![]() ![]() During his life he moved many crowds with his conversational style in Hip Hop. (Business Instead of Game) was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY on May 21, 1972. Notorious 'Christopher George Letore Wallace' B.I.G. ![]()
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