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  Name The Notorious BIG
  Img The Notorious BIGJPG
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  Background solo_singer
  Birth Name Christopher George Latore Wallace
  Alias Biggie Smalls, Biggie, Frank White, Big Poppa
  Born <br /><small> New York City , New York , US
  Died <br /><small> Los Angeles , California , US
  Genre Hip Hop
  Years Active 1992–1997
  Label Bad Boy Records
  Associated Acts Faith Evans , Tupac Shakur , Sean Combs , Lil' Kim , Junior MAFIA , Jay-Z


Christopher George Latore Wallace ( Rapper and Hip Hop artist.

Born in Brooklyn , New York , Biggie grew up during the peak years of the 1980s Crack Epidemic and started Dealing Drugs from an early age. When he debuted with the 1994 album '' Ready To Die '', he was a central figure in East Coast Hip-hop and increased New York's viability at a time when the Genre was mostly dominated by West Coast artists. The following year, Biggie led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.



  NAME Notorious BIG, The
  ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wallace, Christopher George Letore
  SHORT DESCRIPTION Rapper
  DATE OF BIRTH May 21 1972
  PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York , United States
  DATE OF DEATH March 9 1997
  PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles, California , United States