Notorious B I G Death

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or Biggie, was an American rapper. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time.

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EDITORS’ NOTES How to top a debut that single-handedly reinvigorated East Coast gangsta rap? Pick up right where it left off, but make everything way bigger. Christopher Wallace’s sprawling second album ramps up the drama and the pop sheen: 'Mo Money Mo Problems' turns a sparkling Diana Ross sample into a 'triple beam lyrical dream,' and the smooth, rolling 'Hypnotize' is as spellbinding as its title promises. Still, Big never sacrificed any of the narrative grit—look no further than “Ten Crack Commandments” or his much-imitated, never-duplicated flow. EDITORS’ NOTES How to top a debut that single-handedly reinvigorated East Coast gangsta rap?

How Did Notorious Big Die

Pick up right where it left off, but make everything way bigger. Christopher Wallace’s sprawling second album ramps up the drama and the pop sheen: 'Mo Money Mo Problems' turns a sparkling Diana Ross sample into a 'triple beam lyrical dream,' and the smooth, rolling 'Hypnotize' is as spellbinding as its title promises. Still, Big never sacrificed any of the narrative grit—look no further than “Ten Crack Commandments” or his much-imitated, never-duplicated flow.

Fifteen years later, the murder of Notorious B.I.G. remains unsolved—but more questions have just been answered. The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner has released the 23-page autopsy report detailing how the platinum-selling rapper died when he was gunned down outside the Peterson Automotive Museum on Wilshire Boulevard at about 12:30 a.m. On March 9, 1997.

Notorious B I G Death

Biggie, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds to the left forearm, back and upper left thigh, while the bullet that killed him tore through his right hip and perforated his colon, liver, heart and left lung, according to the report obtained by E!