Throughout its history, hip-hop has been known as a contact sport, with the origins of the culture built in part off the spirit of competition. The genre was initially used as a vehicle for the street ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is one of the most respected and beloved hip-hop icons of all time. The Brooklyn-bred rapper rose to prominence in the 1990s and had a style unlike any ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. American rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris ...

Twenty years ago today (March 9), the hip-hop world lost a giant in The Notorious B.I.G. The legendary MC left an indelible mark on the game despite his relatively brief time in it. As XXL celebrates ...

There's really not much else you can say about the Notorious B.I.G. or his debut album, 'Ready to Die,' that hasn't been detailed or written at this point. Being that his magnum opus of a debut came ...

"I have no memory of my dad, but I've been told so many stories about him and how much we are similar," C.J. Wallace tells PEOPLE of his late father Biggie Smalls, who died when he was a baby It's ...

On May 2, The Notorious B.I.G. will become the seventh hip-hop act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And just the fourth to make it in as a first-ballot hall of famer. For hip-hop ...

Brooklyn-bred rapper Christopher Wallace first rose to prominence in the early 1990s. He recorded his first demo tape under the name Biggie Smalls, and Uptown Records executive Puff Daddy (a.k.a. P.

Nearly 20 years after The Notorious B.I.G.'s death, the rapper's mother, Voletta Wallace, is ensuring a tasteful legacy. By Dan Rys When it comes to running the estate of her son, The Notorious B.I.G.

Notorious fans were rewarded for their patience on Thursday with an answer to the question plaguing them since the pilot: Who really killed Sarah Keaton? As some fans guessed, it was indeed Sarah's ...

The rise of the Notorious B.I.G. brought a significant shift in hip-hop's mid-90s landscape, setting the stage for so much of how the world would see the genre going forward. The man born Christopher… ...