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Voletta Wallace, mother of slain rapper Christopher "Notorious B.I.G" Wallace.
GO OFF, VOLETTA!

Biggie’s Mom Wants to ‘Slap the Daylights’ Out of Diddy

The late Notorious B.I.G.’s mom said that after that, she hopes he apologizes to Cassie and his mother.

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Jam Master Jay (aka Jason Mizell) and Run-DMC perform on December 10, 1993 in New York City.
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IT’S TRICKY

Jam Master Jay’s Murder Trial Deserves Way More Attention

More than 20 years after the Run-D.M.C. member’s death, we’re finally inching toward some answers. So why isn’t rap media listening?

Stereo Williams

Chuck Philips
MUSIC MUCKRAKER

Reporter Who Probed Biggie and Tupac Murders Dies at 71

Chuck Philips won a slew of awards digging into the music business, but had an acrimonious breakup with the Los Angeles Times.

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JUICY

Trevor Noah Goes Wild Over Hakeem Jeffries’ Impeachment Bomb

The “Daily Show” host only wishes Rep. Jeffries had included the full line.

Marlow Stern

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‘IF YOU DON’T KNOW…’

Biggie Smalls Was in the House Before the Senate

Three years before an iconic Notorious B.I.G. line brought a little bit of Brooklyn to Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, the late king of New York loomed over the House.

Michael Daly

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THAT IS WHY

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Appears to Quote Biggie on Senate Floor

“And if you don't know, now you know,” he said after responding to a member of Trump’s legal team.

Anna Kaplan

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WHEN YOU BELIEVE

Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. Nominated for Rock Hall

“We have to evolve, and we have to change, because music is changing,” the foundation’s incoming chairman has said.

Olivia Messer

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COST OF LIVING

Inside Biggie’s ‘One Room Shack’—Now Yours for $4K a Month

Brooklyn has always embraced its famous son, who died in 1997. Decades after his death, the home Biggie Smalls grew up in can be rented—if you have $4,000 a month to spare.

Alaina Demopoulos

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CONFESSIONAL

Suge Knight Reveals Tupac Spoke About Faking His Own Death

The former Death Row Records music executive, who’s currently serving a 28-year prison sentence, opens up about the deaths of Tupac and Biggie in a new documentary.

Marlow Stern

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EXCLUSIVE

How the LAPD Derailed My Investigation Into Biggie’s Murder

Former FBI Agent Phil Carson, who led the investigation into the LAPD’s alleged role in the murder of rap legend Notorious B.I.G., speaks publicly for the first time.

Justin Rohrlich

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THE PLOT THICKENS

Who Killed Johnny Depp’s Biggie-Murder Movie ‘City of Lies’?

Studio execs blamed Depp’s erratic behavior for the murder-mystery’s shelving, but the film’s director, author, and crew believe it goes much deeper than that—even to the LAPD.

Justin Rohrlich

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