Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78
NEW YORK — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78.
NEW YORK — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78.
Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after a stint on hospice care. She died of natural causes.
A representative for the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Notorious B.I.G., born Chris Wallace, rolls a cigar outside his mother's house in Brooklyn, N.Y.New York Daily News Archive / NY Daily News via Getty ImagesThe Notorious B.I.G., one of the rap’s greatest performers, was shot to death at age 24 in Los Angeles in 1997. The case remains unsolved.
Wallace was a dedicated keeper of the legacy of her son, born Christopher Wallace. When he first emerged on the scene as one of rap’s most distinctive talents with songs that expertly detailed street life in Brooklyn, she labeled his music “noise.”
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