Yahoo

The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate sells rights to late rapper’s music

The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate has sold a significant share of the rapper’s catalogue to Primary Wave, a music publishing company which already owns the rights to many significant acts - including ...
Yahoo

Notorious B.I.G.’s Music Catalog Could Sell for $150 Million

The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. According to ...
AOL

8 of the Most Notorious Music Rights Battles of All Time

On Monday, Bob Dylan broke records for the largest single-artist sale of a solo act’s catalogue when he sold his music to Universal Music Publishing Group – including the rights to the song “The ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Notorious B.I.G. Catalog Sale in the Works (Exclusive)

The late rapper’s publishing and publicity rights have a suitor in Primary Wave, with the asking price of $100 million to $150 million. By Shirley Halperin, Janeé Bolden The music, name and likeness ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Estate Of Notorious B.I.G. Signs Deal With Primary Wave Music

The family of The Notorious B.I.G. has struck a deal with Primary Wave Music for the late MC’s catalog and more. As reported by Variety, the estate of Biggie Smalls has partnered with the music giant ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die,’ Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ and ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Join National Recording Registry

Other recordings selected by the Library of Congress include Patti Page’s "Tennessee Waltz,” ABBA’s 'Arrival,' Blondie’s 'Parallel Lines' and Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine." By Mesfin Fekadu ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Notorious B.I.G. Drew a Clear Distinction Between Biggie Smalls and Christopher Wallace

Although The Notorious B.I.G. was known for popularizing gangsta rap in the New York hip-hop scene in the 1990s, Christopher Wallace had a very different demeanor behind the scenes. He was a father to ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Notorious B.I.G. Got His First Tattoo Days Before He Died

In September 1996, The Notorious B.I.G. was in a serious car accident that left his leg broken in three places and relegated him to using a cane for the rest of his life. He spent months recovering in ...
Stereogum

Notorious New Music NFT Platform HitPiece Targeted By RIAA For “Flagrant” IP Infringement

The RIAA is threatening legal action against HitPiece, the notorious new NFT platform that launched a beta this week. The company, founded by entrepreneur Rory Felton and investor Jeff Burningham and ...
Rolling Stone

Notorious B.I.G.: See First Trailer for Estate-Approved Netflix Documentary

Four years in the making, Netflix has shared the trailer for Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, the first estate-approved documentary about the Notorious B.I.G. The legendary rapper’s mother Voletta ...
Rolling Stone

A Notorious B.I.G. Classic Gets Flipped Into a New Song Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Bella Alubo

The Notorious B.I.G.’s verses from “I Love the Dough” has been flipped into a new song, “G.O.A.T.,” which arrives one day before what would’ve been the late rapper’s 50th birthday, May 21. “Being on a ...