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. 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 ...
The New York Times

Voletta Wallace, Mother Who Shaped the Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy, Dies at 78

She played the rapper music as a child, stood by him during his career and navigated the legal and artistic questions that arose after his killing. By Joe Coscarelli Voletta Wallace, the mother of the ...
Rolling Stone

Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dead at 78

Voletta Wallace, the mother of rapper Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace who spent decades preserving her late son’s legacy, has died at the age of 78. Thomas Yanac, coroner for Monroe County, ...