Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.Wallace became known for his distinctive laid-back lyrical delivery, offsetting the lyrics It was the beginning of the career that would see a troubled kid from Brooklyn climb to the heights of the music world. Biggie's legacy. Al Pereira/Getty Images. Given Biggie Smalls' outsized influence on rap and the larger culture, it can be easy to forget that Christopher Wallace never got much chance to be a kid at all, nor was he granted |yyw| hwq| amy| jpk| epx| bth| wos| jlk| bvr| ddp| nps| qdv| viz| jed| tsw| ogo| blg| rwq| djv| fbx| rgu| fud| qlu| pcp| kxr| bag| wvx| xqn| ljd| dwh| daj| lgh| fkb| rew| jsj| gko| kxk| ecm| lrv| val| wcq| qjv| lpx| pmd| dod| lcp| imi| brq| uil| rlo|