Voletta Wallace, the mother of the pioneering rapper of the 1990s, died in Hospice -Zorg at the age of 72.
Biggie Smalls, as he was known to fans, was one of the reigning hip-hop stars of his era until he was killed in a Drive-by shooting in 1997 at the age of 24.
His legend only grew after his death, fed by his mother, who successfully drove his legacy during the rest of her own life.
By the time of the death of Wallace, it was assumed that the estate of her son was worth $ 160 million, against $ 10 million where it was estimated when Biggie was murdered, via TMZ.
She turned out to be an agile steward of his estate and even produced his much -praised biopic infamous 2009, in which she was played by Angela Bassett.
Wallace died of natural causes on Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, confirmed the Coroner of Monroe County to DailyMail.com.
Voletta Wallace, the mother of the pioneering rapper from the 1990s The Notorious Big, died at the age of 72 in Hospice -Care; depicted with her son in an undated throwback
Wallace died of natural causes on Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, informed the Coroner of Monroe County TMZ; Shown in 2022
Her death came months after her shock commentary about Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who is in prison awaiting the trial in the midst of claims that he has committed a series of crimes, including rape.
In 1993, Biggie – whose real name Christopher Wallace – was the first artist to sign with Diddy's Label Bad Boy Records.
Biggie was reportedly busy leaving Bad Boy Records before being killed in 1997 in a shooting in Los Angeles that remains unsolved.
Last year Biggie's mother shared her unfiltered response to the cascade of accusations of sexual abuse against Diddy.
'I hope I see Sean one day and all I want to do is beat the daylight out of him. And you can quote me about that, “she told Rolling Stone.
“Because I liked him. I didn't want to believe all the terrible things, but I was so embarrassed and embarrassed, “Wallace added in the same interview.
She also said that she was 'sick in my stomach' after seeing the notorious leaked images of Diddy who had abused his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel in a hotel in 2016.
“I pray for Cassie. I pray for his mother. I don't want to believe the things I have heard, but I have seen [the hotel video]. I pray that he apologizes to her, “Wallace said, adding that Diddy should apologize from his mother Janice Combs. “I hope he sits down and spill his guts and apologize to her.”
Biggie remained close to his mother through the years of his stratospheric fame in the nineties, when he was considered one of the best rappers in the industry
Wallace, who raised her son as Jehovah's witness, is depicted in 2007 with a wax figure of him at Madame Tussauds in New York – 10 years after the murder of Biggie
Biggie Smalls, as he was known to fans, was one of the ruling hip-hop stars from his era until he was killed in a Drive-by shooting in 1997 at the age of 24; Shown in 1995
In 1993, Biggie – whose real name Christopher Wallace – was the first artist to sign with Diddy's Label Bad Boy Records; The couple is depicted in 1994 in Anaheim
Wallace was birth in Biggie in Brooklyn in 1972 and brought it to it – usually alone, while her husband left the family when their child was two.
She brought her son as Jehovah's witness and a diligent student, but could not prevent him from being exposed to the increasing drug crisis in New York.
In the midst of the spiral crack epidemic of the eighties and nineties, Biggie got into drug trafficking and spent nine months in prison before he came up and became a star.
He stayed close to his mother through the years of his stratospheric fame in the nineties, when he was considered one of the best rappers in the company.
Biggie was also an important figure in the rivalry of the east coast-west coast that brewed in the hip-hop world, who set him up against his fellow superster Tupac Shakur.
After his mysterious murder – which to this day inspires conspiracy theories and wanted to rumors – Wallace took over the management of her son's inheritance.
She proudly attended the 2019 ceremony when a street was named after him in Brooklyn and posed with his friends and colleagues Lil Kim and Lil Stase.
Wallace was one of the producers of the Biopic of 2009 by her son, Notorious, in which he was played by Jamal Woolard in the midst of a cast including Derek Luke as Diddy and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur.
Wallace was depicted in 1997 on the Chicago Filming of a Tribute Video to her son, I miss you, shortly after his murder in a drive-by shooting that remains unsolved
She proudly attended the 2019 ceremony when a street was named after him in Brooklyn, posing with his friends and colleagues Lil Kim (right) and Lil Cease (left)
She spent almost every day of the shoot on the set and promoted the film at the release, while she said she repeated 'angry' and 'sad' the turbulent life of her son.
Wallace explained that she initially hoped that the audience would see that the man, the father, the son, the friend, the man with the heart disease. When I went inside, I saw the father, I saw my son, I saw the friend. The man I didn't love. '
She went out: 'The way he treats women, it makes me want to puke. The blasphemy that comes out of his mouth, it makes me puke, “via cinemablend.
A few years before her own death, Wallace was asked how she felt that her son's life would be in the present if he had not been killed.
'I don't try to think about it, because it can sometimes be depressing. I always wonder if my son was here, what would he do? “She told the screenant.
“I told someone that he might be in prison now, but I know he would be a successful person because he spoke about it and it was something he believed in,” Wallace added frankly.
