The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed ...

Throughout its history, hip-hop has been known as a contact sport, with the origins of the culture built in part off the spirit of competition. The genre was initially used as a vehicle for the street ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is one of the most respected and beloved hip-hop icons of all time. The Brooklyn-bred rapper rose to prominence in the 1990s and had a style unlike any ...

The Notorious B.I.G, also known as Biggie Smalls, and Faith Evans were one of hip-hops hottest power couples. They were married in 1994 rather quickly, only knowing each other for eight days before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. American rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Chris ...

There's really not much else you can say about the Notorious B.I.G. or his debut album, 'Ready to Die,' that hasn't been detailed or written at this point. Being that his magnum opus of a debut came ...

The Notorious B.I.G. has been covered many times on our site and there is little more we can add to cement the man’s greatness as a rapper, lyricist, and Hip-Hop icon. On the 26th anniversary of his ...

Twenty years ago today (March 9), the hip-hop world lost a giant in The Notorious B.I.G. The legendary MC left an indelible mark on the game despite his relatively brief time in it. As XXL celebrates ...

"I have no memory of my dad, but I've been told so many stories about him and how much we are similar," C.J. Wallace tells PEOPLE of his late father Biggie Smalls, who died when he was a baby It's ...

The Notorious B.I.G. first emerged on the New York hip-hop scene in the early 1990s. He participated in rap battles on the street and went by the name Biggie Smalls, which he got from the 1975 movie ...