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The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother dead at 78: Voletta Wallace passes away while in hospice care
Biggie Smalls, as he was known to fans, was one of the reigning hip hop stars of his era until he was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1997 at the age of 24.
Biggie Smalls, as he was known to fans, was one of the reigning hip hop stars of his era until he was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1997 at the age of 24. Wallace died of natural causes Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, the Monroe County Coroner informed TMZ. Voletta Wallace, the mother of the pioneering 1990s rapper The Notorious B.I.G., has died in hospice care at the age of 72; pictured with her son in an undated throwback
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