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Biggie Smalls was born
Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G was born on may 21st ,1972, in brooklyn new york. His original name was Christopher G. Wallace. H. He was a single child raised by his mother in bed- stuy brooklyn new york. -
Biggie's father leaves the family
Biggie's mother was devestated after her husband left. He left her alone to take care of biggie, in such a bad neighborhood. -
He was arrested
Biggie was caught selling drugs in north carolina. He spent nine months in jail. when he got out, that is when his carrer began. -
Dropped out of highschool
at age 17 he dropped out and became a drug dealer to try and make extra money. his mother was at work most of the time so she had no idea what he did -
First Record Deal
Biggie Smalls first recording deal was with Uptown Records. He worked with puff daddy. -
Had his first child
Biggie smalls had a daughter with a longtime girlfriend. The daughter was named t'yanna. -
First Wife
Biggie married singer faith evans .They were married 9 days after meeting each other. -
Biggie starts to become reconized
This is when he started his solo rap career -
Released Debut Album
Ready To Die, was released and established Biggie as a rapping force in the industry. The Notorious B.I.G. hit the Top 40 with "Juicy / Unbelievable.". This album topped the billboards for weeks -
East/West Coast Rap War Starts
Tupac Shakur (2pac) is shot 4 times during a robbery in New York City, he loses $40K of jewelry, he says Biggie is involved someway in the shooting. this sparks the East and West Coast war -
Biggie's Album was a hit
Biggie hit the Top 10 with "Big Poppa." Ready To Die was certified platinum. There are very few that are platinum records, this was a great achievement -
Death
While in los angeles california, Biggie was shot while in his car. It was suspected that the gunman had been waiting and that this was premeditaded murder. People suspected that tupac had hired someone to do this. But he was confirmed dead on the way to the hospital. One of the greatest rappers in history
