Voletta Wallace, the mother of The Notorious B.I.G., has died, TMZ has learned.
Thomas Yanac, the Monroe County Coroner, said that Biggie Smalls’ mother died Friday morning in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
We’ve been told that she was in hospice care and that she died of natural causes.
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Biggie died in a tragic accident, and Voletta took over his fortune and helped his family, including his daughter T’yanna Wallace, get his money.
She also ran things pretty well… When Biggie died, his fortune was thought to be worth about $10 million. Since then, it’s grown to an estimated $160 million.
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It was a big deal for Voletta when her son was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and her Instagram account was mostly about his accomplishments. She posted about his charity, his streaming numbers, tribute concerts, and references to pop culture.
When “Notorious,” Biggie’s movie, came out in 2009, Voletta talked about why it was important to tell his story on film.
Christopher Wallace, better known as B.I.G., was shot and killed in L.A. in 1997, after rival rapper Tupac Shakur had been killed by a gun.
She was 72 years old.
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