{"id":4126,"date":"2025-02-21T18:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T18:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/voletta-wallace-the-notorious-b-i-g-s-mom-dead-at-72\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T18:03:40","slug":"voletta-wallace-the-notorious-b-i-g-s-mom-dead-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/voletta-wallace-the-notorious-b-i-g-s-mom-dead-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Voletta Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G.&#8217;s Mom, Dead at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/voletta-wallace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Voletta Wallace<\/a>, the mother of late rap icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/the-notorious-big\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Notorious B.I.G.<\/a>, has reportedly passed away at the age of 72.<\/p>\n<h3>Voletta Wallace Dies<\/h3>\n<p>On Friday (Feb. 21), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/21\/notorious-big-mother-voletta-wallace-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a> broke the news Biggie&#8217;s mom passed away on Friday morning in\u00a0Stroudsburg, Pa. According to the celebrity news site, Wallace had been in hospice care leading up to her death, which was the result of natural causes.<\/p>\n<p><em>XXL<\/em> has reached out to the\u00a0Monroe County Coroner for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Voletta Wallace was an integral part of keeping Biggie&#8217;s legacy alive and business in order following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/the-notorious-b-i-g-will-never-be-forgotten\/\" target=\"_blank\">the rapper&#8217;s death <\/a>in 1997 at the age of 24. She\u00a0also spent many years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/biggie-mom-voletta-wallace-interview-xxl-april-2006-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">seeking justice for her son&#8217;s murder<\/a>, which remains unsolved. Voletta filed wrongful death lawsuits against the Los Angeles Police Department in 2002 and 2007. The first suit ended in a mistrial and the second filing was dismissed in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, she said she believed she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/notorious-b-i-g-s-mother-she-knows-killed-son\/\" target=\"_blank\">knew who was behind Biggie&#8217;s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a very good idea who murdered Christopher and I genuinely believe that the LAPD know exactly who did too,&#8221; she said in an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-4293538\/Biggie-Smalls-mother-says-knows-murdered-son.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;They\u2019ve done their investigation, but they just refuse to move forward. I don\u2019t know why they haven\u2019t arrested who was involved. It seems to me that it\u2019s one giant conspiracy, and someone is definitely being protected somewhere down the line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Voletta was a producer on the 2009 film biopic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/10009632-notorious\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Notorious<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0In 2011, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/the-notorious-b-i-g-estate-signs-new-licensing-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">signed a licensing deal <\/a>with\u00a0Brand Sense Partners to manage licensing and merchandising for the Brooklyn native\u2019s name and likeness. According to TMZ, Biggie&#8217;s estate&#8217;s estimated worth has gone from $10 million to $160 million since the rapper&#8217;s tragic passing.<\/p>\n<h4>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/rappers-best-advice-from-moms\/\" target=\"_blank\">13 Rappers Share the Best Advice Their Mothers Gave Them<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">See the Rappers We Lost in 2024 <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script 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