She spent two decades fighting for control of her son’s music rights, and signed a deal shortly before she died valuing the ...

Biggie Smalls, born Christopher Wallace, became one of the best-selling and most respected hip-hop artists of all time, despite his short career. The Brooklyn native, who released only two studio ...

In the wake of the funeral of his mother Voletta Wallace, a deal has been made forging a partnership between the late Biggie Smalls’ estate and Primary wave. According to Billboard, Primary Wave ...

Sources previously told The Hollywood Reporter the rapper’s estate was seeking at least $100 million in the deal. By Ethan Millman The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate has closed on a deal to sell a ...

Biggie Smalls’s mother, a preschool teacher and devout Jehovah’s Witness, didn’t listen to her son’s music until his death. After his killing in 1997, Voletta Wallace’s life’s work ...

Primary Wave didn’t disclose the financial details of the deal. Sources previously told THR that Biggie’s publishing rights were up for about $100 million, while the master rights were on the table ...

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Thursday that Biggie Smalls’s late mother, Voletta Wallace, reached the deal with Primary Wave shortly before ...

The musician — born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, N.Y. and also known as Biggie Smalls — released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994 and posthumously ...

Both include publicity rights which cover an individual’s name (Christopher Wallace was B.I.G.’s legal name but he also went by Biggie Smalls and, colloquially, Biggie), image, voice and other ...

He went from Def Jam to a Mets jam. The legendary Def Jam graphic artist who created the cover of Biggie Small’s “Ready to ...