The Notorious B.I.G
Died at 24 (March 9, 1997)
Rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G, Biggie, or Biggie Smalls, was gunned down after the 1997 Soul Train Music Awards.
Just sixteen days after his death, Wallace’s double-disc second album was released as was previously planned.
This photo is of Biggie and producer Sean “Puffy” Combs shortly before the shooting.
“I don’t wanna live no mo’…sometimes I hear death knocking at my front do’.” — Biggie
