He was shot and killed on march 9, 1997. After developing a talent for rap as a pastime, wallace recorded a demo under the stage name biggie smalls. Or biggie smalls, was an american rapper and songwriter.
Aka biggie smalls was born christopher wallace on may 21, 1972. The recording came to the attention of sean (“puffy”) combs, who then worked. Impressed, puffy went to sign biggie to his new label, bad boy records.
The notorious b.i.g., also known as biggie smalls or biggie, was an american rapper and songwriter. Born to jamaican parents, his mother Puffy and biggie worked on the artist's first album, and the notorious b.i.g. Biggie was first heard on a remix of a mary j.