Voletta Wallace, the mother of hip-hop icon Notorious B.I.G., has died at the age of 72 at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, as confirmed by the coroner. She spent her final days in hospice care, passing away from natural causes. A Jamaican immigrant and a school teacher, she raised her son, real name Christopher Wallace, as a single mother in Brooklyn. The legacy she leaves behind is deeply ingrained in the hip-hop community, especially following her son’s tragic murder in 1997 amidst the notorious East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry.
Voletta Wallace, mother of the Notorious B.I.G., passed away at 72 in her Stroudsburg home, confirmed by the Monroe County Coroner.
Wallace spent her last days in hospice care and died of natural causes, leaving a legacy in the hip-hop community.
As a Jamaican immigrant and single mother, Wallace significantly impacted B.I.G.'s life and career in Brooklyn after his father left.
The Notorious B.I.G. was murdered in 1997, six months after rival Tupac Shakur's death, amidst the East Coast-West Coast rap feud.
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