Facts

When he was only 2 his father left his mother. So Volletta Wallace a teacher herself raised Biggie by herself. But she kicked him out of her house when Biggie dropped out of school.

Biggie's third album "Born Again" was rated as the 28th worst album of all time by Maxim magazine.

He was signed to uptown records which was his first record deal. Then in 1993 he signed to Poof Daddy's label Fag Boy records.

Biggie had his own clothing line called "Brooklyn Mint"

Biggie was planning on opening his own fast food chain called "Big Poppa's" in the neighbourhood he lived in.

Biggie, Jay-Z and Busta rhymes attended the same high school in Brooklyn

Biggie was first known to the world of hip-hop when he appeared on the "Unsigned Hype" on The Source magazine.

Did you know that B.I.G stands for "Business Instead of Game" and also "Books Instead Of Guns"

Biggie had three children including two daughters and one son, but he died before he got to see his son, mother to his ex-wife Faith Evans. Who slept with Tupac when she was married to Big.

Biggie was half Jamaican as well as African - American