What is The Notorious B.I.G.?
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = The Notorious B.I.G. | image = Drawing The Notorious B.I.G..png | birth_name = Christopher George Latore Wallace | birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|05|21}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|03|09|1972|05|21}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | other_names = {{hlist|Biggie Smalls|Biggie|Big|Frank White|Big Poppa|MC CWest}} | death_cause = [[Murder]] by [[drive-by shooting]] | resting_place = [[Cremated]], ashes given to family members | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}} | years_active = 1992–1997 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Faith Evans]]|1994|1996|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rap's first lady|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=July 10, 2005|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/jul/10/popandrock}}</ref> | partner = [[Charli Baltimore]] (1995–1997){{efn|Until [[Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.|Wallace's death]].}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Biggie Smalls dating history: From Lil Kim to Faith Evans|website=Capital XTRA|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/biggie-smalls-dating-history-timeline-relationships/}}</ref> | children = 2, including [[C. J. Wallace (actor)|C. J.]] | awards = [[#Awards and nominations|Full list]] | website = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]|[[hardcore hip hop]]}} | label = {{hlist|[[Bad Boy Entertainment|Bad Boy]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[Uptown Records|Uptown]]<!--Keep Uptown as one of the labels. Biggie was signed to Uptown until Puffy was fired from the label.-->}} | past_member_of = The Commission }} }} <!--end-module--> '''Christopher George Latore Wallace''' (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names '''The Notorious B.I.G.''', '''Biggie Smalls''', or simply '''Biggi