The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom, Voletta Wallace, has died at 78 years previous.
Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed to TMZ that the legendary rapper’s mom handed away on Friday, January twenty first in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, the place she had been receiving hospice care. Her reason for loss of life is listed as pure causes.
Born and raised in Jamaica, Voletta Wallace ultimately immigrated to Brooklyn, the place she had her solely youngster, Christopher, with Selwyn George Latore on Could twenty first, 1972. When Latore left the household simply three months shy of their son’s third birthday, Wallace was left to boost the long run Biggie Smalls as a single mom.
Following her son’s homicide on March ninth, 1997, Voletta Wallace carried on his legacy and oversaw his property. This included founding the Christopher Wallace Memorial Basis and overseeing the 2009 biopic Infamous. She additionally printed a memoir titled Biggie in 2005.
