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Notorious B.I.G. Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls, Biggie, and Big Poppa) was born Christopher Wallace on May 21st, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York to Jamaican parents. He was raised by his mother, Voletta Wallace, a pre-school teacher. His mother says "Christopher was always special, he could sing and talk before he colud walk". He lived in the poor brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Biggie (a nickname given to him because of his weight) wanted to be an artist and honor-roll student. He dropped out of high school at 17, and became a crack dealer, he proclaimed was his only source of income. His mother said "He didn't need to sell crack, he was never hungry". Hustlin' his way was common for young lack males trying to make a living in the ghetto. His career choice ended up getting him nine months behind bars for a drug-exchange to North Carolina. When released, Biggie borrowed a four-track tape recorder from a friend and recorded some tracks....