Take your well deserved rest Ms. Wallace with BIG once again by your side — until we meet again [dove emoji] [dove emoji].” Voletta was a driving force behind preserving her son’s legacy.

Voletta Wallace passed last month in Stroudsburg, Penn. According to Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac, she had been in hospice care and died of natural causes. She was 78.

Without a will, Voletta Wallace ended up as the co-executor of B.I.G.’s will after the rapper’s wife, singer Faith Evans put her in position to handle the day-to-day business of the estate.

Without a will, Voletta Wallace ended up as the co-executor of B.I.G.’s will after the rapper’s wife, singer Faith Evans put her in position to handle the day-to-day business of the estate.

Voletta Wallace, mother to rap icon The Notorious B.I.G., is dead at 78. Billboard confirmed Wallace’s death with Monroe County Coroner’s Office in Pennsylvania on Friday (Feb. 21). “Voletta has died, ...

On Feb. 21, the Hip-Hop world was saddened to learn that the mother of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace, had passed away at the age of 78 years old. Her funeral service was held ...

The ex-wife of The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), Faith Evans, and his former manager, Wayne Barrow—the executor of the estate of Voletta Wallace, the rapper’s late mother—are ...

Voletta Wallace died on Feb. 21 in Stroudsburg, Pa. Monroe County Coroner, Thomas Yanac, confirmed to XXL that Wallace had been in hospice care leading up to her death, which was the result of ...

Voletta died at 78 years old in February 2025, and prior to her passing, she agreed to sell Primary Wave a 50% stake in the estate. The deal was reportedly worth $100 million, according to the outlet.

Faith Evans is facing litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery accusing the R&B singer of witholding proceeds from a deal over rapper Biggie Small's music catalog from a trust.

Mase, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, and Jay-Z 's mother Gloria Carter were among those in attendance for the funeral of Voletta Wallace, mother of The Notorious B.I.G., in New York City on Wednesday.

Voletta has played a pivotal role in preserving and carrying on the legacy of her son, the late Notorious B.I.G., after his tragic death. Biggie, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, died on ...