Biggie

History of Biggie smalls

  • Christopher Wallace was born

    Christopher Wallace was born
    Christopher George Latore Wallace was born to Volleta Wallace in Brooklyn New York.
  • Fatherless

    Christopher's father left the family when he was 2 years old, thus being raised by his mother. No specific date given
  • Christopher starts a life of crime

    Christopher starts a life of crime
    At age 12, christopher starts a life of selling crack cocaine. The crack epidemic hit around that time, especially in the inner cities. Which christopher was raised in Bed-stuy Brooklyn.
  • Christopher drops out and gets in trouble.

    Christopher drops out of high school, and becomes further involved in crime. Later that year he gets 5 years of probation for a weapons charge.
  • Christopher goes to jail

    Christopher gets in trouble for selling crack cocaine in North Carolina, he sits in jail for 9 months until he posted bail.
  • A deal is signed.

    A deal is signed.
    Christopher, known as BIG, or biggie signed to Sean Puffy combs' record label Bad Boy Records
  • Biggie gets married

    Biggie marries R&B star Faith Evans.
  • Christopher makes it

    Christopher makes it
    Biggie's debut album Ready To Die debuts at #13 on the Billboard 200. Eventually it becomes platnium.
  • East Coast vs West Coast rap feud

    East Coast vs West Coast rap feud
    On November 30, 1994 Close friend Tupac Shakur was shot at Quad Studios. In April of the next year Biggie was speculated by Tupac Shakur as being involved with the shooting. Biggie denied all claims. That was the ignition of the east vs west hip hop feud.
  • Loss of a friend

    Loss of a friend
    Tupac shakur, friend turned rival was shot in Las Vegas, and died 6 days later.
  • Biggie dies

    Biggie dies
    Biggie and his entourage went to California in late february to promote his new album, and to bring some peace towards the whole east coast vs west coast feud. At around 12:30 am he and his crew left the petersen auto museum do to over crowding. as they stopped at a stop light a dark colored chevy impala shot at their truck and killed biggie. They rused him to the hospital but at 1:15 am, threy prounounced him dead