1971 - 1997

� Christopher Wallace was born in

Brooklyn 1972. In school, Christopher

developed the name ‘BIG’ for being

overweight.overweight.

� By the age of 12 Wallace was selling

illegal drugs, his mother didn’t know

about his drug sales until he was older.

� Chris began rapping when he was a teenager, he entertained people on the streets.

� After Wallace was released from prison, he made a demo under the name Biggie he made a demo under the name Biggie Smalls.

� After Biggie got signed. P.Diddy left the label and made his own company, which Wallace followed. It was called Bad Boy Records.

� Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls were friends, until Tupac got shot 5 times on in September ‘94.

� He blamed Chris & everyone at the record. Shakur heard about Wallace’s record. Shakur heard about Wallace’s new song, he retaliated with a song back.

� A few months after the song was released Tupac was killed in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas ‘96.

� Biggie was killed 16 days before his “Life after death” album was going to be released.

� Wallace was killed in a drive by shooting. He just got out of a club in L.A, shooting. He just got out of a club in L.A, BIG was shot four times & the fourth bullet hit vital organs which killed Christopher Wallace.

� Thousands flooded the Brooklyn neighbourhood to see the hearse.

� Biggie released one album during he was alive, which was called Ready to die.

� After his death it has been five albums which are: Ready to die, Life after which are: Ready to die, Life after death, Born again, Duets: the final chapter & Greatest hits.

� Ready to die have sold over 11million copies & Life after death have sold over 10million in the US alone.

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The 3 main albums sales

Number of sales How many times it

went platinum

Ready to die 11million 11

Life after death 10million 10

Born Again 5million 5

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