However, after Biggie Smalls died, the rapper’s mother didn’t appreciate how Diddy treated her son’s legacy. So much so she was a bit relieved Smalls never got to see the real Diddy.

Voletta Wallace, mother of the late rapper Biggie Smalls (inset), is pictured at the unveiling of a mural honoring her son on Flushing Ave. in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

Faith Evans and Lil’ Kim, along with Biggie Smalls’ children and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son, Christian, came together on ...

The mother of The Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace, reportedly died on Friday morning (February 21) ... She gave birth to her son, Christopher “Biggie” Wallace, in 1972.

They worked together until Biggie’s death in 1997. In the years her son worked with Diddy, Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, said she came to like the record executive.

Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, Biggie Smalls’ children and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Christian attended the funeral of the Notorious B.I.G.'s’ mother, Voletta Wallace.

Voletta Wallace, the mother of all-time great rapper Notorious B.I.G., has died. She was 72. She was a dedicated caretaker to Biggie's legacy.

Voletta Wallace, mother of Biggie Smalls, became advocate In 2020, after Biggie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wallace told Billboard how "proud" she was of her late son.

Voletta Wallace worked to elevate her son's short-lived but influential career to hip-hop greatness. Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in 1997 in Los Angeles.

In 2005, she penned a memoir entitled “Biggie: Voletta Wallace Remembers Her Son, Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G.” Four years later, she’d put on a Hollywood hat to help produce ...

Biggie Smalls’s mother, a preschool teacher and devout Jehovah’s Witness, didn’t listen to her son’s music until his death. After his killing in 1997, Voletta Wallace’s life’s work ...

Weeks after the death of the late rapper’s mother, Voletta Wallace, his estate has finalized a deal with Primary Wave to acquire Biggie’s catalog.