BIGGIE SMALLS is remembered as one of the world’s greatest rappers.
He was killed at the age of 24 in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
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Who is T’yanna Wallace?
Born on August 8, 1993, T’yanna Wallace is 28 years old.
She is the eldest daughter of the late Christopher Wallace – also known as Biggie Smalls.
Biggie rapped about his daughter in the single Juicy, proclaiming: “This album is dedicated to all the teachers that told me I’ll never amount to nothing.”
He continued: “To all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin’ in front of, called the police on me when I was just tryin’ to make some money to feed my daughter.”
T’yanna was just three-years-old when her father was gunned down on March 9, 1997.
She now owns a fashion line known as Notoriouss Clothing.
In an interview with MusicXclusives TV, T’yanna said she wanted to do something to keep her dad’s legacy alive.
“The Wallace name is big; I’m not gonna lie… I try to just continue the legacy. That’s why I started my clothing line.”
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She continued: “I’m not into music, I don’t rap or anything, so I was like, let me do something that I love, dedicated to him.”
According to Celebrity Net Worth, T’yanna has an estimated net worth of around $20million.
Who is T’yanna Wallace’s mom?
T’yanna Wallace’s mother is a woman named Jan Jackson, who dated Biggie Smalls before his marriage to R&B artist Faith Evans.
After the rapper started focusing more intently on his music career, Jackson and Biggie distanced.
The two officially separated when T’yanna was eight-months-old.
Shortly after, Biggie became romantically involved with Evans.
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Who was Biggie Smalls?
Biggie Smalls was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, on May 21, 1972.
The rapper, whose real name was Christopher George Latore Wallace, was signed to Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ Bad Boy Records when it first launched in 1993.
His debut album Ready To Die was met with widespread critical acclaim and included singles like Juicy, Big Poppa, and One More Chance.
Biggie’s second album, Life After Death, was released two weeks posthumously and reached number one on the Billboard 200, eventually achieving a Diamond certification in the United States.
On March 9, 1997, Biggie became a victim of a drive-by shooting in California.
The rapper was shot four times and died in hospital around 1.15am.
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