Jump to navigation Jump to search. The murder of Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names 'The Notorious B.I.G.' And 'Biggie Smalls', occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Wallace's death at just 24 years old shocked the hip-hop community. He had become a central figure in the East Coast hip-hop scene with the release of his 1994 album, 'Ready to Die.' Then, in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, in early morning hours of March 9, 1997, a paranoia he fought desperately to escape became his reality.
Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls were murdered six months apart in similar drive-by shootings YouTube The unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls are undoubtedly two of the biggest mysteries in Hip Hop and pop culture. The vicious rivalry between the East and West Coast rappers came to an end with the drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996 and the shooting of the Notorious BIG aka Biggie Smalls, who died in similar circumstances in 1997.